Hey i live in gurugram. Going to buy lumio. All the reviews except 1-2 are positive which is more like a red flag for me. I am getting this for 35k on flipkart. Though i have trust issues with flipkart as well.

My question should i go for it. Is it trustworthy. How is the ownership experience. ?

The current version of Android is version 17.

However, the vast majority of Android TV Sticks/Boxes seem to cap out at around Android 13/14, some even run Android 11 or older.

Just wondering - Are there any TV Sticks/Boxes running Android 15-17? And if not, why?

I've heard older versions of Android are a security risk to still run now - is that true with these TV boxes?

Or is version 13/14 still new enough for now & the future?

Thanks

I'm looking for a Google-certified 4K TV stick (HDMI stick, not a box) running Google TV based on Android TV OS 14.

So far, I've looked at the LEAP NOVA 4K and Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen).

Which one would you recommend, and are there any other sticks worth considering? Any better alternatives available today?

Thanks

I use antennapod on my phone but when I try to install it on my Android box I can't get it to import my opml file with list of subscriptions in. Tried podcast addicts and it just crashes when I try to press "restore" button.

Is pocket casts my only option? Not keen on the app at all.

So a run down of my setup, i have a Sony Bravia 8 ii and i have all my movie remux files on an external sandisk ssd that i connect through the usb port of the tv. Im having issues playing the dolby vision files and i have tried a multitude of video players like vlc kodi mpv justplayer mxplayer. They all either stutter a lot or just plays audio or keeps buffering. So im looking for an ultimate solution for this. Paid or unpaid dont matter.

I have a Chromecast Ultra, but Chromecast has really gotten bad over the last several years. As a developer it's frustrating to not be able to connect at all and have literally no insight into why. I ported my app to AndroidTV, but my hangup has always been that high-end Android boxes like the Shield cost $200+.

Has anyone tried one of the super cheap boxes?

I have an xiaomi tv it has great picture quality supports Dolby Vision Hdr10 or Hdr10+ and I have an jbl sound bar that supports dolby digital+ 5.1 but my tv is really slow laggy! I have to clear catche and refresh it multiple times in a day! It lags when watching netflix soo much and also nuvio Heck even youtube so I decided to get a new tv but it would be expensive and my current tv has really good picture quality so I thought I should get NVIDIA shield but it kinda expensive and I don't use many apps just your tizentube cobalt (kinda like smartube but better) and nuvio (stremio but way better) and netflix prime video disney plus and projectivity launcher,button remapper, adb tv,downloader that's so i won't need the extra storage version or will I? Please tell me your options is it something like for few months it works smooth and fast then it starts getting slow and laggy btw my current tv runs android tv 11 or 10 and sometimes playstore stops working and some apps won't work too so should I get a tv or streamer should be fine and I'm thinking of connecting it to ethernet for faster speed.

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If you need a small, durable, few-buttons remote for an elderly family member or kids, I highly recommend the official Google TV box remote.

