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Hello all,
So with some trial and error, I was able to get my hands on the apks for the Fire TV Versions of HBO Go, Showtime Anytime and WatchESPN. These are all apps we desperately need on our Android Tvs.
The biggest problem right now is that when you sideload these onto your device, they bring up one of three errors.
If you don't have the Amazon Appstore or Amazon Underground installed at all, it will prompt you to install it, then force quit itself.
If you have the Amazon Appstore or Amazon Underground installed, but you are not logged in, the error will prompt you to login and will take you straight to the login page.
If you have the Amazon Appstore or the Amazon Underground, and you are logged in, the error will claim that you do not own the app in question and either show you details or force-quit you.
Now, it seems to me (a humble peasant compared to many people here) that we're approaching this all wrong. So far, it seems like we've been trying to hoodwink the apps into thinking we're running them on Fire TV devices by modifying our build.prop. I have yet to hear this work. Instead I would propose this: what if we stopped the error message from closing our apps after the prompt? So say, in the first scenario, it prompts me to install the Amazon Appstore, I click ok... and nothing happens, leaving me free to use the app normally.
This Youtuber was able to get the HBO Now (not Go) app for Fire TV working somehow using this method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2h59156pHE
If a brave soul of the XDA community wants to try this and gift us with modified APKs that will run on our systems, that would be fantastic. I can attach the APKs if you need them
UPDATE
I was able to get this to work! DM me for details (if Amazon finds out how, they will shut down this loophole). I was able to get most apps for Fire TV I could get my hands on to work! The only one that consistently gave me issues was the WatchABC app, everything else works 100% (HBO Go is a little sluggish, but Showtime Anytime is buttery smooth )
I would love to get the watchespn apk!
spotdog14 said:
I would love to get the watchespn apk!
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It's already available in one of the threads, I've had it working for the most part. I think if you had a keyboard and mouse it would be even better.
Android TV needs a WatchESPN app. I'm not going to use a mouse to control my TV. I know it works but it's annoying. I'll just cast until they hopefully release one. The Fire TV WatchESPN app is fantastic.
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Hi mate, there's an app on FireTV called TVPlayer for UK Freeview channels, it has a really nice UI on FireTV completely different to the regular Android app, wondering if you'd manage to grab that one?
bradwatson said:
Android TV needs a WatchESPN app. I'm not going to use a mouse to control my TV. I know it works but it's annoying. I'll just cast until they hopefully release one. The Fire TV WatchESPN app is fantastic.
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Kodi with ESPN3 plugin works perfectly.
bikubay1 said:
Kodi with ESPN3 plugin works perfectly.
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Did they have any luck getting it to work for regular ESPN channels with sign-in?
Would it be possible to get an APK for Playstation Vue? Id like to see if I can get it running on my Nexus.
Playstation Vue would be great, if its possible. Its a great service, just wish it was on the nexus player.
Yeah Playstation Vue... Yes, please!
I don't know if you guys noticed - but watchESPN is now a native androidTV app. Easy install from within nexus player's play store. Seems to work great, live streaming works as well. Finally, I was able to get rid of the sideloaded apk.
kupony said:
I don't know if you guys noticed - but watchESPN is now a native androidTV app. Easy install from within nexus player's play store. Seems to work great, live streaming works as well. Finally, I was able to get rid of the sideloaded apk.
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The new ESPN app works amazingly on Nexus Player, at least in my experience. Now I just need working Amazon, Vudu , and NBC Sports apps
kupony said:
I don't know if you guys noticed - but watchESPN is now a native androidTV app. Easy install from within nexus player's play store. Seems to work great, live streaming works as well. Finally, I was able to get rid of the sideloaded apk.
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Its not availabe at my location. Is there anyway you can post Apk please?
Sheikboy said:
UPDATE
I was able to get this to work! DM me for details (if Amazon finds out how, they will shut down this loophole). I was able to get most apps for Fire TV I could get my hands on to work! The only one that consistently gave me issues was the WatchABC app, everything else works 100% (HBO Go is a little sluggish, but Showtime Anytime is buttery smooth )
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Do you know if the HBO Go app works with comcast, Comcast hasn't approved the use of androidTV devices for streaming but they have for FireOS and regular Android, currently I use the regular Android app, but proper TV UI and remote navigation would be good.
UPDATE:
It does indeed appear to be a separate app that activates has a fire tv device so can be activated with comcast, but its pretty laggy, does anyone have the most up to date fire tv version, I'm running 2.7.06
Looks like I spoke too soon, seems like I can't get anything to actually play, just force closes.
EDIT: You can now find the latest Spotify app here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/themes-apps/spotify-v0-5-2b-removed-amazon-t3331632
MUUUUCH Better!
Hi! I waited a long time for Spotify Connect to come to the Nexus Player but it haven't happened yet, so I fixed the next best thing: Amazons Spotify Connect app.
I removed the need for the Amazon Store, so simply sideload it, install it, opened it ones and you now have Spotify Connect on your Nexus Player!
