Nvidia Shield TV - Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm setting up a Shield TV for a friend, he wnats app like All4 and ITVHub which don't officially support Android TV, so they display in the POrtrait mode. I'd like to force them to display in landscape, I found the following thread :
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25864385/changing-android-device-orientation-with-adb
Just wanted to confirm that there's no way of doing this via settings etc on the Shield itself. I confirmed that the apps work fine in Landscape via this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.eyesfree.setorientation
But I don't trust it to draw over other apps.

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Screencast doesn't work

Hello, I don't understand whether the screencast in general is not possible at all on nexus 7, or if the older threads refer only to the 'screencast' app on the market.
Well, I only wanted to remote control the phone. Sometimes I like reading books or comics on the tv....I use airdroid, but airdroid doesn't have any input from the mouse, that means I have to use the tablet to browse menus and so on....mouse input won't work.
I used in the past Remote Web Desktop (with a desire hd and a galxy note) which has an included screencast tool.
That software, with the nexus 7, will cast only an amount of purple - blue - pink pixels. It will record inputs from the mouse (i tried to click on the home button and it worked), but the picture will be just pixel noise.
Same thing with other tools from the market.
I haven't tried the ADB screencast builtin interface but i assume it is the same thing, since it is the same java applet the other APPS are using in the browser.....
so.....is it possible or not? airdroid casts the screen perfectly, but as I said i would like to be able to control the tablet with the mouse, without needing to act on directly on the tablet while watching the screencast on the tv.

Airplay fully working and Mirroring too.. AndroidApple Tv allinOne

airplay is working on the fire tv including mirror mode using AirPlay/DLNA Receiver (PRO)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waxrain.airplaydmr
I PAID FOR IT and then sideloaded it using root uninstaller on my phone to make a backup
launched app and made no changes to the default settings
it works perfect
note
the bbc iplayer works on my ipad too but you must enable mirror mode before playing a video the video then shows fullscreen
some times you may get audio and a black screen found if I hit home on the fire remote and then select airplay/mirror device again on ipad it plays perfect again
this black screen bug only happens in mirror mode a minor problem(just hit home and start again)
android and apple tv rolled in to one for an extra $4.90
So this is for mirroring your iPhone on the screen through the fire TV or can this mirror an android phone through the fire TV also?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
this is for iPhone/ipad ios airplay to the fire tv
not android screen mirroring
but there are some airplay type apps for music like doubletwist on android that could use this setup to play music/photos etc
but the mirroring is only for ios devices
I like this app. The developer is very responsive if there are any problems. He has fixed 2 seperate issues for me, and usually responds quickly. I had installed this app when I first got my FTV. After a few days I started getting error messages because the app wasnt installed through the Google Play store. I emailed the developer and he fixed that for me within a day.
AirBuddy for Airplay - music
Airbuddy from amazon' android appstore works great for music. Upgraded via inapp purchase - I primarily use it for music only.
How are these apps different than AllCast? I know one can cast an iDevice to your FTV but AllCast can do movies, photos & music right?
mikespe said:
How are these apps different than AllCast? I know one can cast an iDevice to your FTV but AllCast can do movies, photos & music right?
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Well being able to use your iOS devices and mirror it on your TV can be very handy. (in example show Safari on the TV).
I downloaded (and paid!) the pro version from the app store, extracted the .apk and sidelined the app on the Fire TV. It works, that's really cool!!
Hi!
Wilhelmus81 said:
Well being able to use your iOS devices and mirror it on your TV can be very handy. (in example show Safari on the TV).
I downloaded (and paid!) the pro version from the app store, extracted the .apk and sidelined the app on the Fire TV. It works, that's really cool!!
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Dear,
Our app has been available on Fire TV app store now. In fact, you can directly purchase it there.
WaxRain said:
Dear,
Our app has been available on Fire TV app store now. In fact, you can directly purchase it there.
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I can attest that it works great and installs painlessly from the Amazon FireTV app store. WaxRain has provided great support on the application.
I can attest that this app is awesome. Works flawlessly 99% of time. BTW, jailbreak your ios device and install movie box. Airplay on fire tv is great. MovieBox blows away XBMC in quality and stability.
Do you know if they make a similar app for android phones. I've tried a bunch and none mirror the screen they just send certain things like music and video
bubble2 said:
airplay is working on the fire tv including mirror mode using AirPlay/DLNA Receiver (PRO)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waxrain.airplaydmr
I PAID FOR IT and then sideloaded it using root uninstaller on my phone to make a backup
launched app and made no changes to the default settings
it works perfect
note
the bbc iplayer works on my ipad too but you must enable mirror mode before playing a video the video then shows fullscreen
some times you may get audio and a black screen found if I hit home on the fire remote and then select airplay/mirror device again on ipad it plays perfect again
this black screen bug only happens in mirror mode a minor problem(just hit home and start again)
android and apple tv rolled in to one for an extra $4.90
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based on your experience - thought I would give it a try ...
installed the (lite) version (AirPlay/DLNA Receiver (LITE)) and get this error on the Fire TV screen when I turn on the "Mirroring" option on either my iPad or iPhone
Built-in Firmware Player in your device does not support this format, Error Code: 1-00000002
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I'm trying to get the XFiinity apps to work - via AirPlay - I've tried using the builtin service on XBMC but for XFinity it doesn't work either.
mirror
toe-rag said:
based on your experience - thought I would give it a try ...
installed the (lite) version (AirPlay/DLNA Receiver (LITE)) and get this error on the Fire TV screen when I turn on the "Mirroring" option on either my iPad or iPhone
Hi, the Lite version does not support airplay mirroring.
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Hi,
I use thise http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...plugin-20&creativeASIN=B00L5HQRGS]AirReciever
*notice 180 coins back.
It does pretty much every thing you can mirror your ipad screen and the lag is low enough so you can easely play games such as the walking dead episode 1 & 2.and other action adventure games. (the audio latency is set well below 200ms with no problems using the iPad3) besides Airplay it also supports DMR/DNLB, and if you have a MAC you can use it as a extra screen natively. this can also be done on PC using the bit limited AirParrot. And it's developed for aFTV.
mirroring lag
Does any one know if mirroring is going to be improved? There seems to be a lot of lag for games my kids play. I tried both AirPlay/DLNA Receiver (PRO) and AirReceiver but both lag with sonic transformed, bubble guppies and more
realtuxen said:
this can also be done on PC using the bit limited AirParrot. And it's developed for aFTV.
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If you go to the app's website, you can download the "AirPinPCSender" app and install it on your Windows box. I have it on my laptop and it works flawlessly to mirror my laptop to FTV
I just purchased both a
Lenovo Pro Yoga 2
and
Macbook Air 13
Trying to decide which I like better.. while the touch screen is cool and being able to use it as a tablet is fun on the Lenovo - I've had enough wireless connectivity issues that it's been frustrating (not sure if it's windows 8.1 or the card in the computer) - but my old HP stays connected flawlessly so I know it's not the wireless.
I rec'd the Air today - so I'll play with that and make my decision. I already bought and apple TV which works well enough, but the AirParrot app can only mirror the image of the PC and leaves a bar around the entire thing - there's some pretty evident lag as well just browsing.
I originally was going to go w/ the Fire TV and just found out about this app you guys are talking about.
So, essentially I can do a Fire TV (and download the app for airplay?) and download the app to make the apple stream to Fire? I can do both Mirror and 2nd screeN?
Thanks!!
Thank you
Thank you for the idea
Anyone know of a way to mirror an android phone on the fire tv without root? I know AllCast beta can, but iirc you need root and I'm trying to to root my work phone.
Hi folks. For those of you who have this app installed could you please let me know how it good it is at Airplaying video clips captured by the IPHONE / IPAD itself? So I'm not referring to online video (such as iplayer / youtube) being sent to the device, instead I'm asking about video's actually taken on the iphone?
I shelled out for AirReceiver app and although it's good for Airplaying photos and web video content, its crap for video clips cpatured from iphone (LOTS of buffering and really slow).
Also a question for WaxRain, if I pourchase the app, how many devices can I install it on? I myself have 3 FireTVs in my house.
Thanks.