• It's cheap. Get it officially from https://store.google.com/product/chromecast_google_tv_voice_remote (avoid Amazon unless you are 100% sure it's made by Google, since their site is full of fake Chinese knockoffs which look the same but don't work well).
• Go into your Android TV's "System Settings: Remotes & Accessories" and press "Pair Accessory".
• Press and hold the Back + Home buttons on the remote until the bottom front of the white shell has a white blinking LED underneath it (you can't see the light until it blinks).
• The remote appears on the TV. Pair it.
• All functions work. Volume. Power on/off. Navigation. Back, Home, Voice Assistant, etc. Voice text input works too (but the apps must have a voice activation button, such as the Gboard keyboard or the voice icon in YouTube, since the remote doesn't have a dedicated button for it).
• The YouTube and Netflix buttons don't do anything, but they can be mapped via the free tvQuickActions. However, both buttons send the exact same signal (this seems impossible to solve on a non-Chromecast device), so you can only bind them to the same thing, which is unfortunate. But tvQuickActions lets you bind them to an on-screen wheel of up to 5 actions which pops up visually, so it's a great solution. (This is why I don't recommend the "Button Mapper" app that I used in the past, because it doesn't have such advanced features.)
• To see a preview of what that wheel looks like, look at the "preview images here" link below, and look at the "tvQuickActions panel". It's the leftmost part of the image; the diamond-shaped wheel. That's the only style available in the free app.
• For even more advanced usage, I recommend tvQuickActions Pro which can create beautiful Apple TV-style docks or other menu styles. There are preview images here. The "Dock" and "Horizontal menu with centered buttons" are the best looking ones. You can customize the styles in the app. Mine shows the actual app icons and has a dark, transparent background. I bought the app to be able to put a bunch of apps in a nice shortcut bar, so now I don't mind that both hardware buttons bring up the same menu bar. :)
• There's one more quirk that I haven't solved: The Chromecast remote can't wake the TV from sleep if you're using a "TV with built-in Android TV". This is because the TV goes into deep sleep after a while and stops listening to Bluetooth signals. The TV's own remote still works, because they send an infrared signal instead. My parents just turn it on via the old, large TV remote and then use the small Google remote. I don't think this is solvable any other way, but would love to be proven wrong. (This is probably not an issue if your Android TV box is external (connected via HDMI), because those boxes expect a bluetooth signal at all times, and will then just forward the wakeup signal to the TV via HDMI-CEC.)
• PS: During setup of tvQuickActions, you will be asked to enable its service in "Accessibility". If the system crashes when you enter that menu, you need to set the system language to "English (US)" temporarily (you can switch it back after you are done with setup). This is an old Android TV bug.
• PS: Also, tvQuickActions will ask you to disable "Energy optimization", and enable "Usage access" and "Display over other apps". All of that is done in the Android TV "Apps: Special app access" menu. It was hard to find so I am mentioning this.

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Android TV tvQuickActions guide (bonus):

Permissions

• You must enable its "Accessibility" service. If your TV's settings crash when you enter that menu, you need to temporarily set system language to "English (US)". This is an old Android TV bug.
• You also need to go into "Apps: Special app access" and do the following changes for tvQuickActions Pro:
  • Energy optimization: Off.
  • Usage access: On.
  • Display over other apps: On.

Creating a custom menu bar

• Go to "Custom actions: Menus & panels".
• Click on "Create menu".
  • Type: "Dock" and "Horizontal menu with centered items" look the best. There are preview images in the official docs.
  • Actions: Add all the application shortcuts here. Long press on any shortcut to change their order, their names, or customize the icons.

Improving the Dock's style

• Go to "Settings: Dock".
  • Dark mode: On.
• Go to "Settings: Custom colors".
  • Click on "Dock: Icons color in dock style menu". Then drag all the sliders to the right to make the icons white. Otherwise any custom icons/non-app shortcuts will use a horrifying, pink-tinted color.

Remapping buttons

• Go to "Mappings".
• Click on "Add button".
• Press the button that you want to map (ignore the on-screen notice about "ADB access", which is only necessary if a button fails to be detected the normal way).
• Configure the mapping as follows:
  • Button action type: "Usual action".
  • Single press: Choose "Menus & Panels" and then the custom menu that you've created earlier.
• Tip: You can also rebind other buttons, and you can bind them to directly launch apps instead. You can have different actions for pressing, double-pressing and long pressing the button.
• Tip: Some buttons, such as the Netflix button, may be hardcoded to always launch the original application no matter what. If you aren't using Netflix, it's best to go into "Apps" and disabling it, so that the button doesn't launch the original app anymore. Then it can be remapped without issues.

Hello, all!

I’ve been doing some research and I’m now ready to build my library.

I’m very excited to start. However, I’m trying to decide which device I should get. I’ve decided to go with Onn or Apple (maybe Fire Cube), but I can’t really decide which device (yes, I know about Nvidia but it’s not an option).

I’ve created my Plex account (I know of Jellyfin and others, but for my first try, I’m fine using the free version of Plex for now).

Please correct me if any of my understandings are incorrect:

Onn - what I like about Onn is not having to create a server, making it optional. I can plug my hard drive directly to the unit if I wanted. I like the idea of having the option for a program guide from NostalgiaTV.

Apple - I would have to create a server which would be ok because this allows the house to have access and use when traveling. I hear there’s alternatives to NostalgiaTV called BunnyEarsTV and Nostalex, but I’m still looking into that. I don’t know if those will actually give me what I want.

I’ve ruled out Fire Stick, but I hear there’s Fire Cube is solid.

Anyway, I don’t know much about speed and performance because I don’t own any.

So, which is the best device for my library?

Thanks!

Is Dolby vision worth $100 on a low nitt oled?