So you've got a Q, and you've learned how to adb install apps to it... maybe even put a launcher on. But if you've got an NFC capable phone/tablet, you need not mess around with a launcher: your device will be your launcher.
As most of you probably know, the Q ships with a fully capable NFC radio. But for whatever reason, google only ever gave it one official function... beaming out a link the the Q App in the Play Store. Even if you already have it installed. They could have just as easily used a tag to do that job. But I've discovered that if you're running a sideloaded app, the Q will beam that app to your phone. Clearly, we're dealing with a fully beam-compatible device.
However, the Q is programmed to automatically push it's beam out when it finds a device that can receive it. To overcome this, you must open settings (either via a launcher or via adb shell, this is well-documented) and go to the "more" menu. Turn Android Beam OFF while leaving NFC on. This allows the Q to still read your incoming beams (they act just like tags, for compatibility) but it stop apps from opening unexpectedly on your phone.
Once you've done that, you can open any app installed on your Q simply by opening it on your phone/tablet and beaming it over. You'll still need a mouse or keyboard to navigate, but you won't have to futz around with getting to the launcher. This is working on my unrooted Q.
(I don't think this has been discussed before. I hope someone finds it useful!)
Thanks for the info, I was actually wondering whether this was available on the stock firmware. When you say you still need to launch/control with OTG, do things like Youtube links not autoplay when Beamed?
dragon788 said:
Thanks for the info, I was actually wondering whether this was available on the stock firmware. When you say you still need to launch/control with OTG, do things like Youtube links not autoplay when Beamed?
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This basically opens the app like an android app on the Q. To click on things you need a mouse and an otg cable.
dragon788 said:
Thanks for the info, I was actually wondering whether this was available on the stock firmware. When you say you still need to launch/control with OTG, do things like Youtube links not autoplay when Beamed?
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Animal24 has it right. And yes, it's available stock and unrooted. If you send a video to the Q, it will still work. However, when the video stops, it will return to the open app, not the standard home screen. If I recall correctly, music will play in the background if an app is open, and the lights will not dance.
That all said, I haven't used the Q since the new music lauched. :/
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Animal24 has it right. And yes, it's available stock and unrooted. If you send a video to the Q, it will still work. However, when the video stops, it will return to the open app, not the standard home screen. If I recall correctly, music will play in the background if an app is open, and the lights will not dance.
That all said, I haven't used the Q since the new music lauched. :/
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With CM10.1 and XBMC, I'm planning on using the Q to replace my Revue. I'm all OTA so I don't have a cablebox for the Revue to interface with, and with Aptoide I'm going to see if I can get the new Primetime working on the Q for finding and watching shows from Netflix/etc. Hopefully some year Primetime will do generic Amazon links instead of the GoogleTV apps. I'm using the new Play Music on my Q and using my phone as a remote. I've discovered that I can't seem to beam from the new Play Music to another device, or at least when I do it won't autoplay.
dragon788 said:
I'm using the new Play Music on my Q and using my phone as a remote. I've discovered that I can't seem to beam from the new Play Music to another device, or at least when I do it won't autoplay.
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How are you doing this? ATM, I'm using BubbleUpNp from both sides, Q and phone. This allows me to still use Google Music as well as All Access. If there is a way to get the stock aplication to work in any way, please share
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How are you doing this? ATM, I'm using BubbleUpNp from both sides, Q and phone. This allows me to still use Google Music as well as All Access. If there is a way to get the stock aplication to work in any way, please share
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Hi FadedLite,
I'm using DroidMote to use my phone as a remote to the Nexus Q. I also use ShareKM, another fantastic option that lets me mouse "over" to my Nexus Q from my laptop and control the cursor with my laptop's mouse. One thing I need to figure out is a way to trigger DroidMote Server and ShareKM to start listening on boot, otherwise I have to use my OTG plugged mouse to open the programs and start them up once.
To use Google Music with All Access on the Q, as I stated I'm running CM 10.1 and they have a Gapps package that gives you the Play Store and Play Framework, so you can install Google Play Music and Movies & TV, etc.
I got the MiBox 4K so I could watch Google Play content in my backyard, outside of WiFi range. I realized quickly that the Android TV version of Google Play Movies and TV does not support downloading. I'm still trying to figure out something before returning it.
I have sideloading working and am trying to install the full version of the Google Play Movies and TV and then use Chainfire's Sideload Launcher to run it. Unfortunately, I get a "Did not install" message after going through the install process. I'm wondering if this a hard rule on Android TV or if I've made some other mistake in APK choice or security settings.
thanks for any help!
you can't replace system app, if you want do this, you must root your device and delete this applications from /system/app
Hi,
I know that google discontinued their tvs but there must be a way around to get all the apps working?
Tv basically wont access internet for some reason. Every app is useless. Good thing is we use roku so dont depend on the apps but I'd like to start using youtube, send videos directly to tv to load and watch. Is this possible now a days?
Nvm roku has youtoob app.
I got this android smartwatch some Chinese brand I believe, the zeblaze thor 4 plus, it's a bit weird because I have to connect the watch through this WiiWatch app and the watch itself has play store as if it's a mobile phone, like the corners are chopped off and it's so weird, and I have the facer app on my phone and I'm trying to get a watch face I've made onto the watch and I don't know how. The watch is running android 7.1.1
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I got this android smartwatch some Chinese brand I believe, the zeblaze thor 4 plus, it's a bit weird because I have to connect the watch through this WiiWatch app and the watch itself has play store as if it's a mobile phone, like the corners are chopped off and it's so weird, and I have the facer app on my phone and I'm trying to get a watch face I've made onto the watch and I don't know how. The watch is running android 7.1.1
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Hi,
In order to your question - You can install aftermarket watch faces to your watch.
There is google community (Find below)
Once you downloaded extract it and transfer it to watch and paste the same folder inside clockskin folder(please dont make additional folders under clockskin except your watch face folder)
Go back to home - long press watch face and in the end you can see refresh button, then you can see newly downloaded watch faces over there
plus google com/communities/108683930367266404662
plus google com/u/0/communities/109827242607524552712
Shereef :good:
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I was using YouTube vanced, and saw this new update, and i dont know what i did hastily, i uninstalled micro g, installed new youtube vanced, installed new micro g and stuff. But bottom line, now play services dont work. Google play give error. Can anyone help me to fix this?