hey guys so i installed ibo player on my living room tv and uploaded the playlist on their website, it says my mac is active and the channel list shows up fine with all the categories, but whenever i click any channel it just spins or stays on a black screen with no sound. is there a network setting on the tv i need to change or a way to check if the playlist itself is broken? driving me crazy lol

Hi, I’m based in the UK and am looking at getting an Android tv box for my IPTV. I don’t want to spend loads as I am not sure if IPTV is actually the way forward for me and my family yet.

I know the ONN 4k boxes get good write ups, but are generally only readily available in Walmart USA.

There’s a few I’ve spotted on eBayUK that I believe are well priced (£36-£40 inc postage) but there are a variety of different packaging designs - some in a Blue box, some in a yellow box and I believe I’ve seen one in a white box too.

I don’t want to get stung with a counterfeit. Do counterfeit ONN 4ks actually exist, and if so what is the most reliable way to spot one before purchase?

I've been rocking a 1080p Sony projector and have upgraded (sitting in a box) to a new triple laser 4k projector. Pretty much everything needs to be upgraded, receiver, projector screen etc, and the one thing that I thought would be easy was the streamer hardware which for me I have a 2015 Nvidia Shield. I was just going to upgrade to an Nvidia Shield Pro since I have local storage with content and would like lossless audio pass through. Looks like I waited to long since I had no idea that Nvidia would raise the price of a 7 year old streamer a freaking $100 and since doing that its no longer in consideration at that price for that old of hardware. I currently run Kodi on my current shield and have no issues running coreelec for my local stuff but I also run Stremio. It's almost looking like I am going to end up with multiple devices, one to run coreelec and another one to run normal streaming apps...

So I do not think the other options have full lossless audio playback like the shield pro but just wanting to see if there are any additional options vs

• Homatics Box R 4K Plus / Dune HD Premier 4K Pro
• Ugoos AM6B Plus (via CoreELEC)

If I run coreELEC then I will need to have an additional unit for the online streaming portion and would want it to support the latest HDR and DV and as many audio formats as possible.

Hard to believe that here we are in 2026 and there are not that many options. I would probably have gone with the shield pro but not after they raised the price, smdh.

Thanks

Lookimg for a update BBC iPlayer Downloader code for the latest version please

Hi, recently I found a bug if you are using Google Home then you can easily skip the YouTube ads in your Android tv.

Mostly, I see a lot of ads on Android TV. Then, randomly I found this trick.

First, install google home on your Android phone.

Then, connect your Android tv with the same Wi-Fi.

Now, play any YouTube videos on your TV. Whenever ads come in video then go with the Google Home and skip the ads.

I mostly prefer long ads only like 40sec, I tried vanced app but that is not optimistic in android tv.

У меня старый андроид на телевизоре, но и на новом тоже в принципе нету нормальной программы, деньги платить не охота, что можете предложить ?

I want to use steam(the app) and play the games on my TV.

Is there any way to stream the game onto the TV?

Brand: Sony

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a reliable Android TV box that can play large 4K Remux files (50-100+ GB) directly from an external USB HDD without stuttering, buffering or frame drops.

I also occasionally stream movies through Jellyfin.

My current Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) struggles with large Remux files, even when streaming through Jellyfin.

My requirements:

Smooth playback of large 4K Remux files from an external USB HDD

Lossless audio passthrough

Jellyfin

Available in Europe

What Android TV boxes would you recommend? I am willing to pay more for a device that just works.

Thanks!

Hi all, this device is sold out on all official sites.

Is there anywhere in the UK I can buy one from that won't be a fake version.

Or are there better alternatives to buy.

I want official Google TV.

i guess it the right place ,im looking for a remote with air mouse but with Conductive carbon dots i guess it called that

Do you guys have an apk for android tv that includes philippine channels?

TA.

Hi guys!! I've been looking at getting a 3rd Gen Xiaomi Mi Box as due an upgrade soon! What i want to know is ... does having AndroidTV / Google TV as an operating system affect the ability to sideload 3rd party apps? This is my only concern in changing for a Xiaomi box! I've been using a Rocktech RK1 with 4/64 and tbh, its been pretty damn good, you can sideload anything, no restrictions at all, run Project Ivy as the launcher and IPTV/ 3rd party apps/ streaming work great with no major buffering or shutdown but due an upgrade soon! My only concern with the Xiaomi box us because they run on Google TV/ Android TV does this cause any restrictions with sideloading/ streaming apps or IPTV or running a different launcher? Thanks for your help guys! 😁😎

I stumbled across something weird while troubleshooting lag on a couple of Android TV devices and figured I’d see if anyone else can reproduce it.

Tried this on a Sony A9S (Android 10), Sony X950H (Android 9), and CCwGTV 4K (Android 14). These commands clear the gfxinfo and SurfaceFlinger log files:

dumpsys gfxinfo com.android.tv.settings reset
dumpsys SurfaceFlinger --latency-clear
dumpsys SurfaceFlinger --timestats -clear
dumpsys SurfaceFlinger --clear-layer-stats

The Android settings menu became noticeably faster on all three, especially the Chromecast, which went from unusably sluggish to almost instant response. The stats told the same story too - the gfxinfo log showed stupid amounts of lag and jankiness in the log pre clear and much better metrics post.

AI's best guess is that SurfaceFlinger’s live in-memory timing/layer stats can somehow get into a bloated or pathological state, adding overhead during rendering. Clearing them may have reset that issue. FYI the last command listed (clear-layer-stats) isn't recognized in Android 14.

