Web browser optimised to use with Android-based TVs.
Features:
- working with TV remote
- tabs and bookmarks support
- voice search support
- use Android builtin web rendering engine (WebKit/Blink based)
- built-in download manager
- browsing history
Google Play url:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phlox.tvwebbrowser
Now open source:
https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro
XDA:DevDB Information
TV Bro, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
trueFedeX
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.8.6
Stable Release Date: 2023-01-05
Created 2017-01-26
Last Updated 2023-01-08
I tried it on the Amazon Fire TV. The app loaded and functioned, just couldnt load a webpage with it. After typing in a web address and pressing enter, it would just return to the app homepage.
Any suggestions?
tdfsu said:
I tried it on the Amazon Fire TV. The app loaded and functioned, just couldnt load a webpage with it. After typing in a web address and pressing enter, it would just return to the app homepage.
Any suggestions?
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Very strange... Do you use built-in address bar (shown on top after pressing "back" button) or you use editbox on homepage?
This app comes very close to being what I need.
I have a Mecool M8S Pro+ that I want to use to watch iPlayer on.
I have not had much luck using Kodi, and using any other way requires using a mouse and or keyboard.
So I tried your browser and I was very happy to see that I can now load iPlayer using the remote control!
But... when trying to view anything, there is just a black screen. Now this is something to do with how codecs are implemented in the system, I think.
I also tried different user agents, using the iPad user agent I can load the video, but it is too choppy to be watchable.
Using a user agent which simulates and older android device, iPlayer tries to redirect to a streaming app, BBC media player.
It does it through and address like intent://[appnamehere] but your browser does not seem to support this.
Basically what I am saying is, can you somehow adapt the browser so the engine is like Chrome and or can you add support for intent:// functionality to be able to open installed apps?
Interesting. Will need to check this out now that Puffin Browser is going to paid subscription model.
Installed and like what I see so far, nice recent addition of ad blocking.
Any chance of getting some sort of chrome/firefox extension for pushing tabs from a paired computer?
I installed this app on my Mi Box two months ago, as soon as puffin asked for a subscription.
It was literally perfect, with fluid and fast navigation.
Unfortunately one week ago the app stopped to load my favourite website for streaming, it was so sad.
I searched this on android tv playstore but it's not there so i have to sideload the apk
Does this have an auto update feature? It's not in the play store.
trueFedeX said:
Web browser optimised to use with Android-based TVs.
Features:
- working with TV remote
- tabs and bookmarks support
- voice search support
- use Android builtin web rendering engine (WebKit/Blink based)
- built-in download manager
- browsing history
Google Play url:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phlox.tvwebbrowser
Now open source:
https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro
XDA:DevDB Information
TV Bro, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
trueFedeX
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.2.3
Stable Release Date: 2017-01-25
Created 2017-01-26
Last Updated 2017-08-07
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Hi, I wanted to see my documentary episodes which are on Facebook and only available there but can't play any video it says "We can't play the video, please try again". help you are the best as it happens that it does not work.
TheOrangeFlash said:
I installed this app on my Mi Box two months ago, as soon as puffin asked for a subscription.
It was literally perfect, with fluid and fast navigation.
Unfortunately one week ago the app stopped to load my favourite website for streaming, it was so sad.
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Hi do you think this is related to version 1.5.8 or not?
Thanks for your browser.
Hi there. I'm trying to play video from www.foxplay.com. After the video loads (or seems to load) and I click play, I get this notification: The web page wants to use following resources: android.webkit.resource.PROTECTED_MEDIA_ID.
I click on allow and the time bar starts running, but I got only a black screen without sound.
Is there anything to do on my side, to fix this issue?
The site works ok with firefox for fire tv, in desktop mode, but it is a PIA trying to do anything in that browser without the menu key.
Thanks in advance.
Working with remote, Thanks!
Hello everyone, the browser is great! The only thing I really miss in contrast to the Puffin Browser is the ability to scale down the page size. Is the browser still being actively developed? Is it possible to build in the function?
Works great than other browsers i've tried, very stable. No crashes on my sony bravia. Pointer is smooth. Adblocker needs to me more aggresive. Still getting redirect pages. A dark mode option. And player controls.
Bonjour
pouvez-vous ajouter une option pour le lancement au démarrage ?
c'est vraiment très sympa l'appli
I love TV Bro for the Mi Box.
I wonder if anyone has attempted to add something like UBlock to TV Bro ?
