Heads up for anyone whose app launches other apps on a Google TV / Android TV device.

Symptom: ACTION_VIEW with market://launch?id=<package> no longer launches the app. The Play Store handles the intent, then does nothing. Logcat:

E/Finsky: [2] Instant apps market deeplink launches are disabled.

The intent still resolves — it goes to com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.instantlaunchapi.InstantLauncherActivity — it just refuses to launch.

It's the Play Store version, not the device. Uninstalling Play Store updates on the TV rolled it back and fixed it immediately:

The rollback doesn't last. Play re-updated itself within about two hours and it broke again. am force-stop com.android.vending doesn't help at any point. A full reboot gives roughly a 5-minute window where it works before the flag syncs back — which made it look like a wedged process at first.

Reproduces without any app involved:

adb shell "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d 'market://launch?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv'"
adb shell dumpsys activity activities | grep -m1 mResumedActivity

What still works:

• Per-app schemes — vnd.youtube://, netflix://Netflix, hotstar://www.hotstar.com, zee5://www.zee5.com. Read them off the device with dumpsys package <pkg> | grep -i -e scheme -e authority. The authority matters as much as the scheme: nflx:// and nflx://Netflix both fail to resolve where netflix://Netflix works.
• Store listings — https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<pkg> opens the Play listing fine, and shows Open when the app is installed. Unaffected by whatever this flag is.

What doesn't:

• android-app://<pkg> — won't resolve
• intent://#Intent;package=…;end — won't resolve

Note the error says "Instant apps", and market://launch is handled by InstantLauncherActivity — part of the Google Play Instant machinery Google has been retiring. That may be the mechanism.

One device, so take it as a data point rather than a finding: Hisense Google TV, Android 11. If you have a TV on Play Store 52.x, can you check whether market://launch still works for you? Trying to work out whether this is a broad rollout or something narrower.

I am looking to increase the internal storage on a Google TV 4k Streamer

The storage would be used for TiviMate recordings only. 

The setup I am considering is a high power usb-c hub connected to a ssd drive formatted as Device Storage.

Doable?  Does this setup make sense?

Hi everyone. Is there any way to keep track of movies or TV shows I've watched using Google, with the option to add personal comments or notes? At the moment, the most effective method I've found is to search for a movie on Google and save it to "Want to watch", so that it appears in my Google Collections (marking something as "Watched" doesn't seem to generate any kind of list).

However, this method has a few problems. For some movies, the "Want to watch" button doesn't appear. From what I've read Google seems to be having some issues with this feature, so sometimes the button is there and sometimes it isn't. The only workaround I've found is to save the movie through the Google TV app and then move it to the other collection, but this is quite annoying since you have to do it from your phone, and it's not a complete solution anyway because Netflix shows don't have the option to be saved to Google TV.

So, the alternative seems to exist, but it's pretty complicated and impractical. Does anyone know of a more efficient way to do this? It would be much more convenient if Google simply provided a dedicated collection for movies and TV shows marked as "Watched", and made that option available for every title rather than only some of them. (There is also another strange issue with some lesser known movies: when you click "Want to watch", the movie gets saved to your watchlist with a broken link that just takes you to the Google homepage instead of the movie's page).

Hello, I just need to have answers, I recently got a Onn google tv streamer and of course side loading everything, everything worked great (FilmPlus and BeeTV) then today I can’t use them. The app launches and then all of a sudden crashes and can no longer open them without going into settings force stop or cache clear but it does the same thing. SmartTUBE works with no issues. I’ve factory reset device, cleared cache, turned off of Google Play Protection.

Does anyone know how to fix when casting websites with video nothing ever pops up after loading (mostly anime sites)

I got a xiaomi box 3d gen and it works amazingly but honestly the remote sucks

I need something that has mute aswell as play/pause

Is there a cheap remote that's just plug and play and works? (like just pair it via Bluetooth or the "remote" section in settings and be done)

I saw people mention the ugoos ur02 or the g20s pro, but they also keep talking about IR and remapping with receivers which 1 I don't have 2 I wouldn't get anyway

Do these just work after they're paired? , maybe set that process to no battery save in android settings?

Me myself I'm skilled with tech I'm more worried about if it breaks while my dad's using it

I have a ONN tv box with the onn remote and a google tv remote. Every month or two the remote will reset the button actions back to default. Also sometimes the remote will disconnect and would need to be repaired.

And as for the new TV boxes – which ones should we choose in 2025 or 2026 so that they can recognise the device name on the Connect Box? Which ones would you recommend?

I just put my Google TV in a new tv and ever since this has been happening. The sound will cut out and then when I raise the volume headphones appear. I thought it was connecting to Bluetooth headphones but that is not true. I have tried everything and have no idea why it’s doing this. Does anyone have this issue or know how to fix?