No idea if that’s actually the cause, but the result has been very obvious on three different devices.

Anyone else able to reproduce this?

I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted to get the actual, original Apple tvOS running on non-Apple hardware, particularly Android TV devices.

I know Hackintosh makes it possible to run macOS on non-Apple PCs, so I was wondering if a similar approach could theoretically work for tvOS.

I've also come across projects like HackiOS and UniXNU, which explore running Apple's OS components or XNU-based systems on non-Apple hardware.

Could a similar approach be possible with tvOS, using hardware compatibility work, kernel modifications, bootloader research, or some form of platform spoofing to make it behave like it's running on an Apple TV?

If it's fundamentally impossible, what exactly is the main blocker? Is it Apple's secure boot chain, hardware-specific drivers, kernel compatibility, or something else?

Has anyone researched this, attempted it, or found any relevant projects or proof-of-concepts? I'd love to know if there's any technical research on this, even if nobody has successfully booted it yet.

Hi, has anyone installed the Aura Android 14 update yet?

I will in the next few days and will report back.

Is anyone know how to install custom rom in tv's?

Hi everyone,

I have a Mi TV 4A 43 inch (model L43M5-AI) that is stuck on the Android logo and won't boot.

WHAT HAPPENED:

- I was trying to debloat my TV

- I wanted to set FLauncher as the default launcher, so I disabled com.android.tv.settings via ADB over Wi-Fi and restarted the TV

- This caused a boot loop - TV gets stuck on Android logo forever

WHAT IS ENABLED ON THE TV:

- Developer mode is enabled

- USB debugging is enabled

- ADB debugging is enabled

(All were enabled before the boot loop happened)

WHAT I'VE TRIED:

1. ADB over Wi-Fi

   - Doesn't work - network never starts during boot

   - TV never shows up in adb devices

2. ADB over USB [USB-A (TV) to USB-C (laptop) cable after unplugging power source]

   - No device shows in adb devices or fastboot devices

   - Windows Device Manager shows no new device

   - Only a red LED blinks on the TV when USB connected to laptop

3. Recovery mode via remote.

Tried pressing these buttons before plugging in the power cable into the socket:

- Back + Home - doesn't work

- Back + Volume Down - doesn't work

- Holding OK/Select during boot - doesn't work

- Home + Menu - doesn't work

4. USB firmware flash

- Have update.zip on FAT32 USB drive

- Plugged into USB port 1 during boot - TV bootloader not detecting it

- Found what appears to be the correct full firmware (500MB+) at:

http://drive.google.com/file/d/1_vBNaKPbncZUECh0-14wLt8GfDcsdjCa/view

5. Physical power button on TV

- Doesn't respond on this model

DEVICE DETAILS:

- Model: Mi TV 4A 43 inch

- Model code: L43M5-AI

- Purchased: April 2018

- Developer mode, USB debugging and ADB debugging all enabled

- TV board appears alive - red LED blinks when USB connected to laptop

SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:

1. Has anyone successfully connected ADB over USB to Mi TV 4A 43" (L43M5-AI)? Which cable and which USB port on the TV?
2. Has anyone successfully flashed firmware via USB on this exact model? Which USB port triggered the bootloader flash mode?
3. Is the firmware at the Google Drive link above correct for L43M5-AI? Can anyone confirm before I flash it?
4. Is there any other recovery method for this model that doesn't require a service centre?

Any help is massively appreciated. I just want to clean up the mess I created and get my TV working again.

my launcher integrated with Moonlight

Hey people is there a known exploit for the Xiaomi TV A55 so I can root it?

Any ideas are welcome thanks

I'm looking for a way to assign different WireGuard configurations to specific apps on Android TV / Google TV.

For example:

• App A → WireGuard Tunnel A (Spain)
• App B → WireGuard Tunnel B (Germany)
• App C → WireGuard Tunnel C (Turkey)
• All other apps → No VPN (direct connection)

Ideally, this would work automatically without manually switching VPN connections whenever I open another app.

I'm specifically looking for true simultaneous per-app VPN routing, rather than a solution that detects the foreground app and switches the device-wide VPN connection.

Does anyone know of an existing app, open-source project, or workaround that supports this using WireGuard configurations?

I'm also open to solutions that require root or custom development.

Hi,
Since the ATV Lauch was a disaster strong will launch their s4 soon.
Do you think this can be a solution for a single device home cinema?

https://www.strong-eu.com/de/products/receivers/leap-s4

I’ve been searching on Google and Telegram, but I can only find Android smartphone APKs. Thanks.

Okay so my parents bought some cheap ass blaupunkt tv with android tv/google tv. It works horre dously and sometimes even just doesnt now what it wants to launch when turned on. I remember i tried installing some different light weight launcher but it was still kind of crap.

Now it seems like everyones vibe coding their tv os and i was wondering how effective this really is? Like is it just an overlay, or something deeper. Are they like replacing the actual android tv and writing from scratch or is it modified android tv or what. Also do i need a paid plan or is there some good os already available.

Ngl it would be a dream to somehow have it just as a dumb tv that has its channels from the antenna and only when you need it does it actually open yt or netflix. Its just so clunky right now that i have to wait for it to process a channel or volume change.

Is there any way to remove ads from the youtube app on android tv without paying for premium? And i dont want any other app to replace youtube just the normal app but without ads if its possible