I was at a friends house and noticed that their Fire Tv has a vastly updated version of Hulu vs our barebones version on the shield tv. Has anyone attempted to port the Fire Tv version of Hulu to the shield tv? I love the device(read hardware) but I wish the app support was a bit better.
Apologies if this topic has been beaten to death I tried searching but came up short.
I know on a normal Android box not one that's actually Android TV you can run their version of the apk you just have to have Amazon app store installed. Try installing their store on the shield and installing from them? Maybe that'll work?
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Hello everybody.
I recently bought an Android TV box for about 35$ called MXQ Pro. It's a good piece, everything works fine but.. Netflix doesn't support HD for this device or any other TV box as I understood. Is there any way to get HD enabled on this TV box or I'll be stuck at 480p until Netflix changes his policy regarding this matter? It's really a shame for Netflix, didn't expect that at all (it may sound strange for some of you but I'm italian and Netflix has been here only from few months)
Hi all,
This is a wacky request, but bear with me.
So I have a 2015 Shield TV, which is hooked up to a 55" Touchscreen Monitor. The regular Shield TV Software wasn't really touch friendly and I wanted access to more Android Apps. So I installed a custom image which effectively gave me Regular Android OS from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/development/rom-t3138575.
However that was a couple of years ago and I would like to update to a newer version of Android. It is still working really well and part of me doesn't want to risk losing what I have, but the newer versions of Android have much more features (like extending memory to SD Cards) which I would like to have. I know this will be a nightmare to do as I will need to go back to stock and then upgrade to a newer image. But this got me thinking.
Would it be possible to flash the Shield Tablet image onto the Shield TV? I am effectively using my Shield TV Like a giant tablet anyway.
Any thoughts or Guidance from Shield TV or Tablet experts would be much appreciated.
Thanks all, J
Hi all,
I've tried to search in this forum and around internet getting different information
I'm android mobile user and my smart tv doesn't have prime video app, I'm looking to find a way to enjoy prime video on my TV
I'm oriented to buy a cheap android box cbut I still didn't catch if prime video is supported or not example x96 mini or mxq and similar (less than 20 euro as target)
a comment I've found on xda:
"Amazon Prime ATV will not work on any Android TV device except Nvidia Shield TV and maybe a few Android TV like Sony. Most, not all, subscription services apps like Amazon Prime and Netflix require Widevine L1. The KII Pro only has Widevine L3"
other comments from the web: "prime video will run but only in 480P"
Have you any experience?
Thanks!
joyride76 said:
Hi all,
I've tried to search in this forum and around internet getting different information
I'm android mobile user and my smart tv doesn't have prime video app, I'm looking to find a way to enjoy prime video on my TV
I'm oriented to buy a cheap android box cbut I still didn't catch if prime video is supported or not example x96 mini or mxq and similar (less than 20 euro as target)
a comment I've found on xda:
"Amazon Prime ATV will not work on any Android TV device except Nvidia Shield TV and maybe a few Android TV like Sony. Most, not all, subscription services apps like Amazon Prime and Netflix require Widevine L1. The KII Pro only has Widevine L3"
other comments from the web: "prime video will run but only in 480P"
Have you any experience?
Thanks!
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There is a guide on adding Widevine L3 for netflix, it should be somewhat similiar.
Do you think it's only a matter of wideline certification?
Is there any suggestion which product is ready or can be hacked for the purpose?
joyride76 said:
Do you think it's only a matter of wideline certification?
Is there any suggestion which product is ready or can be hacked for the purpose?
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Who knows, i havent got an amazon account to test, so i cannot tell you exactly, but im pretty sure it has to do with authentic TV boxes
I recently bought a Fire Stick TV box by Amazon but I just realize my J2 Prime doesn´t come with the smart view feature so I can´t paired the two using the mirror feature of the Fire Stick TV box.
I´ve also tried like 20 different apps from the play store and nothing.
Is there a way around this?
Cheers!!
Hello guys,
I bought T95Z plus Allwinner H618 android tv box! It comes with Android 12 installed.
However, the simplest example is Netflix, even the Exxen application has to be operated with a mouse. Can't install the application that is on the TV and my control time with the remote.
There is a rom series similar to the television systems found on televisions. I want to be able to download all kinds of TV applications and manage them with the remote.
There is no chance of using it with that mouse. I can't understand why they are pushing so hard.
Do you know any compatible ROM, firmware? What can be used?
Or do android TV Boxes not work as compatible as televisions?
Some of these boxes come with a little backlit keyboard that has a mouse touchpad dead center of controller. Ive owned a few of these, and initially the build quality wasnt so good, and/or they were prone to failure. Now, however, quality is much better and they are quite handy to use: HERE is an example of one. You may also want to try out Kodi.