Hi there, this is my first time posting here so I hope I'm in the right place. Last year I purchased an Android media player called Bluetimes Smart TV Box 3584DA.
When I got it, I realised that they just literally slapped on an Android 4.0 OS where the system still wants you to use touchscreen but all I have to control is just my remote control. What should take second to navigate takes a little longer. My question is, is there such a thing as a "custom rom" as such where it's optimised for a remote control and a media player box?
Thanks in advance.
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Hello, first of all.
It's been a long time since I have visited this place, so excuse me please if I missed a similar thread. I have searched for it.
My question is if it this possible to turn my old Motorola XT 720 into an Android TV box (i.e. Chromecast or similar).
I have tried CheapCast app that only crashed when opening YouTube. This phone has a HDMI port and I assumed it can connect through it to my Philips TV, which is not a smart TV, but a regular HD TV.
The only connection I was able to create was the built-in version of media gallery from phone which has the option to display the pictures from phone on TV screen (proving there is a working connection at least).
pyramis said:
Hello, first of all.
It's been a long time since I have visited this place, so excuse me please if I missed a similar thread. I have searched for it.
My question is if it this possible to turn my old Motorola XT 720 into an Android TV box (i.e. Chromecast or similar).
I have tried CheapCast app that only crashed when opening YouTube. This phone has a HDMI port and I assumed it can connect through it to my Philips TV, which is not a smart TV, but a regular HD TV.
The only connection I was able to create was the built-in version of media gallery from phone which has the option to display the pictures from phone on TV screen (proving there is a working connection at least).
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This should be possible as the device has the ability to use another display. I would recommend using something like Tablet Remote or other similar apps on the Play store so instead of using the device as a chrome cast you can use it as a full media center device connected to your TV. By using one of these apps you would play videos directly through your device instead of "casting" them. This should hopefully work arround the issue of apps like CheapCast crashing.
Hope I could help and good luck
Thank you, Tablet Remote works good between the 2 Android phones. Still working on it.
I am also working on this route, trying to make use of my screen-broken Xperia Z. However apart from using as mediacenter with kodi, it would be nice if I could properly emulate chromecast. I would love to see a nexus android TV Rom being able to drive my phone, is anybody working on that?
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I have a coolead android TV box which is great except that when navigating pages the cursor is too small for me to see it properly even on a 48" UHD TV
Is there any app or method I can use to make the android cursor more visible - ideally bigger or prominent colour. The device runs Android 5.2? I am sorry if this is the wrong place but I couldn't find anything about Android TV boxes
The problem is academic now
because I have returned this box - the third of three I have tried. Although I am a huge android fan I feel it is a horrible interface to use as a TV Platform. Many of the apps do not work that well and many will not even download. It strikes me that it is not really Android TV but an android tablet directing output to a TV screen. There seems to be virtually nothing on the play store that is designed to provide a TV type experience. Even the much vaunted Kodi I found to be a rather hit and miss area when it comes to finding content and in most cases there seems to be no indication of whether the content is legal or no. I suspect from the number of links that simply do not work that it operates more with illegal content than anything. I bought the boxes because I wrongly thought that ITV Hub and Channel 4 were not available on the Amazon fire stick but it now turns out that they are and my information was wrong. The moderately priced stick gives me 90% of what is missing from my new Budget 4k smart TV and so I am giving up on Android (except as presented on fire stick which has a much more TV appropriate interface)
I would like to start off by saying I've looked around for a few hours on the internet trying to find something to help me get an answer to this. I've decided to ask the community to shine some light on this for me. Any answers would be grateful and very appreciated.
I have a Hisense 4K 50 Inch TV I bought it from Walmart. The model number is 50H7GB. I've had the tv over a year and it runs a Linux based os called "Opera TV" The current os lacks the most decent apps and the app store has nothing thrilling at all. I was wondering if it is possible to put Android TV os on this Hisense tv somehow? If it can be done, what steps must I take to do so?
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Hi there, I just bought this Hisense tv as a smart Tv, thinking im going to install apk files like iptv, and all the stuff, i failed because i have discovered on the pack ;powered by VIDAA; i saw an app store written N when i got in, its crap. it got a build in browser when you get in , there are only build in search engines, no browser with an address bar. countries location is limited to ARAB countries. when i tried doing some search with my pc, i discovered tv is using Linux portal interface ui. by NETRANGE.COM. so the app store is from netrange. i even tried locating the root folder, nothing which mean i cant download to tv memory. please i need help here, to run android on this tv, or if theres any other way i can get iptv on it, then fine.
Thanks in advance!
Hi guys I've bought this tv box and I need help to set up some things:
Twitch is impossibile to scroll with remote control, every time I need to use the "mouse" mode and it is boring... Is there a version of this app that can be run on smart TV like the one of YouTube that is perfect?
Is there a way to set a timer for auto-shutdown the tv box?
Is there a way to install adblock on YouTube and chrome?
Thank you so much for your help
Hi,
The U11 is ok but the battery life is not that great. I'm thinking of repurposing it into a TV launcher. Does anyone know a good app which can replicate android TV box or smart TV interface. I want to be able to use the remote to control the phone. Youtube/Netflix has to be a format suitable for TV rather than phone.
I also noticed that when I use the phone to the TV, the phone's screen is just enlarged on the screen itself. It does not look anything like an android TV box. The youtube app is just a big app on the screen. Not from a smart TV. Netflix does not rotate into portrait mode. Any ideas?
Any recommendations on what app I need to install? what remote to use? To make the phone an android tv box