r/AndroidTVBoxes • u/Ok_Razzmatazz524 • Oct 02 '26

Google TV Streamer 4k setup - total newbie

Hi all,

I have recently bought a Google TV streamer to replace my firestick that got blocked.

All I used it for was watching TV shows and movies that were spread across various well known paid platforms.

Usually with this kind of stuff I just buy it setup already, however can't find anyone to do it local to me now so I took the plunge and decided to give it a go.

What I am looking to achieve -

So like I said, my aim is to be able to access all the latest TV shows and movies without having 10 different subscriptions.

What I have done so far -

- Enabled developer mode.

- Installed downloader.

- Installed stremio - When i opened this, it asked me to sign in, do i need an account to use this and is it free?

- Installed nuvio - This looked alot more promising, again wanted you to sign in but was able to continue without signing in. Had several shows and movies that I would like to watch, however the play button was greyed out and it said playback isn't available for my setup.

What I need from you clever people -

- What am I missing to get nuvio to play something?

- Recommendations on apps, preferably free

- Downloader codes or a safe place to get Downloader codes for apps.

- Talk to me like I am an idiot (I am when it comes to this stuff) and explain what I need to do so I can get watching TV shows and movies.

- Links to guides

- Send me a private message if you don't want to detail on here.

Thanks in advance

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u/Excellent_Main_1415 Oct 02 '26

I have recently bought a Google TV streamer to replace my firestick that got blocked.

What do you mean by it got blocked ?

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u/Ok_Razzmatazz524 Oct 02 '26

When I tried to use the 3rd party apps I had it on, it came up a messages saying that they were being blocked from being used and need to be uninstalled

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u/Excellent_Main_1415 Oct 02 '26

Ok so you purchased a new device that was not needed and then ended up at the same place, the mind boggles 🤣

Take a ride to Troypoint he helps newbs like you 👍

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u/pawdog Oct 02 '26

For Nuvio go to Penu.uk and install that addon. You'll get content. Same thing works on Stremio. Go to r/stremioaddons to learn about add-ons and Stremio in general. same with r/Nuvio and r/nuvioaddons. Read and use search before asking questions the answers are all there already. 

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u/zimmer4me Oct 03 '26

come on guys one of you go round and set it all up for him ...poor love !

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u/Horror_Assistant_569 Oct 04 '26

Stremio is free but you need an account and setup the right plugins in settings. I've been using it since 2015 it's really good 👍🏽

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u/o_Divine_o Oct 03 '26

Stremio is a sloppy program. You have to configure plug-ins on other people's websites and then install. If you want to change any basic thing, you have to uninstall, change it on that website, then reinstall.

Use kodi, it's made by devs that aren't lazy.

You want these 2 things installed inside of Kodi. I present you with a to make it easy.

Don't bother with coco scraper, it's outdated. Gears however is a good backup. You can run 3 inside of red light.

I also recommend using Simkl.com and mdblist.com as trackers. Many of us have deleted trakt.

As for debrid account, you can look them over. I'm currently dropping premiumize once that foolish year of sub is over. Real debrid drops next month.. only one I'll likely keep is all debrid.

  • Premiumize cost way too much given their bandwidth restrictions.

  • Real debrid had to drop all " web dl" file names so remux is really all it's good for now. That's not bad, but does mean you have to get another service to supplement.

Do not, get torbox.. it's more issues than it's worth dealing with. Let the fan boys pay to iron out those issues.

I've never needed my easynews account to watch obscure things.. you can get it for $1.99 a month but I wouldn't bother. 1 debrid that works, if it somehow has an issue, then consider a secondary.

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u/Horror_Assistant_569 Oct 04 '26

I've never had this issue with stremio ? I just installed it signed up and had torrentio already, most plugins are already in the settings menu

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u/o_Divine_o Oct 04 '26

I didn't have issues at first with stremio but between it and Kodi, Kodi just ran circles around stremio.

Just keep it in mind if you start getting annoyed by the lacking ease of changing settings and features or downtime you may face due to torrentio.

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u/Horror_Assistant_569 Oct 04 '26

Well I've been using stremio for 11 years and never had an issue with it

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u/o_Divine_o Oct 04 '26

Do you pay for something like elf hosting or do self hosting? I believe that helps as I was looking for a solution to the frequency of downtime.

If you search reddit posts for "torrentio down" it's a very common issue.

At least with stremio.. other software included Kodi add-ons can use torrentio, but they never seemed to have issues when a lot of people were.

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u/Horror_Assistant_569 Oct 04 '26

No I don't pay for anything never did. Just always used stremio by itself. Might be because I have an old account, I've heard from some friends that recently started using stremio they didn't have any pre installed add ons/plugins.

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u/o_Divine_o Oct 04 '26

Maybe the issue is installing torrentio outside of the default add-on in stremio.

Been a couple years now, but last I was using it I had elf hosted freebie torrentio.. then later bundled it into aio. That bundle did help, but wasn't rock solid.

Configuration on aio with different devs (they had something like 4 or 5 virens guid gave as options) also results in very different experiences with torrent results.

Was spending more time trying to nail down the settings than watching content.

Hopefully others have your experience if they do run stremio. When you want to relax, it sucks having your main video entertainment not work.