Live TV in Android TV with new Google App

Konstigt · Dec 10, 2014

Wonder if this, Live Channels for Android TV, will help us watching Live TV (from IP-based solution) via Nexus Player?

I use tvheadend as IP-based server for viewing Live TV from XBMC and the app tvhguide.

Would love to get my hands on that APK..

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-channels-android-tv-app-play-store-far-much/

eagles5 · Dec 10, 2014

I suspect this is what popped up on my nexus player when I installed HDHomeRun view app. Shows that icon in the launcher

biosystemics · Dec 10, 2014

Has anyone managed to get the apk? I've tried both the evozi site and browser extension, but seemingly nothing has worked so far. It's strange that the Google Play site doesn't let you send/install it to the Nexus Player when it is currently designed specifically for Android TV.

WhiteWidows · Dec 11, 2014

Probably because the Nexus Player doesn't support MPEG2 hardware decoding.

Konstigt · Dec 11, 2014

eagles5 said:
I suspect this is what popped up on my nexus player when I installed HDHomeRun view app. Shows that icon in the launcher

Yes, read that over at AP in the comments

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...v-app-play-store-far-much/#comment-1735540849

Hmm, so NP doesn't support MPEG2. Wonder if I can change tvheandend to start using h.264 instead.

Konstigt · Dec 11, 2014

biosystemics said:
Has anyone managed to get the apk? I've tried both the evozi site and browser extension, but seemingly nothing has worked so far. It's strange that the Google Play site doesn't let you send/install it to the Nexus Player when it is currently designed specifically for Android TV.

Read comment above yours. It will be visible if you install, for example, HDHomeRun view.

Konstigt · Dec 11, 2014

I read that if you run tvheadend 3.9 (unstable branch) you can do transcoding. If you transcode to h.264 this should at least provide a stream that NP can play.

https://tvheadend.org/

eagles5 · Dec 11, 2014

I originally had the HdHomerun Dual tuner (uses antenna, no native transcoding possible). It worked with nexus player using the HDhomerun view app, but wouldn't work in the live tv native app (which I think is the app this post is originally about).

However, I recently upgraded to the HDhomerun Extend (uses antenna, but CAN transcode). It now works in the native tv app, but still not 100% reliable. I'm very curious in how to get the PIP and other features shown in the live tv app listing on google play.

jkcarp94 · Dec 11, 2014

Could this be the foundation for hardware that has HDMI passthrough and puts an Android TV UI overlay over the top of your cable or satellite video source like the Xbox does?

FISKER_Q · Dec 12, 2014

Pretty much the opposite, they want to avoid using HDMI passthrough by having broadcast TV done over the Android Player instead of the TV.

Haxxa · Dec 12, 2014

I use tvheadend as well, if anyone obtains apk let us know see what we can do with a bit of transcoding. I use xbmc with the TV icon which is alright and works well enough but would love official solution....

Haxxa · Dec 12, 2014

Turns out the apk is in /data can anyone rooted obtain and upload it here - to work upon?

q8wii · Dec 17, 2014

Konstigt said:
Wonder if this, Live Channels for Android TV, will help us watching Live TV (from IP-based solution) via Nexus Player?

I use tvheadend as IP-based server for viewing Live TV from XBMC and the app tvhguide.

Would love to get my hands on that APK..

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-channels-android-tv-app-play-store-far-much/

Thank you

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defconoi · Dec 17, 2014

q8wii said:
Thank you

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I hope google adds their google fiber tv service to this

Haxxa · Dec 18, 2014

APK (Live TV Android TV): https://mega.co.nz/#!Zx4nUZrB!-KRZJ_aU8nDRSU9jxU2tdeV908bioU2KeQiBQuNzrtc

eagles5 · Dec 19, 2014

The new update is great. Guide is much better and functional. But does anyone else actually get the PIP option?

myshyak · Dec 20, 2014

Really wanting for the first iptv app to support those framework....would like to see my iptv channels in Google interface

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BSAVAG3 · Jan 6, 2015

I have the hdhomerun prime and when I click on the live channels I get audio but no video. Any suggestions?

WhiteWidows · Jan 7, 2015

BSAVAG3 said:
I have the hdhomerun prime and when I click on the live channels I get audio but no video. Any suggestions?

Its not going to work because the lack of mpeg2 hw decoding. The view app will play using sw decoding but HD content will stutter

Konstigt · Jan 8, 2015

WhiteWidows said:
Its not going to work because the lack of mpeg2 hw decoding. The view app will play using sw decoding but HD content will stutter

You seem to be able to get mpeg2 hw like instructed in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-player/general/nexus-player-mpeg2-hardware-decoding-t2996377

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