UBlock is brilliant at immediately closing new tabs that are being opened by Advertising sites et al.
UBlock is also open-source (see https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin ) so I imagine
it would not be too difficult for a telented TV Bro developer to add such a feature to TV Bro......... PLEASE
If such a feature already exists on TV Bro I would be delighted if someone would point me to it
Acorrales said:
Hi there. I'm trying to play video from www.foxplay.com. After the video loads (or seems to load) and I click play, I get this notification: The web page wants to use following resources: android.webkit.resource.PROTECTED_MEDIA_ID.
I click on allow and the time bar starts running, but I got only a black screen without sound.
Is there anything to do on my side, to fix this issue?
The site works ok with firefox for fire tv, in desktop mode, but it is a PIA trying to do anything in that browser without the menu key.
Thanks in advance.
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Any way to fix this?
Very good TV-Browser, would be nice if it had a channel on Android TV Start page, could show book marks or history or both (2 Channels).
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There is no app yet but I figured this is a good place to post it for someone looking for veetle on android. The iphone/pad has an app but we really dont need one now that it works. I cant get cable here so I stream foxnews from veetle. Now i can watch it on the phone.
FOR REAL: Stream Veetle.com on Android
I recently switched to an HTC Inspire 4G from an iPhone, and I've been super frustrated that veetle.com doesn't stream natively to the device. I've spent a good chunk of time looking into how to do this and this morning I came up with a decent way to stream any veetle channel on an Android device.
Requirements:
•*Rooted, S-OFF, et al
• Cyanogenmod 7 RC1 Installed
• VPlayer (can be installed from Android Market)
In the default browser in CM 7, tap Menu, tap More, then scroll to the bottom and choose Settings.
Again scroll to the bottom, and tap Select User Agent, found under Advanced Settings. Choose iPhone for the User Agent type.
Navigate to veetle.com, and you'll see it's presented as it is on the iPhone, and VPlayer handles the m3u8 streams just fine. You might need to turn up the buffer size in VPlayer to get a nice consistent flow, but this is my new method for watching Veetle.com on my phone.
t.k.h. said:
I recently switched to an HTC Inspire 4G from an iPhone, and I've been super frustrated that veetle.com doesn't stream natively to the device. I've spent a good chunk of time looking into how to do this and this morning I came up with a decent way to stream any veetle channel on an Android device.
Requirements:
•*Rooted, S-OFF, et al
• Cyanogenmod 7 RC1 Installed
• VPlayer (can be installed from Android Market)
In the default browser in CM 7, tap Menu, tap More, then scroll to the bottom and choose Settings.
Again scroll to the bottom, and tap Select User Agent, found under Advanced Settings. Choose iPhone for the User Agent type.
Navigate to veetle.com, and you'll see it's presented as it is on the iPhone, and VPlayer handles the m3u8 streams just fine. You might need to turn up the buffer size in VPlayer to get a nice consistent flow, but this is my new method for watching Veetle.com on my phone.
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Hey it definitely works when you play the channels from the veetle website but there seems to be a problem when i try to view veetle channel links on other websites.It gives me a message COULD NOT FIND STREAM LOCATION .I have confirmed that the stream is working by using my PC ,so any help would be much appreciated.
Finally i can see sports on veetle. Since im using nym`s i cant see. Can someone port the browser.apk? im very happy with this rom and im not planning on a change, but if no one can port the browser i might have to think about it.
Nisthus said:
Finally i can see sports on veetle. Since im using nym`s i cant see. Can someone port the browser.apk? im very happy with this rom and im not planning on a change, but if no one can port the browser i might have to think about it.
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Dolphin browsers work also
How did you do it??
I tried with all browsers and no luck. I can only save the file stream.m3u8 and when i try to open with vplayer it skips and gets back to file browsing. the same happend when i try to open the url on vplayer.
Please can someone post the app on the forum I can't find it on the market as its not available in my region
sorry to bump this but i need help. vplayer installs on samsung mini, but gives me an error and shuts down when i try to run it. So is there another program that does the same as vplayer but works on samsung mini, because i really want to use vettle. thx
Dolphin HD+Vplayer
sslas321 said:
Dolphin browsers work also
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I broadcast on veetle, full time. After my research on android, i found out that Android OS stream veetle using dolphin hd+vplayer could do it. Check MePirate on veetle movie list and go to my website for more details. There is vplayer.apk ready to be download there.
veetle on android
hi guys
a bit late with this but , i am running darkstons super ram on my hd2
and i can view veetle channels on the def browser. i can also use skyfire
which also streams bbc iplayer...dont live in the uk....how great is that
Just seen that TVCatchup Android Application is in beta : http://tvcatchup.com/android.html
I would try it, but I'm running ICS
If you find any faults then please report them on our forums by clicking this link: http://forums.tvcatchup.com/forumdisplay.php?71-Tvcatchup-Andriod-Application-Beta-Testing-Feedback
Thanks for the heads up !
