Bypass Google sign-in NSTV Pro 2019 Simple trick

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haverlok

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Jan 23, 2013
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OK, I think I have discovered how to skip Google sign-in by mistake when setting up NSTV 2019 for the first time. Don't know what firmware I have since it is brand new and I am just connecting it for the first time.

So on the setting up process I did the following:

1. Choose Language
2. Quick set up your TV with Android phone: Skip
3. When asking for Wi-Fi connection, connect NSTV to Ethernet cable to give it access to internet (important).
4. Once connected to the internet, it will ask you to Sign In with google. Click in sign-in.
5. Select "Use your remote" and while loading quickly disconnect the Ethernet cable. this should take you to back the wi-Fi connection screen again.
6. Press the "back" arrow in your remote control. The one next to the circle (home).
7. It should now show you the walk through menu.

Hope it helps. It is now downloading an update. I'll test if work afterwords.
Edit: Can confirm it still works in firmware 8.2.1
 
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savelbys

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Mar 9, 2020
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thanks a lot, it worked, i have the newest firmware.

i also uninstalled the following apps/packages with adb through shell:

com.google.android.katniss
com.android.vending
com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.zhuyin
com.google.android.inputmethod.korean
com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin
com.android.inputmethod.latin

so i uninstalled the google play store (f-droid and aurora store instead) gboard and the google voice input/voice activation.

do you/anyone know which google apps/packages are important that all is working good?

I also wanted to uninstall the google play services, but then chromecast will not work (not important for me)
but I do not know what else would not work, anyone have done this/complete degoogled?

i thought of the following:

Google Backup-Transfer com.google.android.backuptransport
Google Calendar-Synchronisation com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
Google One Time Init com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
Google Partner Setup com.google.android.partnersetup
Google Play Services com.google.android.gms
Google-Services-Framework com.google.android.gsf
Google-Contacts Synchronisation com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
Calendarmemory com.android.providers.calendar
Contacts-memory com.android.providers.contacts
Ok Google login com.android.hotwordenrollment

com.google.android.backuptransport
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
com.google.android.partnersetup
com.google.android.gms
com.google.android.gsf
com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
com.android.providers.calendar
com.android.providers.contacts
com.android.hotwordenrollment
 

cHECKjAM

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Aug 28, 2015
128
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OK, I think I have discovered how to skip Google sign-in by mistake when setting up NSTV 2019 for the first time. Don't know what firmware I have since it is brand new and I am just connecting it for the first time.

So on the setting up process I did the following:

1. Choose Language
2. Quick set up your TV with Android phone: Skip
3. When asking for Wi-Fi connection, connect NSTV to Ethernet cable to give it access to internet (important).
4. Once connected to the internet, it will ask you to Sign In with google. Click in sign-in.
5. Select "Use your remote" and while loading quickly disconnect the Ethernet cable. this should take you to back the wi-Fi connection screen again.
6. Press the "back" arrow in your remote control. The one next to the circle (home).
7. It should now show you the walk through menu.

Hope it helps. It is now downloading an update. I'll test if work afterwords.
Edit: Can confirm it still works in firmware 8.2.1

Can confirm as well that this works with 8.2.0 . If you want root and 8.2.1 do this:
First start fresh with 8.2.0 from nvidia website. bypass google the way mentioned above. update firmware to latest version.
when all is done then reboot to bootloader - flash vbmeta_skip.img from 8.1 developer image
boot TWRP and install latest Magisk Manager.
If bootloop try flashing vbmeta_skip again after magisk manager

Done

thanks a lot, it worked, i have the newest firmware.

i also uninstalled the following apps/packages with adb through shell:

com.google.android.katniss
com.android.vending
com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.zhuyin
com.google.android.inputmethod.korean
com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin
com.android.inputmethod.latin

so i uninstalled the google play store (f-droid and aurora store instead) gboard and the google voice input/voice activation.

do you/anyone know which google apps/packages are important that all is working good?

