Turn your Airtel DTH box into an Android box. (But it doesn't work with new Int. based boxes.) (You can watch YT, OTT, and other apps without a recharge, but you still won't be able to watch live TV for free more on that later.)

Steps

1. Enable Developer Options (if it doesn't open on the first try, try double tapping again quickly).
   • Disable and then re-enable the Storage permission for the Xtream Launcher app, restart it.
   • Disable the ICX app.
   • Disable the Companion app.
   • Download Send Files to TV and Button Mapper from the Play Store. (If either app doesn't open cause it was already installed before, just uninstall it and reinstall fresh from the Play Store.) (use 3rd party app if needed)
2. Grant all the required permissions to both Send Files to TV and Button Mapper.
3. Install your preferred launcher. Projectivy Launcher is one of the most stable and commonly recommended options, but use whichever launcher suits you.
4. If any pre-installed apps (like Netflix, Prime Video, Hotstar, etc.) aren't opening properly, just uninstall-reinstall them. Also disable automatic updates in both Play Store and Android settings.
5. In Projectivy Launcher, enable the option to launch it automatically on boot. Then use Button Mapper to assign the Home button to open Projectivy Launcher. (search on Yt how to setup clean view Projectivy launcher)
6. So in case you still wanna use your Airtel box for live TV channels, you can even replace it with an IntProTV plan just search "(BOLD TEXT)" in r/ accountsharingIndia and you'll find service providers there. Disclaimer: don't buy any service without a 1-day free trial, and try the free trial during peak time, like some major live sports event IPL final, FIFA final, etc. For the IntProTV player, Tivimate is the best one out there, you can even buy its premium version, or find some workaround on Reddit itself to use the Tivimate free version (I'm personally using a free workaround, but it's a bit risky, so there's a chance of losing your data, be careful with that).
7. and you can download alternative app for Youtube and other OTT like apps for Ad free experience
8. It works on any wifi, so you could even get a local ISP (just check the reviews before buying). I've personally replaced my whole home setup using this method.

In my case, I pay 590 for 3 months (or ~1000 for 6 months) for access to Live TV , including 4K channels for F1, FIFA, and even cricket (though the 4K cricket feed is pretty shitty cause the Star 4K feed itself is shitty). It also comes with tons of movies and TV shows included. shows like Gatroen ke khiladi, KBC and other reality shows hindi shows (and other regional shows but I haven't checked those)

For internet, I pay 6,000 upfront for a 12-month 100 Mbps plan. That brings my monthly total cost ~699 , which is still cheaper than my old Airtel setup (yeah I know it's a lump-sum payment and not monthly).

To get a comparable plan from Airtel, I'd have to pay ~1,200 per month, and even then I wouldn't get 4K sports or the other international channels. If I subscribed to everything individually through the official route, monthly cost would easily cross ₹2,000+.

I've personally replaced my entire home setup using this approach, and so far it's been working great for me, touch wood.

Edit: I found a way to watch live TV for free. I can't say it here, but use GitHub and VLC to watch free TV.

Is this a good product to buy? If anyone knows about it, is it worth going with the Tata Cliq site, which offers it at a 20% cheaper price?

I don't know if I'm allowed to post a screenshot from Streme-io, but it has a configuration option next to every add-on, which makes it very convenient to change settings.

I'm not sure if Nuvio has a similar option, but if it does, I haven't been able to find it.

In my case, whenever I need to change an add-on's settings, I have to open Streme-io using a separate account that I created just for configuring add-ons.

It would be really nice if Nuvio had a configuration option for add-ons directly within the app. It would make managing add-on settings much easier.

Paxistan tho 3rd number per aatha hai.

Using Your Set-Top Box

Note: This only works with the older satellite-based set-top boxes, not the newer models InternetTV boxes.

If you have the older satellite-based box, you can continue using it as an Android TV device on any Wi-Fi network without recharging it even once.

Steps

1. Enable Developer Options (if it doesn't open on the first try, try double tapping again quickly).
   • Disable and then re-enable the Storage permission for the Xtream Launcher app to restart it.
   • Disable the ICX app.
   • Disable the Companion app.
2. Download Send Files to TV and Button Mapper from the Play Store.
   • If either app doesn't open because it was previously installed, uninstall it and reinstall it from the Play Store.
   • If you can't install Button Mapper from the Play Store, you can sideload its APK instead through send files to tv.
3. Grant all the required permissions to both Send Files to TV and Button Mapper.
4. Install your preferred launcher. Projectivy Launcher is one of the most stable and commonly recommended options, but you can use whichever launcher you prefer.
5. If any of your pre-installed apps (such as Netflix, Prime Video, Hotstar, etc.) aren't opening properly, try uninstalling and reinstalling them. Also, disable automatic updates in both the Play Store and Android settings.
6. In Projectivy Launcher, enable the option to launch it automatically on boot. Then, use Button Mapper to assign the Home button to open Projectivy Launcher. There are plenty of tutorials online if you'd like to customize the launcher further.
7. So In case you still want to use airtel box for TV channel you can even replace it with a (I)nt. (P)ro. (TV) plan just search the (TERM) in r/accountsharingIndia and you can see find service provider. Disclamier (don't buy any service without 1 day free trial and try the free trial during peak time like major live sports event Like IPL final, fifa final etc.). for the (I)nt. (P)ro. (TV) Player - Tivimate is the best player, you could buy its 'premium version'. or find a way to use the Tivimate free version on reddit itself ( i am using free work around but it can be risky method and you can be at the risk of losing your information).
8. It works on any wifi , so you could buy local ISP ( just check the review before buying it) I personally have replaced my home setup with this mehtod.

In my case, I pay ₹490 for 3 months (or ₹800 for 6 months) for access to 10,000+ TV channels, including 4K channels for F1, FIFA, and even cricket (although the 4K cricket feed is pretty shitty because the Star 4K feed itself is shitty). It also includes access to ton of movies and TV shows.

For internet, I pay ₹6,000 upfront for a 12-month 100 Mbps plan. That brings my effective monthly cost to ~₹670, which is still cheaper than my Airtel setup (I know it's a lump-sum payment rather than monthly).

To get a comparable plan from Airtel, I'd have to spend around ₹1,200 per month, and even then I wouldn't get 4K sports or literally 9,000+ of international channels. If I were to subscribe to everything individually through official method, the monthly cost would easily be close to ₹2,000+.

I've personally replaced my entire home setup using this approach, and it's been working great for me so far touch wood..