It's created for the Fire Stick so it does crach from time to time but not that often so for me it's well worth it to be able to have Spotify Connect on my Nexus Player! :laugh:
omg I could kiss you right now! This does work 100%... thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
Is paid account needed for this to work?
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jeppo said:
Is paid account needed for this to work?
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Yes. Spotify Premium is needed to use Spotify Connect. That's the was Spotify have made it.
Now they have a Spotify app: http://www.aftvnews.com/spotify-for-fire-tv-updated-to-full-featured-app-with-free-music/ Maybe this would run on Android TV too?
Link in the comments. Runs fine on the shield, I guess it would work on the player as well. https://plus.google.com/105948887020731726958/posts/hXGswqQQEK6
No it doesn't work fine on the shield. This apk needs to be hacked just like the previous one.
View attachment com.spotify.tv.android-1.apk
May anybody upload the new Sptotify app from the Amazon appstore? It looks very promising: http://www.amazon.de/Spotify/dp/B00N1XIY5Q
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No it doesn't work fine on the shield. This apk needs to be hacked just like the previous one.
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Ok, someone posted a zip file with a "Spotify Connect" version 0.3.0 apk from 24.01.2016 and the Amazon Appstore apk from Oct. 2015.
I installed both, logged in at the Amazon Appstore, "bought" the Spotify Connect App (see http://www.amazon.com/Spotify/dp/B00N1XIY5Q).
I can start the new Spotify app without issues.
Maybe someone will create a version that does not need the Appstore installed...
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/amazon...0000-904-1c_649000010-4-android-apk-download/ this is the Amazon App Store Version I installed.
All on Shield TV 3.0.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/dszi7w22wvq9ved/com.spotify.tv.android-1.apk is the new Spotify version which was posted in the comments at https://plus.google.com/105948887020731726958/posts/hXGswqQQEK6
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Ok, someone posted a zip file with a "Spotify Connect" version 0.3.0 apk from 24.01.2016 and the Amazon Appstore apk from Oct. 2015.
I installed both, logged in at the Amazon Appstore, "bought" the Spotify Connect App (see http://www.amazon.com/Spotify/dp/B00N1XIY5Q).
I can start the new Spotify app without issues.
Maybe someone will create a version that does not need the Appstore installed...
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/amazon...0000-904-1c_649000010-4-android-apk-download/ this is the Amazon App Store Version I installed.
All on Shield TV 3.0.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/dszi7w22wvq9ved/com.spotify.tv.android-1.apk is the new Spotify version which was posted in the comments at https://plus.google.com/105948887020731726958/posts/hXGswqQQEK6
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I have purchased the apk using the link you have provided and it does work, The problem I am currently running into is that if i have the Amazon Instant Video app installed to get Prime Video Launcher working, I cannot use this version of spotify (0.5.2)
Downloaded the new Spotify app and removed the need of Amazon Store.
You can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/themes-apps/spotify-v0-5-2b-removed-amazon-t3331632
Hi,
It works but I dont' have the volume control
There is a BBC iPlayer Android TV app available for the Nvidia Shield TV, but I have not been able to locate native versions of the following:
All4, ITVHub, Demand 5, RTÉ Player, 3Player, and TG4.
Versions of these apps for *regular* Android exist, and they can be sideloaded, but using a mouse or game controller stick to navigate these does not appeal.
- Do versions of these apps exist that would work properly on the shield, perhaps sideloading Sony Android versions, if that is even possible?
- Is there a complete list of Android TV apps available for all regions somewhere? Browsing to the Google Play Store link for same does not provide this.
- Anyway to check if native versions of these apps are in development, or to request them?
*Just to add, Kodi is one of the main reasons I use the Shield, there is a well working ITV addon for it, two BBC iPlayer addons, and a half working Irish TV addon. Unfortunately, even the ones that work properly cannot compare to the experience provided by the GUI of a full featured regular Android or Smart TV app.
These apps are available for the Android Amazon Fire TV, but until someone is kind enough to extract these apps and share I think we're stuck without them
Perhaps contacting nVidia to see what they can do?
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These apps are available for the Android Amazon Fire TV, but until someone is kind enough to extract these apps and share I think we're stuck without them
Perhaps contacting nVidia to see what they can do?
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I have never owned a Fire, but I have just read Fire OS is based on Android, and it is possible to sideload apks onto the fire. Would the Fire apps actually work on Android TV, and do you know if it is possible to extract them in the first place?
I will see if I can find the best way to contact Nvidia on this, be via email or their forums. In the meantime I have emailed the developers of the existing regular Android apps, asking if they could consider developing a native version for Android TV. If anyone wants to email expressing their interest in same it may help, here are the email addresses:
[email protected]
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[email protected]
You could perhaps send them something similar to:
Hi
Could you please consider developing a version of the <insert app name> app native to Android TV? There seems to be a native app for every other platform, but the regular Android version of the app does not work on Android TV, which runs on for instance the Nvidia Shield TV, because it is aimed at touchscreen devices, rather than allowing the user navigate using a remote control.