Turner Classic Movies... Is it Possible for Nvida Shield?

Hello just recently I purchased a Nvida Shield TV cause its faster then amazon fire and it uses APKs . Anyway my father is old time guy and he watches Turner Classic movies on his tablet so I thought its an apk program it should work on the shield sadly everything i have tried has not work. So i am turning to the experts of this stuff....You guys can you please help me get this to work for my father he loves his black and white TV.
Thanks for you assistance
You can install ES File Explorer (On your, (His) Phone, and the Shield TV, then make a backup of said 'App' from the Phone, then transfer that App to the Shield TV. Using ES File Explorer to install it.
The problems start when you start assuming that Android TV = Android (For Phablets). If the app was only built for for Android Phablet. It most like will have rendering issues. Phone style Portrait vs Landscape. But, the real rub will likely be in the Interface as the Android TV does not support the Phablet Touch UI. So if in turn your App does not allow external Remote Control. Then you may find the App is pretty much useless.
The best advice, for you, and anyone else in your Shoes would be to contact the App Maker (e.g. TCM?), And in short demand an Android TV App.

Can anyone fix this app to work on Shield TV?

I love this app.
But it will only work on my S7, and the app crashes on Shield TV Oreo.
I've tried pretty much everything (that i am capable of doing) to fix to no avail. Including screen orientation apps, and other things.
But the app simply opens and crashes immediately on fire tv or shield tv 8.0 . - The app Works great on mobile device, just not android tv.
Could one of you smart guys here fix this apk so that it works in Landscape Mode for Shield TV?
the app is here.
http://ustvhub.com
Probably not...Can you side load it maybe?

Shield TV for watching a TV in the UK

Hi Guys,
I am thinking of buying the Shield to replace my Sky box but have a few questions please.
1. If I buy HDHomeRun box and connect to Shield, will Shield's native tv channels app recognize HDHomeRun and display the channels properly? Or it will only work with HDHomeRun app? I want to use the native app as it allows to add more sources and has prettier / more integrated interface.
2. Will the native app automatically get correct EPG and live show descriptions without me having to setup anything else?
3. Can I record the shows from native app or should I purchase HDHomeRun subscription for that? If its through subscription, will the native app record the shows or only HDHomeRun app can record?
4. What about catchup tv? Can native app search and play catchup tv? If not, what are the options to set this up?
I basically want to have all-in-one option for both watching, recording and catchup so that all can be done via native channels app (or some other third party app) without me having to open seperate apps for catchup and waching. I want something to mimic Sky box.
Is this possible?
Thanks in advance.

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