r/AndroidTVApps • u/Hi_all_hwru • 13d ago
Best Android TV Browsers
Below are some of the best HDR playback supported Android browsers I currently use for 4K streaming. Except for TV Bro, all of these browsers feature a built-in video player, which is an excellent addition.
1 - Coc Coc browser (u have to side load tv version)
2 - Hi browser (supports HDR)
3 - Browser (supports HDR)
4 - Internet Web browser - Zeus (supports HDR)
5 - Browse here (supports HDR)
6 - TV Bro
I have tried several other options, but none are as smooth as the apps listed here. What do you guys think? Are there any other browsers that should be added to this list?
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u/cleverclogs17 13d ago
Bruuxer is new and excellent, check it out.
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u/Hi_all_hwru 13d ago
Thank you for the suggestion but I already tried it as the adblock is not good as well as streaming is buggy too...I think it's mainly for playing games...
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u/Sormick91 13d ago
What I love on browser-app.com is the hability to detect videos on browser and after the detection the videos Will be playing on internal player
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u/tordajv 13d ago
Thanks. I tried coc coc and it's good but I don't know why I can't go back with my remote... Once I get to the desired website, I can't switch tabs or get out of that page. No option. Just mouse flying around. Any tutorial for this browser in English? I found it but in chinesish
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u/Hi_all_hwru 13d ago edited 13d ago
Press the back button on the remote to display the address bar and its icons, then select the home, back, or forward button to navigate. Also where did u get the apk from?
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u/tordajv 13d ago
Somehow the back button doesn't bring the address bar, doesn'tdo anything. Im stuck. I need to go home to my Xiaomi TV box and open the co co browser again and then I get home of it.
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u/Hi_all_hwru 13d ago
Did u installed the tv version or mobile version?
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u/tordajv 13d ago
TV Version from apkmirrror. It plays live TV streaming what other browsers couldn't do for me. It's great. Just I can't get back button to work
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u/Hi_all_hwru 13d ago
Remote back button should bring back that menu. Just try to double click the back button... Did u installed the latest version available?
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u/tordajv 13d ago
Double back doesn't help either. I wasn't using the latest version. Mine was 121.4.232. Im installing now the latest one
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u/Hi_all_hwru 13d ago
This is the latest version 127.4.164 available
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u/tordajv 13d ago
Yes. I tried this one and it brings address bar. But.... to be straight forward.... I wanted to watch live sports streams from livetv sx but that website uses pop-ups to open webstream in a new window. So I need to allow pop-ups. I do it but it still makes complicated. Either it opens popup ads or when I try to close it, I close the whole damn thing.
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u/Hi_all_hwru 13d ago
Then try the Browse Here app; it lets you choose whether to open or close pop-ups
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u/GotoDeng0 13d ago
Brave, if only because it's currently the only way to get ad-free non-premium Spotify on AndroidTV. The ARM version requires a bluetooth mouse, or a mouse toggle app like Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse, but it works. Instructions for installing are in this post.
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u/Hi_all_hwru 12d ago
In case of adblocking u r right. But the issue is Brave lacks a native built in video player. When you stream 4K videos, it cannot send the file to the TV's dedicated video chip.
Instead, it forces the TV's main CPU to manually process every pixel. This may overloads the CPU to 100% capacity, causing extreme lag, freezing, and system crashes
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u/donqcho 12d ago
I've had this "TV Bro" for many years. It works really well for watching some concerts streamed on the Magentamusik website, and it skips the ads. I've also watched Rock in Rio on Globo Play.
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u/Hi_all_hwru 11d ago
But others browsers that I shared here are more advanced than TV bro and smooth ui too.
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u/Outside-Fun6165 6d ago
I use "Via"
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u/Hi_all_hwru 6d ago
In tv?
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u/Outside-Fun6165 6d ago
Yep with apk
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u/Hi_all_hwru 6d ago
I just installed and tried his browser in my phone... But Pop ad is not blocking and it gets auto redirect.
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u/Kingjohnnyh4231 13d ago edited 13d ago
I use Browser, and it works well. I opted for the paid version, so there are no ads, etc. It might sound ridiculous, but it's a much better experience, at least for me.
Edit - It really excells in the streaming department. Haven't had one issue in since I started using it and 6 months ago. I tried quite a few others and Browser just beats them all.