Not for me yet as I prefer the mobile site access that gives me the choice to play the stream in MX Video player but worth keeping an eye on.
Negative is that it stops working if you have advert blocking .
jje
nice, thanks Bro
Android 4.1
Hi guys it's Colwal from TVCatchup.com if you are running Android 3.0 + then you will be able to use the ipad.tvcatchup.com streams.
I am running 4.1 Android so I cannot even run our own app, how ironic is that
I have to go through some stages to get the ipad streams working though on my ASUS Transformer in that I have to download the Dolphin Browser and change the useragent to desktop, as for some reason or other since the update you cannot change the useragent in the native browser any more which is slightly frustration.
We have nearly cracked all the problems with the first public beta release and have started working on Android 4.1 and we don't think it will be that long until the release.
JJEgan
If we didn't have adverts then you wouldn't have a service it's a simple as that and I hate them as much as the next person, but there is no alternative at the moment, but we will keep on looking at ideas and we have a few in mind.
Well I know I'm looking forward to it I've used tvcatchup quite alot recently, usually when the other half grabs the remote when the soaps are on.
If you want the ICS update then PM me on the forums.
Just goto m.tvcatchup.com in your browser and you can access the content without an app.
TV Catchup
The app seems to use the inbuilt stream player (very limited options), would be great to choose your preferred streamer or if the app provided it's own player ...
Or perhaps the ability of PVR / pause live TV, like Sky+/Tivo
Hi all,
I have tried newest versions of Chrome, Chrome Beta and Tugabrowser and on all of them when I press play on a video from a webpage there is no option for full screen, only an option for casting.
I have an older version of Chrome 41.xxx which works fine but don't want to have to keep using it any more.
Here is a website for NHL highlights for example:
http://www.dtmts.com
Thanks for any help you can provide.
I want to control Netflix, Hulu and YouTube from another device. Why....
I have a lot of old smart phones that don't serve much purpose any more. So I took one and strapped it to the back of the head rest in my car. I did this to stream movies for my toddler son who rides in the back.
The problem I had was when the movie stopped or he wanted to watch something else. It was a hassle to reach back and change the movie. Then my idea for Cast Launcher was conceived.
Cast launcher lets me control a device from my device from anywhere in the world. So if I want to change the movie playing on the device in the back seat of my car. I can by selecting Netflix / Hulu / Youtube from the Cast Launcher menu. Then I just find the movie i want and cast, and send it to one of the devices connected to my Cast Launcher account.
Setup is easy as 1, 2, 3.
Start the app and you will be presented with an account selection box listing the email accounts found on your device.
(1) Select an account or choose to enter in an email address you have access to.
(2) Think of a unique nick name for your device and enter it.
After completing steps 1 and 2 an email will be sent to you with a pin number
(3) Verify this pin number by entering it in the app.
Now you are ready to add as many devices as you wish. They must all share the same email address and pin, but must each have unique nick name.
From here the fun begins.
After adding one or more devices you will be able to choose one of them from a list after you choose an action to perform.
Actions include:
*Casting Movies / TV Shows and other Videos from Netflix, Hulu or YouTube
To cast from Netflix or Hulu you do not need Hulu or Netflix on your device just on the remote device.
To cast from YouTube you can choose to share a video from the YouTube app and select Cast Launcher when presented with the share menu.
Open an app on a remote device from a list of apps.
View app descriptions that were found on the remote device by long pressing an item from the app list.
Use voice commands to search Netflix and Hulu
Send Voice messages to a receiving device
Use voice commands to play music from streaming players or videos on the remote device
Launch web URLs on the receiving device by using the share button from any browser.
Will work on most devices running Android KitKat and above. Including Phones, Tablets, TV's, TV Boxes with Android, *Cars with Android Auto (untested) and More...
On Google Play, Beta Testing NOW
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thunderstick.castlauncher
Google Play, beta Tester Sign up
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.thunderstick.castlauncher
Download the APK Directly if you want to side load it. Requires Kit Kat and Above.
