I’m looking for the best video player app for Android TV.

I’m very used to Infuse on Apple TV, but my parents have a pretty powerful Android TV box, and I’d like to get them a similarly good experience.

My requirements are:
Direct playback from an SMB share on a NAS — no Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, or other media server setup.

Blu-ray remux support, including high-bitrate 4K files.

Dolby Vision support, ideally with proper profile handling and HDR fallback where necessary.

A polished, user-friendly interface with good library management, posters, metadata, subtitles, etc.

Basically, I want something as close to Infuse as possible, where you point it at a network share and everything just works without having to tinker with settings constantly.

I’m not interested in anything vibecoded or in setting up a media server. Just a solid, well-maintained native Android TV app that can handle high-quality local/network playback.

Hi,

How to get 3D spatial audio (Atmos, binaural, etc.) with headphones on an Android box or Android TV. Is this possible ?

Are there any workarounds?

I'm new here, and I wanted to start using a launcher on my TV, but I don't know where to begin. I know that the best launcher is subjective and depends on personal preference, so I wanted to know which one you recommend.

Adoro lo salvaschermo della mia Xiaomi TV però è collegato con Google foto dove non ho backup. Al contrario su Amazon photos ho più di 100GB di foto quindi mi chiedevo se si poteva mettere il salvaschermo come su FireTV su AndroidTv

È fattibile?

I discovered something nice that I didn't know. I have a android tv I live in jamaica. I have a Wisdom Share smart tv originally show 720p and I was messing around with a pixel app for Android phones and I downloading it on the tv ran a adb command to activate the pixel resolution app.(It's not like a Google tv where you could select your resolution type .. it has to be done through adb/the pixel resolution app) I tried changing the resolution to 3840 × 2160 but the highest it could go was 2560 × 1440 and wow the quality now is amazing. Android Tvs are the best in my opinion rokus Samsung and vizio doesn't offer this much freedom. I feel kinda late lol

Sorry about the poor video quality, but I believe it still demonstrates the problem.

This just started today. No idea why. I have already switched the TV off at the wall and turned it back on = no change. I selected ‘Reset App’ = no change.

Has anybody ever seen this?

UPDATE: fixed it! if you are facing the same problem, go into TV Settings, look for Apps, and delete the cache. It went away immediately.

Hi everyone!

I'm looking to buy a 32-inch Smart TV in Morocco.

My main requirement is to be able to connect it to Wi-Fi, search on Google, open websites, and watch movies directly in the browser, without connecting a PC or phone.

For those who own a Smart TV, does this work well? Which model would you recommend based on your own experience?

Thanks!

Hey all,

I just use projectivy, and tbh haven't tied others,. I'm fine with Projectivy.

I actually just wondering if all launchers have to go through a similar process to projectivy, or if there are Launcher that just can be installed like a regular apk. Simple and easy.

Just for some older family members I can't get too

Need lossless dolby atmos, capable to run big 4k remux files, fast wifi internet connection since my box struggles to run 80gb bd remuxes with 100+mbps internet.

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. ?

I was just doing a simple debloat from wireless adb of this boy and now just by disabling its default launcher com.cvte.tv.launcher.fall is going through a bootloop, no wireless adb working unfortunately in this phase, the only thing that i found scanning all network ips is the Fire stick in the kitchen, do you mind any solution? I can't access anything in any way for now, i tried accessing like a secret boot option but if i long press any button and try to turn it on it just doesn't.

I don't want to switch as i can't right now and this TV is really smooth compared to many other trash Android TVs even though has 8GB of storage and No bluetooth.

Edit: I don't know how, but thanks to u/Ok-Fix-9708 i fixed my TV using a TP-Link AV100 adapter and an ethernet cable and my pc successfully catched my tv on adb i enabled the system launcher again, i'm so fucking happy

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.

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

Hello,

Last year I bought a androidtv Mi TV Stick (model MDZ-24-AA) to use at my place with an old phone (Huaweii 08 Lite) serving as a wifi hotspot. It was working fine, no buffering, youtube playing at 1080p no problem.

Now, recently i decided to buy a propor hotspot router (And I bought the Mercusys MT115 - Mini router Hotspot 4G LTE Cat4) and ever since using it instead of the mobile phone, my androidtv stick just gets stuck playing youtube videos in 1080p. It wither freezes, or in "auto" quality it goes to 360p or even 240p(!). It also buffers on basic apps like replaio.

This only happens with the androidtv stick. I'm using the same hotspot device to connect my laptop and other phone, and I can play and stream videos on youtube, twitch, etc, no problem.

