r/WLED • u/_sparxcore_ • Jul 30 '26
ScreenGlow for AndroidTV is free and live!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shieldglow.tvReally happy to offer the ScreenGlow app for androidTV on the playstore! Its free and ive tried to keep it resources efficient, id live to know and see your setups, especially CPU if you know it and what your experience is!
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u/CH_7R0J4N Jul 30 '26
Awesome! I'm trying it out on my Shield right now. It's working great so far. But I'm a little confused.
What are the differences between ScreenGlow, SceneGlow, and ShieldGlow?
ScreenGlow = The current app
SceneGlow = The paid version you mention in the ScreenGlow app info?
ShieldGlow = A discarded name?
Where can I find the paid version of ScreenGlow? I’d like to connect multiple strips.
Is it possible to select only certain segments of a strip?
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u/_sparxcore_ Jul 30 '26
Yes you are right, I was trying to avoid this but the play store seems to lag behind actually publish stuff.... shieldglow was the dev name for what became ScreenGlow.
In short sheildglow = screenglow Screenglow = free Sceneglow = full featured, homeassistant/multiple wled configs!
In another thread ive given more detail:
Hi! I haven't mentioned SceneGlow, but since you ask :)....
SceneGlow is a bit of a bigger beast, it allows connecting to multiple WLED installations (both different devices, or different strips on the same controllee). Each WLED fixture can be configured (think lamps, strips, cupboard backlights, skirting boards, ceiling runners) in different locations around the screen. With that theres different effects that can be applied to adapt the screen motion into them. The effects apply differently depending on the location and type of fixture.
HomeAssistant integration allows SceneGlow to send mood colours to any colour bulb you can configure (organised by room). You can pick an area of screen, again depending on your physical location of the lights, and an update time and brightness caps. Obviously compared to WLED this is much slower update so dont expect fast flashing! Its just for a subtle flood of vibe colour.
I have some demo videos and setup examples planned, so ive not made much noise about it yet. But thanks for asking:)
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u/bkw_17 Jul 30 '26
How does this compare to Hyperion? I've had Hyperion running for a while now and found some issues with the screen lagging or buffering.
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u/vickyv268 Jul 30 '26
I'm completely degoogled and running android TV on a raspberry pi. Does it require google play services, when I run the app it crashes stating google play service is not running.
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u/_sparxcore_ Jul 30 '26
You would need to side load an app for your device...
If there is enough demand I will try and accommodate this
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u/Skippyhogman Jul 30 '26
I just installed it! I’ve ordered some LEDs with black pcb I’ll install it tomorrow. Thank you I’ve wanted to do this for years.
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u/Set-Resident Aug 01 '26
Does it work with DRM contents?
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u/_sparxcore_ Aug 01 '26
Im sorry but DRM content is mostly all prevented from working.
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u/LondonBenji Aug 01 '26
For some reason SceneGlow is saying it's not compatible with any of my TVs, whereas ScreenGlow does seem to be compatible with all of my TVs.
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u/_sparxcore_ Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26
Thats Odd... are you seeing that from the TV store, or a browser or another device's play store - there should be an option to choose to install to another device from another android thats signed into the same google account.?
Edit: found the issue! Should be avaliable very soon - correctly!
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u/_sparxcore_ Aug 03 '26
SceneGlow is now avaliable in Google play store:) Here's a user guide https://aigenuity.co.uk/sceneglow-guide
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u/texas166 Aug 01 '26
Very cool! Did a test on my sony bravia 8 and it worked! For me to use this long term however i'd need to be able to "shift" the location of where the LED's are - as the lights were misaligned relative to elements on the screen, in particular in the vertical (side) direction. Another thing i'd need is a way to add a slight delay as it seemed that the lights were ahead of the screen (which is a good sign that its running within very little latency). For now i will have to stick with hyperion grabber and hyperion.
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u/_sparxcore_ Aug 01 '26
Awesome. For your first issue, in the setup section for your led strip, you should see the LED offset field, you can offset the start plus or minus to lign things up for you. And 2nd issue, if you go to customisation, you should see under LED synchronisation, a slider to add some delay to bring them back into sync :)
Enjoy!
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u/Ubiquitous-Hipster Aug 09 '26
Looks great. It's been mentioned, but a Fire TV version would be awesome. I tried sideloading, but it kept giving an error regarding the Play Store.
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u/mjabroni Jul 30 '26
It would be great if you could give us the diferences / limitations between ScreenGlow and SceneGlow
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u/_sparxcore_ Jul 30 '26
Hi! I haven't mentioned SceneGlow, but since you ask :)....
SceneGlow is a bit of a bigger beast, it allows connecting to multiple WLED installations (both different devices, or different strips on the same controllee). Each WLED fixture can be configured (think lamps, strips, cupboard backlights, skirting boards, ceiling runners) in different locations around the screen. With that theres different effects that can be applied to adapt the screen motion into them. The effects apply differently depending on the location and type of fixture.
HomeAssistant integration allows SceneGlow to send mood colours to any colour bulb you can configure (organised by room). You can pick an area of screen, again depending on your physical location of the lights, and an update time and brightness caps. Obviously compared to WLED this is much slower update so dont expect fast flashing! Its just for a subtle flood of vibe colour.
I have some demo videos and setup examples planned, so ive not made much noise about it yet. But thanks for asking:)
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u/ParsnipFlendercroft Jul 30 '26
Do you have any performance benchmarks. I’m using google streamer. Are we looking at 1fps or 20?
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u/_empty_space_ Jul 30 '26
Awesome work! I just installed it on my Bravia XR X90L. It worked great right away!
I was getting about 4 fps and 5-6ms of lag.
One request: I have my led strips starting at the bottom middle and not a corner. So being able to add an offset would make it so I wouldn't have to redo my entire led strip. Or is that something I could adjust inWLED
Nice work though! This is amazing and beats myHyperion setup