Public Release Here
Updated last night, added messaging abilities between devices. Better support for Android TV.
Nearly ready for a release now.
Last night's update is a release candidate. Please comment here with things that could be better or things you like.
Thanks for testing.
Public release coming very, very soon
Public release happening sometime today. STAY TUNED
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thunderstick.castlauncher
Update posted to fix bugs, thanks to all that are testing this out.
Poll Posted
Poll posted so you can tell me what you think... Don't be shy... I really do want to know so I can work on improvements.
Bug fixes posted to the Play Store yesterday
Useless
This is a useless app that doesn’t do anything, and feels slightly sketchy..
Do you like watching videos on YouTube
but are looking for a simple app to do that?
NewPipe has been created with the purpose of getting the original YouTube experience
on your smartphone without annoying ads and questionable permissions.
The application is open source and you can check on it at GitHub.
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I like NewPipe, especially to listen music in background.
Can you add also the releases link on Github?
Does it block ADs on videos?
ZionMainframe said:
Does it block ADs on videos?
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Yes it does:
N3UR0SH1M4 said:
NewPipe has been created with the purpose of getting the original YouTube experience on your smartphone without annoying ads and questionable permissions.
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Does it work in Android Auto?
dont know - i use android 9.0 (pie) - just try. quess it works.
rogxd said:
I like NewPipe, especially to listen music in background.
Can you add also the releases link on Github?
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of course there u are
ZionMainframe said:
Does it block ADs on videos?
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yes it does
of course, if you just want to watch yt in the background - there are many browsers that allow this, e.g. : Brave web browser for mobiles to surf the internet which can also play YouTube videos in the background when the screen is turned off. Just you need to open browser settings– site settings – media and enable background video playback... but not to download (i think...)
With NewPipe what is the audio bitrate in background playback? Can I limit it to preserve the mobile data?
Inviato dal mio FIG-LX1 utilizzando Tapatalk
I have used newpipe for years and I love it, but I have a very strange problem if I use it with Google Maps: the two icons in the notification bar continue to switch position; I have uploaded a small video/gif demonstrating the issue: https://gfycat.com/uglyspiritedichneumonfly
Where's official support for NewPipe?, I assumed it was here but clearly not, I'm having trouble with downloads specifically ones over 1GB failing consistently, if someone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it, thanks
When we are playing videos in background in audio only mode the data usage will be saved as video is not playing or newpipe will consume the same amount of data??
Sivabalan said:
When we are playing videos in background in audio only mode the data usage will be saved as video is not playing or newpipe will consume the same amount of data??
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Would be interesting to know this, and what is the bitrate...
I thanks the developer of this great application!
Has always worked like a charm but strangely in the last few days It crashes, on the various device where I've installed it (be it android 5.1, 7 or 9), always when I click on a video. The other functionalities seems to work just fine (I.e. The New video of the subscribed channels shows up, the thumbnails work etc)
Is that a issue that I'm just experiencing or it's something that depends on YouTube making some changes?
Thank you for the attention.
Edit: And I have installed the last version available on fdroid
Ryū Kenden said:
I thanks the developer of this great application!
Has always worked like a charm but strangely in the last few days It crashes, on the various device where I've installed it (be it android 5.1, 7 or 9), always when I click on a video. The other functionalities seems to work just fine (I.e. The New video of the subscribed channels shows up, the thumbnails work etc)
Is that a issue that I'm just experiencing or it's something that depends on YouTube making some changes?
Thank you for the attention.
Edit: And I have installed the last version available on fdroid
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Update to the last version and you will solve
« Ma io sono già morto, e anche quella volta era una donna. »
( Spike Spiegel )
I see, I'm on the last version available via fdroid (18.1) i guess I'll have to wait that the 18.2 is available there.
Thank you anyway for the information!
Thank you for the very useful new feature that you've added in the last version (19).
I was wondering if you could add the possibility to limit the number of feed for certain channel in the news page.
I'm subscribed to few channel that publish several video per day so my feed is completely taken by those.
Is it something possible?
Great app, again thank you!
P.s. I've also noticed that, playing background music, on the lock screen only few times is displayed the thumbnail as a background.
I'm on AICP 14 (android 9)
My phone's security manager software flags this app as a fake app. Is it safe to ignore that message?
kanagawaben said:
My phone's security manager software flags this app as a fake app. Is it safe to ignore that message?
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Definitely u can ignore the message...