google tv app question

[hjason7812 34]

Hello i just purchased a new 65 inch google tv and i went from a roku to this on roku emby has a resolution selector to go from 480p to 4k resolutons and speeds which i don't quite understand the speeds other than 30 and 60 but i am here to ask why the google tv emby app does not have the same exact selections for the resoluion section? as in for example there isn't a selection for any resolutions at all just the speeds in mb/s thats it.. i love my tv but the app needs a little work i dont know if its just my tv brand that has this issue or it is all google tv's that have this issue on the emby app. i have noticed that my new tv also isn't allowing every single google store app to be downloaded like other google tv's do so that makes it seem like this tv is restricted somehow and not a full google tv or something.. so someone please let me know if this can be fixed and how it can be if i can fix it.

 

Thank you

Edited May 11, 2023 by hjason7812

[ebr 16179]

Hi.  The resolution values in that menu are somewhat mis-leading as it is really the bitrate driving everything but, can you try sideloading our standard android app on the same device and see how that compares?

https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html

Thanks.

 

[hjason7812 34]

2 hours ago, ebr said:

Hi.  The resolution values in that menu are somewhat mis-leading as it is really the bitrate driving everything but, can you try sideloading our standard android app on the same device and see how that compares?

https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html

Thanks.

 

Thanks for the reply, I would side load but I have no idea how to on a TV. Is there any detailed info on how to side load apps onto Google tv's? Also looked at the link you gave me, and it has arm and x86 apk app downloads. I have no idea what my TV has for a cpu and don't know how to find out either. I have a hisense 65inch u8h mini led qled series quantum 4k tv

 

Thanks 

Edited May 11, 2023 by hjason7812

[Luke 42078]

58 minutes ago, hjason7812 said:

Thanks for the reply, I would side load but I have no idea how to on a TV. Is there any detailed info on how to side load apps onto Google tv's? Also looked at the link you gave me, and it has arm and x86 apk app downloads. I have no idea what my TV has for a cpu and don't know how to find out either. I have a hisense 65inch u8h mini led qled series quantum 4k tv

 

Thanks 

Please let us know if this helps:

https://www.howtogeek.com/694493/how-to-sideload-apps-on-google-tv/

[hjason7812 34]

3 hours ago, Luke said:

Please let us know if this helps:

https://www.howtogeek.com/694493/how-to-sideload-apps-on-google-tv/

This works for this install, but the issue now is what apk file do I download the arn7 or x86 version? 

[Luke 42078]

@hjason7812is it a first or second generation google tv? It appears the latest gen use arm, so try the armv7 package. 

[hjason7812 34]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

@hjason7812is it a first or second generation google tv? It appears the latest gen use arm, so try the armv7 package. 

Honestly I'm thinking a new Gen because it just came out 2022 and has android 11. Don't know why they dint have android 12 but whatever. I will try arm it wint mess the TV up if it's the wrong one right?

 

Edited May 18, 2023 by hjason7812

[Luke 42078]

24 minutes ago, hjason7812 said:

Honestly I'm thinking a new Gen because it just came out 2022 and has android 11. Don't know why they dint have android 12 but whatever. I will try arm it wint mess the TV up if it's the wrong one right?

 

It won't cause any problems with the device. It would just tell you that it's not compatible if you try to install the wrong one.

[hjason7812 34]

5 hours ago, Luke said:

It won't cause any problems with the device. It would just tell you that it's not compatible if you try to install the wrong one.

OK thank you, I will try it out later and let you know how everything goes.