I also wanted to uninstall the google play services, but then chromecast will not work (not important for me)
but I do not know what else would not work, anyone have done this/complete degoogled?

i thought of the following:

Google Backup-Transfer com.google.android.backuptransport
Google Calendar-Synchronisation com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
Google One Time Init com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
Google Partner Setup com.google.android.partnersetup
Google Play Services com.google.android.gms
Google-Services-Framework com.google.android.gsf
Google-Contacts Synchronisation com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
Calendarmemory com.android.providers.calendar
Contacts-memory com.android.providers.contacts
Ok Google login com.android.hotwordenrollment

com.google.android.backuptransport
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
com.google.android.partnersetup
com.google.android.gms
com.google.android.gsf
com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
com.android.providers.calendar
com.android.providers.contacts
com.android.hotwordenrollment

What I did is I rooted with instructions above that I wrote.
Then install AFWall+ - plugin Mouse - open and allow only internet access to the few apps you need. Then the rest will not have internet access regardless. Only thing from the system you can also allow extra in AFWall+ is adb (if you use that, i believe via network), and mDNS for multicats dns, and also DOwnload manager.
The rest is not essential to use.

Also go adb connect to the device and do adb shell and change captive portal login:

settings put global captive_portal_http_url http://captiveportal.kuketz.de
settings put global captive_portal_https_url https://captiveportal.kuketz.de
settings put global captive_portal_fallback_url http://captiveportal.kuketz.de
settings put global captive_portal_other_fallback_urls http://captiveportal.kuketz.de

---

If you want to uninstall crap then just install f-droid and from there install appmanager (requires root). Then just go through the list and uninstall that crap as you mentioned before as well as:
Intent Filter Verification

And for true degoogle of course google frame services, google playstore etc etc..

Then if you need apps you get it from f-droid or aurora store..

Good luck have fun
 
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savelbys

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Only thing from the system you can also allow extra in AFWall+ is adb (if you use that, i believe via network), and mDNS for multicats dns, and also DOwnload manager.
The rest is not essential to use.

Also go adb connect to the device and do adb shell and change captive portal login:

settings put global captive_portal_http_url http://captiveportal.kuketz.de
settings put global captive_portal_https_url https://captiveportal.kuketz.de
settings put global captive_portal_fallback_url http://captiveportal.kuketz.de
settings put global captive_portal_other_fallback_urls http://captiveportal.kuketz.de

---

If you want to uninstall crap then just install f-droid and from there install appmanager (requires root). Then just go through the list and uninstall that crap as you mentioned before as well as:
Intent Filter Verification

And for true degoogle of course google frame services, google playstore etc etc..

Then if you need apps you get it from f-droid or aurora store..

Good luck have fun

I disabled now all that i have mentioned above, but netflix is not working anymore, i get prompted with the message "google play services" needed, is there are workaround for netflix without google play services?
I need that app, otherwise i have to install the google play services again...
 

draentor

Senior Member
Jul 24, 2012
124
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OK, I think I have discovered how to skip Google sign-in by mistake when setting up NSTV 2019 for the first time. Don't know what firmware I have since it is brand new and I am just connecting it for the first time.

So on the setting up process I did the following:

1. Choose Language
2. Quick set up your TV with Android phone: Skip
3. When asking for Wi-Fi connection, connect NSTV to Ethernet cable to give it access to internet (important).
4. Once connected to the internet, it will ask you to Sign In with google. Click in sign-in.
5. Select "Use your remote" and while loading quickly disconnect the Ethernet cable. this should take you to back the wi-Fi connection screen again.
6. Press the "back" arrow in your remote control. The one next to the circle (home).
7. It should now show you the walk through menu.

Hope it helps. It is now downloading an update. I'll test if work afterwords.
Edit: Can confirm it still works in firmware 8.2.1
Still works in 2024 :)
 

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    OK, I think I have discovered how to skip Google sign-in by mistake when setting up NSTV 2019 for the first time. Don't know what firmware I have since it is brand new and I am just connecting it for the first time.

    So on the setting up process I did the following:

    1. Choose Language
    2. Quick set up your TV with Android phone: Skip
    3. When asking for Wi-Fi connection, connect NSTV to Ethernet cable to give it access to internet (important).
    4. Once connected to the internet, it will ask you to Sign In with google. Click in sign-in.
    5. Select "Use your remote" and while loading quickly disconnect the Ethernet cable. this should take you to back the wi-Fi connection screen again.
    6. Press the "back" arrow in your remote control. The one next to the circle (home).
    7. It should now show you the walk through menu.