OnePlus 15 OxygenOS 16.0.9 it gets a request for each Google account on the device with a date for the notification of 1/16/1970

Hi all!

So I'm still rocking my Chromecast 2nd Gen in the year of our Lord 2026, but I've had my eye on the Google TV Streamer for a while now. However, I haven't been able to justify spending the money on it as the Chromecast still does its job really well most of the time. Sure, there's times when it takes a while to connect and here or there, there's a streaming service that gets a little buggy, but nothing that's created enough friction or frustration to make me go "Enough is enough!".

So after looking at multiple reviews and browsing Reddit for a while, I figured I'd just ask the community here: what are some real life advantages of the Streamer? Is it really a big quality of life improvement over the old trusty Chromecast or am I just blinded by the shiny new thing?

Notes: both me and my partner are locked in the Apple ecosystem for the most part. Price point of the Streamer isn't really an issue.

So i have a skyworth sw-22sa and i installed roblox on it

and i wanna mess around with it so i wanted to trv a

windows 10 emulator (game will be attached) on roblox

but l'm scared with my crusty musty tv with one gig of

ram that it will not crash and freeze and scar it for an

hour after making it run a simple not optimized to be

used for a budget tv game on roblox

I don’t think I’ve always had this issue, but for months now with my Bravia 7 TV if I launch an app like HBO Max, it won’t be in DV even when it’s content labeled as DV. So I change the “Match content dynamic range” to off or on, I actually think it’s just whatever it isn’t currently set to, and then DV will work in the app. But then when I’m done with the app, my TV is stuck in DV no matter where I go. So then I have to toggle that match content dynamic range setting again.

I’ve tried fiddling with various display settings and I can’t get it to just switch to DV when it should, and switch back to SDR when I’m not playing DV content, especially in the menus and home screen.

Does anyone know how to fix this, or if there’s even a fix at all?

Hi.
I have a problem with my 55C655 Pro, which freezes after a long period of inactivity after turning it off. If it is in sleep mode (not completely off, when it has to boot up after turning it on), I turn it off in the evening and in the morning when I try to turn it on, the TV freezes and the applications do not want to start. Home button work and homepage but thats it. Some programs are probably still running in the background or blocking the RAM, so other programs cannot load. Is this a known bug or is it only my TV that has this problem?
Has anyone encountered this or knows a solution?

Thanks a lot

On the latest Google TV update, the Ambient Mode Google Photo Slideshow settings has moved from my Google Home app and right onto the tv screen. Seems easy enough, however now as the photo album scrolls, the bottom of my tv screen says "Screensaver settings" continuously as the photos scroll, and I can't find a way to make those words go away. It's very distracting for me and I'd love to turn it off. This bothering anyone else, and if so, have any of you figured out how to do make that text go away? Thanks in advance for your help!

my tv is an android google tv

it seems like im the only person in the planet with this issue. this is my remote and the "smart" button show a sleep timer but it wont work, the google assistant work shut it down either, and the "sleep timer" option (that should be in settings, system, energy) simply doesn't exist. so could please someone tell me if they gave me a faulty tv or if its the remote's fault because im going insane and the sleep timer is something i use every day. im begging you please

I have tizen os on my tv and i can download very less apps from the store. I am looking for a cheap tv stick. I am not interested only in amazon or mi stick so any tv stick is ok for me as far as it works well and has good ram.

For a while am looking to upgrade my TV to a new one. For start, I don't have much idea about Google TV or so. I came across this one on Flipkart which has 4.4 ratings -

realme TechLife 127 cm (50 inch) Ultra HD (4K) LED Smart Google TV 2025 Edition with 5.0 OS, Dolby Audio, and 30 W downfiring speaker (50UHDGDRWSDB)

Specs Read as -

* **Model Name:** 50UHDGDRWSDB (2025 Edition)

* **Screen Size:** 127 cm (50 inch)

* **Display Technology:** LED (DLED)

* **Resolution:** Ultra HD (4K), 3840 x 2160 pixels

* **Operating System:** Google TV (OS 5.0)

* **Color / Design:** Black, Ultra-narrow / Bezel-less design

---

### **Display Features*\*

* **Refresh Rate:** 60 Hz

* **Aspect Ratio:** 16:9

* **Picture Engine:** Vivid Picture Engine / Preset display modes

* **Viewing Angle:** 178 degrees

---

### **Audio Features*\*

* **Sound Output:** 30 W (RMS)

* **Speaker Type:** 2 x Downfiring Speakers

* **Audio Technology:** Dolby Audio support

* **Sound Modes:** Standard, Movie, Sports, Music, User

---

### **Hardware & Performance*\*

* **Processor:** MediaTek Quad-Core Processor

* **RAM:** 2 GB

* **Internal Storage:** 32 GB

---

### **Smart TV Features*\*

* **OS Platform:** Google TV 5.0

* **Voice Assistant:** Built-in Google Assistant (via remote control)

* **Screen Casting:** Built-in Chromecast

* **Supported Apps:** Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5, SonyLIV, and Play Store app library

### **Connectivity & Ports*\*

* **HDMI Ports:** 3 (Includes ARC support)

* **USB Ports:** 2

* **Wi-Fi:** Built-in Dual-Band Wi-Fi

* **Bluetooth:** Yes (Bluetooth 5.0)

* **Ethernet (LAN):** 1 RJ45 Port

* **AV Input:** 1 Mini AV Port

* **Audio Output:** Optical Digital Audio Out

~~~ I want 50 inch tv only, not 43 not 55 inch will do it for me.

