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Is there anyway to use an android tv box as a dvr? Possibly adding a usb tv tuner?
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arndts78 said:
Is there anyway to use an android tv box as a dvr? Possibly adding a usb tv tuner?
Thanks
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Never heard it before, maybe you can have a try :fingers-crossed:

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Controlling Android Tab Remotely via phone?

Hi,
I have Android tablet connected to TV via HDMI. It has all my media. I use it to play media on TV.
Is it possible to control the tab via my android phone, kind of like a remote so I don't have to move to it every time I need to change anything.
Any ideas? Tried looking for apps etc, couldn't find much.
Thanks.
phrozenflame said:
Hi,
I have Android tablet connected to TV via HDMI. It has all my media. I use it to play media on TV.
Is it possible to control the tab via my android phone, kind of like a remote so I don't have to move to it every time I need to change anything.
Any ideas? Tried looking for apps etc, couldn't find much.
Thanks.
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There's a few applications that support certain TV models or certain software on your cable box.
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codemonkey98 said:
There's a few applications that support certain TV models or certain software on your cable box.
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Tea, I found a few, but just wanted to skip the hassle of different compatibilities, just something that controls a tablet would really simplify the matters...
phrozenflame said:
Tea, I found a few, but just wanted to skip the hassle of different compatibilities, just something that controls a tablet would really simplify the matters...
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Have you tried this application by chance?

Hide HDMI output check

Hi All,
in Italy we use on our android tablet and smartphone some nice TV apps that doesn't work if you try to mirror or redirect the video on TV.
We would use this apps on our box android TV, but the apps always check if you are using hdmi port and , in this case, crash.
There is any way to hide the presence of the hdmi port for these apps ?
Thanks to everybody could help.
Regards
lancillotto said:
Hi All,
in Italy we use on our android tablet and smartphone some nice TV apps that doesn't work if you try to mirror or redirect the video on TV.
We would use this apps on our box android TV, but the apps always check if you are using hdmi port and , in this case, crash.
There is any way to hide the presence of the hdmi port for these apps ?
Thanks to everybody could help.
Regards
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Hdmi Virtual Switch
el_easy said:
Hdmi Virtual Switch
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+1, Hey, thank you very much for the app. It works beautiful. Since you're the expert my verizon fios app is looking for wifi only, but I would like to use hardwired ethernet, is there a way to trick it to use eithernet instead? Every time I used the app I have to switch to wifi and its a pain...Thanks bro.:good:
el_easy said:
Hdmi Virtual Switch
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I'm suffering from this same issue and am very interested if there is still any support for this feature? the link seems to be broken.
ElwOOd_CbGp said:
I'm suffering from this same issue and am very interested if there is still any support for this feature? the link seems to be broken.
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original thread: http://freaktab.com/forum/development-area/app-developers-kitchen/4820-hdmi-virtual-switch
Is there any other app out there that will hide the HDMI? I'm trying to run a tv app on my fire tv and the app won't play live tv because it's hooked to an external monitor (TV). But it works fine on my fire stick and on fire tv it goes into the app lets me log in and even goes into the channels but won't play them due to being hooked to the tv. It's the Brighthouse streaming app I'm having issues with. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am having the same problem but with Shaw direct freerange app. All the other apps output fine to the hdmi port but the freerange app now denies sending to a larger or even smaller external screen. It used to work before but no longer. Hdmi virtual switch doesn't work, it just locks up. RCA tablet android 5.0 k3.10.54.
The message i get when the hdmi cable is plugged in on the tablet end even if the tv is off is " mobile device only". These are mobile devices.