Has anyone gone through a similar situation and what would you recommend I do here?

I'm not sure if this is the correct sub to post it and if not, could someone help me redirect to the best subreddit for this please 🙏

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.

quería saber si existe alguna app para bloquear aplicaciones en una Smart TV con Android TV.

La idea es poder ponerle un PIN a algunas aplicaciones, por ejemplo Play Store, otras aplicaciones y también a los Ajustes del televisor. Tengo niños y me estan travesiando el smart tv

On paper it looks fabulous and I am getting it for 29000 is it good and how's the picture quality and aftersales service

Also I'm looking towards philips 8100 50 inchs

Both are at same price with discounts

Mostly for French SFR users: the developer mode locked behind a password for ~2 years is now unlockable (works on V2 & V3). No link/method in public — details & contact in DM. French thread: https://lafibre.info/sfr-les-news/connect-tv-v3-mode-developpeur-verrouille-par-mot-de-passe/

Thanks to u/LivingNecessary9789 that made a guide to use Warp on the FireStick, I'm rewriting this to adapt it to my Xiaomi MiBox 3rd Gen

Lately I had some issues with my provider banning the DNS resolving of my IPTV service and I discovered that using Warp the issue was solved.

So looked at this guide for the Firestick and corrected and I would like to share it with you

Part 1: Preparing the config file

1. Download the right version of wgcf for your PC from here. (I used wgcf_***_windows_amd64.exe version on W11)
2. Rename the downloaded file to wgcf.exe for convenience.
3. Open terminal in the folder with the downloaded file, or run it and navigate to the folder using: cd yourfolderpath (for example cd c:\Users\yourname\Desktop\)
4. Run these commands
   • wgcf.exe register
   • wgcf update
   • wgcf generate
5. You should have a file named wgcf-profile.conf in the folder
6. Download https://download.wireguard.com/android-client/ and keep it in the same folder of the generated files
7. Rename it wireguard.apk
8. Download SDK platform Tools if you don't have it (Adb)
9. Unzip the platform Tools it in the same folder as all the other files

Part 2: Setting it up on your Android TV

1. On your OS you have to enable developer options from Settings->About by clicking 10 times your Android TV OS build
2. In Settings->System->Developer options your have to enable USB Debugging and Wireless Debugging
3. Find your local network IP address navigating to your WiFi infos and write it down
4. Use this adb commands to install wireguard and send the conf file to your tv box:
   • adb connect 192.168.1.10 (this ip is as example, use the one you found)
   • Accept the request on your TV
   • adb install wireguard.apk
   • adb push wgcf-profile.conf /sdcard/Download/
5. Open the new app with the white dragon
6. Tap on the + button (if you don't have a file manager download the recommended one) and check the Download folder to find wgcf-profile.conf
7. Once loaded, press select on the file to activate it, should be in light blue color to show it is active and show Rx and Tx data used
8. Check if it's working by going to 1.1.1.1/help on the browser

This worked for me to use 1.1.1.1 Warp for free

Hello, I'm looking to buy an android TV box on a budget, I don't need any 4k stuff since my tv only supports 1080P, Both onn and xiaomi look very good but i don't know which one to choose, i would love for one that allows installing apks and and opens websites properly because the one i have right now is too old and weak, Any help would be appreciated.

this one seems good but i don't really know how well it'll work and how long it'll last https://www.noon.com/bahrain-en/android-tv-4k-uhd-streaming-device-with-remote-control-voice-remote-google-tv-and-google-assistant-supported-ultra-hd-android-tv-box-hdmi-cable-included-high-performance-smart-tv-box-for-streaming-netflix-youtube-amazon-prime-and-more/ZAE4B60BF6B61C26B13ADZ/p/?o=zae4b60bf6b61c26b13adz-1

This is just a few apps that can be sideloaded that contain malware of some kind, meaning it does not matter if your device is certified or not. And all that does is it allows for paid streaming apps to work, and what if those apps have the same issues?

there many browser in google store for android tv but all lack the option to add extensions eg ublock origin.

I used to sell my own custom Android boxes years ago and I was subscribed to a service that provides a custom launcher for my boxes. I could basically log into some kind of back end and change what apps showed up on the users dashboard, I could see a list of registered Mac’s, ban a Mac if I wanted to from starting up, it was pretty cool, ow I’m getting back into selling boxes again and I can’t remember where I got the service from

Does anyone know a service like that that will allow me to create my own custom menu from MY end and it shows up on my users boxes?