Hi,
i'm using a new R-BOX android TV BOX (android 4.2 quadcore).
On the ir remote control, there are 4 hotkey buttons (for Music-Player, TV-App,..)
Is there a way to change the target apps, so the TV-App Button will start e.g. XBMC instead??
could not find any information on google, maybe cause i dont really know, what to search for.
Many thanks for any advice!
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i want to conrtol my MK802 from my android phone
but i want to know if there is other apps beside DroidMote
iakovl said:
i want to conrtol my MK802 from my android phone
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The only solution so far I got is to switch from original ROM to Christian Troy's CM10 including Zulu99's DroidMote patches.
I am still not allowed to post links, so if you're interested, PM me.
Don't know how similar but I love Splashtop 2
I do not know what "DroidMote" is, but I use Unified Remote as my Android remote control. I watch a lot of stuff on my computer, hooked up to my TV, and it lets me use my Android keyboard as my computer keyboard, and the touch screen like a laptop's touch pad. It's a little jittery due to latency, I think, but it gets the job done. From the couch, I can open VLC's Media > Open and browse my local (PC's) file system and play music or video. The free app has some limitations but is usable enough. If you know VLC's keyboard controls, the basic input remote works well. Only, I use SwiftKey Flow, and sometimes it doesn't send key presses to the system (it wants to build a word). I have a Tasker profile to open the keyboard selector when Unified Remote opens, but it's annoying, so I have it disabled presently.
Dark Reality said:
I do not know what "DroidMote" is, but I use Unified Remote as my Android remote control. I watch a lot of stuff on my computer, hooked up to my TV, and it lets me use my Android keyboard as my computer keyboard, and the touch screen like a laptop's touch pad. It's a little jittery due to latency, I think, but it gets the job done. From the couch, I can open VLC's Media > Open and browse my local (PC's) file system and play music or video. The free app has some limitations but is usable enough. If you know VLC's keyboard controls, the basic input remote works well. Only, I use SwiftKey Flow, and sometimes it doesn't send key presses to the system (it wants to build a word). I have a Tasker profile to open the keyboard selector when Unified Remote opens, but it's annoying, so I have it disabled presently.
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Unified Remote has nothing to do with DroidMote. (I use both.)
The android version of Netflix's player you find on google play is very difficult to use if you don't have a touch screen.
All the keyboard shortcut have been disabled! save for the <left> <right> and <esc> keys.
Perhaps there is some setting that can be configured in the file: /data/data/com.netflix.mediaclient/shared_prefs/nfxpref.xml
To enable keyboard controls and better yet allow some sort of keymap to "map keys to netflix functions like <pause>"
The remote I got with my android TV box is seen as a keyboard inside android.
In summary, Netflix performs well on Android TV boxes, but it’s very annoying to control.
I am sure many users face this problem with Netflix on generic Android TV box.
Has anybody managed to find a work around to this?
Thanks
There is a version of the netflix player for "Android TV" but it does not seem to work on regular android boxes.
Has a anybody ever managed to get com.netflix.ninja working on non certified devices?
Thanks,
I love subtitle gestures (seek to previous/next subtitle) but this feature seems to be unavailable when running on Android TV (no touch screen there). I think it should be trivial to add this functionality, at least, when using a gamepad
Thanks
hiebra said:
I love subtitle gestures (seek to previous/next subtitle) but this feature seems to be unavailable when running on Android TV (no touch screen there). I think it should be trivial to add this functionality, at least, when using a gamepad
Thanks
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We already have many keyboard shortcuts for various actions. We will discuss with our product team about the possibility for this one. Till that, You could use mouse to achieve the same.
Thank you for your reply
A gamepad has three different left/rigth controls and they are now doing the same thing (10 seconds back/forward). Programming one of this controls for subtitle navigation should be a 5 minutes effort. Android TV apps should be gamepad/remote friendly. Keyboard & mouse are not normally present in this platform so I'm not convinced with the solution you have proposed (that is Ok as a workaround). I assume that a solution for remotes is not easy (not standard/free controls available) but that's not a problem, as I said previously, with gamepads
Thanks in advance
hiebra said:
Thank you for your reply
A gamepad has three different left/rigth controls and they are now doing the same thing (10 seconds back/forward). Programming one of this controls for subtitle navigation should be a 5 minutes effort. Android TV apps should be gamepad/remote friendly. Keyboard & mouse are not normally present in this platform so I'm not convinced with the solution you have proposed (that is Ok as a workaround). I assume that a solution for remotes is not easy (not standard/free controls available) but that's not a problem, as I said previously, with gamepads
Thanks in advance
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May be, I could explain a little more. When you use any directional control keys (whether it's a Remote or Game Controller or Keyboard), android generates the same key events (i.e KEYCODE_DPAD_UP, KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN, KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT, KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT, KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER). Most of the android consoles has very simple remote with simple navigation keys. They depends on Navigation Keys for Seeking / Volume change. So, If we change right/left key it will break everything.