Force Plex into Android TV mode

Hello all,
I think the title says it all. I have an old device that I would like to hook up to an extra tv for the sole purpose of using it for Plex. The kicker of it all is, I do not find the Plex Moble/Tablet interface to work all that well with a remote. Is it possible to enable or somehow trick Plex into thinking that this device is something like a Nexus Player, or some sort of other trick to force it into that interface?
That would be great!
i second that ! ... is there ? or maybe its an options on a certain version ?
phin586 said:
Hello all,
I think the title says it all. I have an old device that I would like to hook up to an extra tv for the sole purpose of using it for Plex. The kicker of it all is, I do not find the Plex Moble/Tablet interface to work all that well with a remote. Is it possible to enable or somehow trick Plex into thinking that this device is something like a Nexus Player, or some sort of other trick to force it into that interface?
That would be great!
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Oh, hey. I actually know how to do this. Er - you need to put the attached file into system/etc/permissions. This should trick the Plex app into running into leanback mode.
Okay, one of those two files will do the trick. I forget which, but it's one of those.
What versions of android does this support?
I just had a look at the Raspberry Pi Android TV build, and this was the only file I could find in /etc/permissions that had anything to do with Android TV.
The build I ripped it from was Android 6.0.1
I have also included the LeanbackLauncher.
pinguy1982 said:
I just had a look at the Raspberry Pi Android TV build, and this was the only file I could find in /etc/permissions that had anything to do with Android TV.
The build I ripped it from was Android 6.0.1
I have also included the LeanbackLauncher.
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Plex actually has it as option in the settings.
settings -> General -> Application Layout
The choices are "mobile" or 'TV"
But does anyone know how to do change it so that "all" apps think they are on a TV box?
Arggh , more reading less thinking next time.
It looks like the xml file you attached might do the trick.
I will try it out for some of my other problematic apps.
Thanks
i have the inphic i5 running 4.4.2 I dropped both files but Netflix still thinks it is on a phone.
Any suggestions?
If you're okay with spending a couple dollars
Buy the app "App Cloner" in the Play Store
Then download plex and choose it in the App Cloner app
Go down the options and enable "Enable TV Version"
This should work if you install it on your device

Miracast App for Android TV Box (DLNA enabled)

I have an Android TV box AKASO T95M which says that it's DLNA enabled. I couldn't find any Miracast app pre-installed in it. I've checked other variant of TV boxes which comes up with an app named "Miracast" pre-installed. Can someone please help with the apk that comes with other boxes (may be a backup of the apk from the box)?
I want to mirror my Windows 10 Laptop screen to my Android TV. I've tried installing other apps available in Play Store but that doesn't work. The TV is not detected by my laptop. Thanks in advance!
atanu.rayz said:
I have an Android TV box AKASO T95M which says that it's DLNA enabled. I couldn't find any Miracast app pre-installed in it. I've checked other variant of TV boxes which comes up with an app named "Miracast" pre-installed. Can someone please help with the apk that comes with other boxes (may be a backup of the apk from the box)?
I want to mirror my Windows 10 Laptop screen to my Android TV. I've tried installing other apps available in Play Store but that doesn't work. The TV is not detected by my laptop. Thanks in advance!
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Here's a link to download it
http://apk-dl.com/wireless-display-miracast
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Thanks!
Thanks @Droidriven. I'll try installing this.
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Droidriven said:
Here's a link to download it
http://apk-dl.com/wireless-display-miracast
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This is for mirroring from phone to TV.
Does not fulfil OPs requirement. (and mine)
Try This, These Apps Work for Me.
For Android & PC Device
Cast Receiver
play*google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softmedia.receiver.castapp&hl=en_US&gl=US
For Apple Device
AirPlay Mirror
play*google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neoyantra.airplaymirror.airplaymirrorapp&hl=en_US&gl=US
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Using Android box as HDMI to Cat5/6 converter

A bit of a niche question but I'm casting out a net...
I have an android tv box sitting around and I was wondering if I could use the box to convert cat 5/6 into HDMI. The box in question has both a HDMI and LAN port so I guess it would just be down to software? (Apologies if this is very naive)
What I want to know is has anybody seen anything similar? Anybody working on anything to do just this? Or is there an app that does this really well and I've just totally missed it? The android box is rooted and has busy box, I'm also not objecting to doing it in linux instead.
Cheers, Dan
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