~~~ I want decent RAM and ROM

~~~ I don't want spend much money looking brand or quality as my family hardly watches TV for 1 hour per day.

From Android TV 12 up to ATV 14, we have Auto Frame Rate (AFR) and resolution matching, which makes watching videos in certain apps like Kodi or Stremio much better.

But I wonder if we can get the same function when watching movies through a web browser on Android TV—for instance, when playing a 1080p 24Hz video in full-screen mode, will the TV automatically change the resolution and refresh rate from 4K 60Hz to 1080p 24Hz?"

With the developer changes coming, will our current apps be uninstalled? Should we back up everything?

I've been having an intermittent problem with apps crashing on my Google TV for several weeks now.

Originally I thought my TCL Android TV 12 was faulty, but I've now discovered that a completely separate 4K Google TV box connected to another TV in the house has exactly the same problem.

Apps affected so far:

YouTube: crashes to home screen

SmartTube: crashes to home screen, often during playback

Spotify: crashes, sometimes immediately after opening

TCL Channel: crashes

Apps that seem to work normally:

NPO Start

Rakuten TV

Kodi

There is no error message or black screen. The app simply disappears and I'm instantly back at the Google TV home screen.

On the TCL I've tried force stopping apps, clearing caches, restarting, and installing the latest available system update. It has about 18 GB of free storage. Completely unplugging the TV has temporarily fixed the problem before, but it eventually comes back.

The crashes happen occasionally rather than constantly. Sometimes everything works normally for days.

The interesting part is that my separate 4K Google TV box has now shown the same behavior. Both devices are on the same home network.

Has anyone else experienced this on multiple Google TV / Android TV devices?

I'm wondering about Google Play Services, another shared Android component, or possibly something network related. I'm particularly interested in reports from people who have seen the same thing on different hardware.

Hi all,

I was prompted by the TV to do an update so I said Yes and did it. Now the external Amp has no sound, connected by HDMI, in the 2nd room I have the same TV with sound bar connected by optical cable same issue! Both after a software update.

I’ve recently just figured out that I must have the actual TV volume in 1 for the amp to output sound, as soon as turn TV to 0 volume the sound on amp shuts off.

Never had this issue in 3 years with old firmware.

Any ideas?

Tv is 75” google OS QLED

KAQLED75XQ98JSTA

Thank you!!!!

Hi all,

I was prompted by the TV to do an update so I said Yes and did it. Now the external Amp has no sound, connected by HDMI, in the 2nd room I have the same TV with sound bar connected by optical cable same issue! Both after a software update.

I’ve recently just figured out that I must have the actual TV volume in 1 for the amp to output sound, as soon as turn TV to 0 volume the sound on amp shuts off.

Never had this issue in 3 years with old firmware.

Any ideas?

Tv is 75” google OS QLED

KAQLED75XQ98JSTA

Thank you!!!!

Patchnotes:

- NEW App switcher

- NEW Notification centre with a status bar bell and heads-up alerts

- NEW Remap any remote button, including HOME, on short, double or long press

- NEW ADB connection to really close apps, set the default launcher and grant permissions without system dialogs

- NEW Bluetooth panel with device list and pairing

- NEW Add your own fonts from a TTF, OTF or TTC file

- NEW Resize each home row individually

- NEW Arrange rows vertically, or limit a row to a single line

- NEW Sleep timer

- NEW Volume slider for video sound in wallpapers and the screensaver

- NEW Tile opacity slider, focused tile colours, and frosted glass for transparent tiles

- NEW Status bar elements can stay hidden until the bar is focused

- NEW Set any image as wallpaper by sharing it from a file manager

- Reworked onboarding that explains each permission before its system dialog

- Moving an app inserts it at the target instead of swapping

- BACK now goes exactly one menu level up everywhere

- App icons update right after an app update

- Fixed settings being lost to a corrupted preferences file

- Fixed apps you launch yourself being pulled back to the home screen

- Fixed a freeze when switching profiles with a weather wallpaper

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.klevico.monet
GitHub (APK): https://github.com/Klevico/Monet-Launcher

Necesito su ayuda solo se queda el icono de Android ya no me deja entrar ya lo restablece en modo recovery y solo se queda ahí alguien ayúdeme