    Hope it helps. It is now downloading an update. I'll test if work afterwords.
    Edit: Can confirm it still works in firmware 8.2.1
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    OK, I think I have discovered how to skip Google sign-in by mistake when setting up NSTV 2019 for the first time. Don't know what firmware I have since it is brand new and I am just connecting it for the first time.

    So on the setting up process I did the following:

    1. Choose Language
    2. Quick set up your TV with Android phone: Skip
    3. When asking for Wi-Fi connection, connect NSTV to Ethernet cable to give it access to internet (important).
    4. Once connected to the internet, it will ask you to Sign In with google. Click in sign-in.
    5. Select "Use your remote" and while loading quickly disconnect the Ethernet cable. this should take you to back the wi-Fi connection screen again.
    6. Press the "back" arrow in your remote control. The one next to the circle (home).
    7. It should now show you the walk through menu.

    Hope it helps. It is now downloading an update. I'll test if work afterwords.
    Edit: Can confirm it still works in firmware 8.2.1

    Can confirm as well that this works with 8.2.0 . If you want root and 8.2.1 do this:
    First start fresh with 8.2.0 from nvidia website. bypass google the way mentioned above. update firmware to latest version.
    when all is done then reboot to bootloader - flash vbmeta_skip.img from 8.1 developer image
    boot TWRP and install latest Magisk Manager.
    If bootloop try flashing vbmeta_skip again after magisk manager

    Done

    thanks a lot, it worked, i have the newest firmware.

    i also uninstalled the following apps/packages with adb through shell:

    com.google.android.katniss
    com.android.vending
    com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
    com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.zhuyin
    com.google.android.inputmethod.korean
    com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin
    com.android.inputmethod.latin

    so i uninstalled the google play store (f-droid and aurora store instead) gboard and the google voice input/voice activation.

    do you/anyone know which google apps/packages are important that all is working good?

    I also wanted to uninstall the google play services, but then chromecast will not work (not important for me)
    but I do not know what else would not work, anyone have done this/complete degoogled?

    i thought of the following:

    Google Backup-Transfer com.google.android.backuptransport
    Google Calendar-Synchronisation com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
    Google One Time Init com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
    Google Partner Setup com.google.android.partnersetup
    Google Play Services com.google.android.gms
    Google-Services-Framework com.google.android.gsf
    Google-Contacts Synchronisation com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
    Calendarmemory com.android.providers.calendar
    Contacts-memory com.android.providers.contacts
    Ok Google login com.android.hotwordenrollment

    com.google.android.backuptransport
    com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
    com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
    com.google.android.partnersetup
    com.google.android.gms
    com.google.android.gsf
    com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
    com.android.providers.calendar
    com.android.providers.contacts
    com.android.hotwordenrollment

    What I did is I rooted with instructions above that I wrote.
    Then install AFWall+ - plugin Mouse - open and allow only internet access to the few apps you need. Then the rest will not have internet access regardless. Only thing from the system you can also allow extra in AFWall+ is adb (if you use that, i believe via network), and mDNS for multicats dns, and also DOwnload manager.
    The rest is not essential to use.

    Also go adb connect to the device and do adb shell and change captive portal login:

    settings put global captive_portal_http_url http://captiveportal.kuketz.de
    settings put global captive_portal_https_url https://captiveportal.kuketz.de
    settings put global captive_portal_fallback_url http://captiveportal.kuketz.de
    settings put global captive_portal_other_fallback_urls http://captiveportal.kuketz.de

    ---

    If you want to uninstall crap then just install f-droid and from there install appmanager (requires root). Then just go through the list and uninstall that crap as you mentioned before as well as:
    Intent Filter Verification

    And for true degoogle of course google frame services, google playstore etc etc..

    Then if you need apps you get it from f-droid or aurora store..

    Good luck have fun
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    Install microg as magisk's module.
    My Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 has no custom rom or is rooted.

    I use now a Netflix APK (com.netflix.ninja_7.3.2_build_3539-3539_minAPI22(armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com)

    and it is working.