This is a new project and I would like to get feedback on it before sharing more widely. Any comments/suggestions would be great. Thanks!
Overview
Aberto Sonorus is an Android application/Alexa skill combination that allows you to perform basic launch and media control commands on your Android device through voice, no additional hardware required.
Once set up, you can use your voice to launch/close Android applications, set the device volume, or trigger play/pause/next/previous/stop commands on any application that listens for media button commands.
It can be used in combination with Alexa smart home routines. In my case, I use the command “Alexa, watch Netflix” to turn on the TV and receiver, lower the lights, turn on my NVIDIA Shield TV and launch the Netflix application on the device. I have similar commands for Amazon Video, Pandora, Plex, and others.
Features
Designate any launchable Android application as a target (not just media playback)
Set up through the companion Android application
Supports mobile and Android TV
Designate the device (e.g. “Shield”) as an additional target
Wake up the device and/or launch the application
“Alexa, turn on Shield”
“Alexa, turn on Netflix”
Set the volume on the device
“Alexa, volume up on Shield”
“Alexa, set the volume to 5 on Shield”
Play/pause/stop media playback
“Alexa, play on Shield”
“Alexa, pause on Shield”
“Alexa, stop on Shield”
Advance to the next/previous playback item
“Alexa, next on Shield”
“Alexa, previous on Shield”
Setup
Enable the Alexa skill and account link with your Amazon account: https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B078W199Z3
Install the Android application on your target device(s): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.willblaschko.android.abertosonorus
Launch the application and log in with the same Amazon account
Assign a name for the device (e.g. “Shield”)
Select which applications you want to be targetable (click on the pre-filled or the plus symbol to add more)
Tell Alexa to find new devices (“Alexa, find new devices”)
Alexa should have discovered new devices, test by saying: “Alexa, turn on <Application Name>”
Additional Options
As stated above, the power for this comes by combining it with smart home routines or other automation.
If you don’t have a device with Alexa, you can use my application (or others like it) instead.
Changelog
Current version: beta 0.1 - initial testing requested from the community
Other Information
This is an independent project and is not associated with either Amazon or Google.
XDA:DevDB Information
Aberto Sonorus, App for the nVidia Shield Android TV
Contributors
will.blaschko
Version Information
Status: Beta
Created 2018-04-30
Last Updated 2018-04-29
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Hi
I've got two amazon accounts. One on .com and another one one .de. I linked the german one with Alexa. Could this be the cause I don't see any device? I can' really select anything in Sonorus.
Greetz
Daniel
Hi,
I'm trying to install the app on my Sony Bravia Android TV (2015).
I managed to login with Amazon,
however, on the second screen where it says something like "Allow to login on Aberto Sonorus"
when I press the Allow button nothing happens.
It looks like the browser doesn't support whatever the web page is using (javascript or similar).
Is there any other way to setup the app on the TV?
Thanks!
MIBOX turn Off
Hi, great to be able to control google devices from amazon alexa
It works great on a MIBOX 3 android TV box, except for turn off.
"Turn Off" command brings back to main menu instead of stand by the box.
Any chance to fix this ?
HI,
Im facing the same issue, Were you able to fix it ?
Regards
Preetham
rosikkk said:
Hi,
I'm trying to install the app on my Sony Bravia Android TV (2015).
I managed to login with Amazon,
however, on the second screen where it says something like "Allow to login on Aberto Sonorus"
when I press the Allow button nothing happens.
It looks like the browser doesn't support whatever the web page is using (javascript or similar).
Is there any other way to setup the app on the TV?
Thanks!
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Hi guys.
This is my first post and i hope i will not be shredded for being new.
I came here since neither google nore other forums nore youtube helped me with my quest, which is
to have an IR remote to controll aimp on my android device.
I only did find "make ir blaster" or app reviews, or Bluetooth related info.
There is a device called Flirc, which is a small usb stick with IR receiver.
It comes with software to bind the IR input received to keyboard/mouse commands.
The website says all devices that can handle a usb keyboard are able to handle flirc.
The downfall is that the software only comes for Windows/IOs/Android TV.
So i wonder if there is an android app which is homebrewn to make the USB stick of a use in
an android smartphone.
Other than that, i am happy to accept any hint for another method to
controll aimp or any other player vie IR.
IR is a must.
I can remember the ipod/iphone remote which was so easy to use (IR only).
So can u help me spread some light on this topic?
Greetings !
Mandy