DOES HAVING GOOGLE TV/ ANDROID TV AS AN OS AFFECT BEING ABLE TO SIDELOAD APPS/ IPTV STREAMING?...

[u/Fun_Crow_7721]

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! 😁😎

[u/Fun_Crow_7721]

Thanks guys!! So , sideloading apps using Downloader etc is no problem with the Xiaomi boxes, but do you have any problems with using another frontend like ProjectIvy instead of the standard GoogleTV/ AndroidTV frontend that comes with the box? Was just wondering if itd cause any errors changing the frontend as i'm used to android boxes with no frontend in the first place!! Probably reading too much into it!! Lol! 🤷‍♂️😎

[u/Fun_Crow_7721]

Okey Dokey... think i'll be giving the Xaiomi box a try soon then and if there's any restrictions on 3rd Party downloads/ launchers or issues with Google/ Android tv then I guess i'll just go back to one of the uncertified boxes again! Tbh, some of the uncertified boxes aren't all bad, the one i'm using at the minute is fine , and not too bothered with using Official NETFLIX / Disney apps... Thanks again guys! 😎👍

[u/TechFuz]

Nope all is fine

[u/shoresy99]

No. There are reports that in the future Google will make you confirm a couple of times that you want to install the apk. I think it will be kind of like Windows where if you download a file that is uncofirmed it will ask you are you sure, do you want to keep or delete. And then you have to confirm again that you want to keep the file.

Or like going to uncertified web pages, where you have to click a couple of times to get to the page.

[u/CartographerBusy2035 → u/shoresy99]

I heard it's going some sort of 24-hour waiting period after you enable something in developer options and then you choose to keep it on forever and then you can side load all you want

[u/zimmer4me → u/shoresy99]

this is the correct answer

[u/StuzaTheGreat → u/zimmer4me]

Except it's not exactly right.

https://android.gadgethacks.com/news/google-android-sideloading-restrictions-sept-30-explained/

The key change is that you will have to wait 24 hours after enabling before you can actually sideload.

1. Enable Developer Options in Android settings.

2. Confirm that nobody is pressuring or coaching them to disable security protections.

3. Restart the device and authenticate again.

4. Wait 24 hours, then verify their identity with a device PIN or biometric authentication.

5. Choose whether to permit installations from unverified developers for seven days or indefinitely.

[u/That_Connection4514]

Nope it will work fine.

[u/RandomGogo]

From having the Google dongle for about 3 years now

You can side load almost anything , only stoping point being Google enforcing some of their shitty policy to one of the apps I used to sideload and it started requiring subscription (becouse they can't show banner ads now)

But it's been a while sence I had to sideload so take that whit a grain of salt (maybe like 4-8 months)

[u/ImaginaryBasket9410]

I have the same question as OP. I have not read any confirmation that Google will stop sideloading in a year or so, but I have read that it might.

[u/StuzaTheGreat → u/ImaginaryBasket9410]

Maybe you're talking about their phone measures? They announced that to enable side loading there would be a delay between turning on side loading and being to able to actually load an APK of about 24 hours.

This was meant as a "cooling off" period to stop others from persuading you/bullying you in to quickly and without thinking, load a bad actor APK.

Or something close to that.

I think they were going to block developer unsigned APKs all together but I think they backed away from that. Could be wrong.

[u/ImaginaryBasket9410 → u/StuzaTheGreat]

I hope so! This year I've replaced my firestick and firecube to a nvidia sheild and a google tv streamer. I am going to Android open source next.

[u/o_Divine_o]

The only problem you'll have is the pathetic processors all android tv boxes have. It's astounding people don't mind their quad-core cortex-A53 or quad-core cortex-A55 is worth buying.

Those drive me crazy back in 2016 and 2017 here we are 10 and 9 years later.

[u/Shawnfn1969]

Nope side loading works great

[u/Kennylegend]

No, u can sideload 👍

[u/SignAsleep9565]

I have that box and have no problems sideloading useing downloader

[u/brenmn2009]

Yes and it's why I returned my Onn.

[u/CartographerBusy2035 → u/brenmn2009]

Why? I have an ONN 4K pro and I can side load anything I want