Thanks
It seems this is possible, and I have requested this here:
Extract Fire TV APKs?
That said, someone else made a similar request and there is no indication on the thread this was fulfilled.
Perhaps an owner of a Fire TV would be willing to help us? Instructions on how to do this are in the linked thread!
I live in Scotland, and the STV Player app works fine on the nVidia Shield. But I'd also like these apps.
My5 works, too. however the app thinks it is a phone and it won't rotate out of vertical mode.
You'd think these companies would make a better effort at pushing apps for use on native Android TV.
Apps from
Amazon Fire TV
Sony Android TV's
will work on the nVidia shield for sure, but no one is able to provide them
If you look on the forum of the thread I linked to, other Amazon Fire apk requests have been fulfilled. I would be surprised if no one will help us out.
I really should have made a new thread there requesting these but it seems on XDA I cannot delete my post, and I do not want to cross post.
I have asked the mods to remove my post on the old thread, and created a new thread requesting these apks from an Amazon Fire TV owner. Voicing your interest in that new thread may help encourage someone to help us!
[APK Request] All4, ITVHub, My5, RTÉ Player, 3Player, and TG4
j.samuel said:
I live in Scotland, and the STV Player app works fine on the nVidia Shield. But I'd also like these apps.
My5 works, too. however the app thinks it is a phone and it won't rotate out of vertical mode.
You'd think these companies would make a better effort at pushing apps for use on native Android TV.
Apps from
Amazon Fire TV
Sony Android TV's
will work on the nVidia shield for sure, but no one is able to provide them
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Have you tried using rotate this? It forces phone apps to be displayed as landscape.
So are you saying if there's a version that works with the amazon fire tv that it'll work for nvidia shield too?
I've tried to sideload the apks from my mobile devices before but with no joy.
We now have virgin tv and this doesn't support the full all4 and itv apps, only the past 7 days. Our TV also isn't supported so it would be really good to able to use these apps with the shield.
Would someone be so kind and upload the new Nvidia Shield ITV Hub App.
Inhave all the uk catch up on my shield using vpn from Ireland but the one I cannot get is all4 or 4player.Cant get it ti work even on the mobile app.
Is there a shield apk for all4 in 2018 ?
Just so you know all4 detects rooted devices even with magiskhide
Starseeker1 said:
Would someone be so kind and upload the new Nvidia Shield ITV Hub App.
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Same request, could someone post or pm that APK from the shield, I want to see if it works on my Philips android TV ?
Nvideas own shield webpages say its available on the play store, and so it got me wondering if there's now a version optimised for use with remotes but not in the android TV play store for my device ?
I've tried extracting from my fire TV, but they won't install on other devices because they are linked to fire os,/app store
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OK so after nearly 4 years "my5" has had an update today that now makes it unusable on shield - so my5 is out of the equation
And my5 is back lol, well I downloaded the my5 apk from fire TV and Installed on shield, purchased my5 on amazon website through the browser on my gf's s5, then installed appstore and logged in on shield. After this my5 opens and works perfect, is actually way better than side loaded version by far - just need all4 to be remote friendly and I'm set. All I can seem to find are apk wrappers for all4 fire TV apk
Can someone please upload the latest My5 apk version 3.0.0.88.
Starseeker1 said:
Can someone please upload the latest My5 apk version 3.0.0.88.
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Here you go...
Anyone have a copy of the latest TvPlayer (tvplayer_v4.5.1)...
Thanks
I wonder if it's possible. I'm using an apk downloaded on aptoide and it runs the first time but no luck to watch videos.
I ask because I use a bluetooth remote and the Netflix phone app does not support it. Is that a case to use "Fake Device"? Or to edit Build.prop?
This APK is a modified version of the Vimeo app on the Fire TV. It works perfectly on Android TV devices, it just lacked Android TV launcher compatibility.
I've added that compatibility in, and a banner image for the launcher, in, so that it works seamlessly without having to go into the sideload launcher.
Here's the APK to download
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B75MOKtQ6NCYNVNTVk5kYWM3dms
If anyone's interrested, I used this tool to add the Android TV functionality:
http://nvidiashieldzone.com/shield-android-tv/apk2tv/
thanks could you do the cw fire tv apk please
mystico99 said:
thanks could you do the cw fire tv apk please
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I second this request!
thanks. it's very kind of you :fingers-crossed:
Thanks for your effort. Vimeo just officially added support for Android TV in their latest beta.
- Just join the beta for Vimeo.
- Go to the Vimeo play store listing in a browser (not the play store app). It should say the app name is "Vimeo (Beta)". Click the "Install" or "Installed" button. This should give you the option to choose which device to download the app on.
- Pick your Android TV device from the list
- It should show up on your Android TV within 5 minutes
Found out about this from Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/5eovq1/weve_been_working_on_the_vimeo_tv_app_for_the/
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