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ms78mama
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it would be very nice to see a full funcional apk app for Android Boxes with  full RCU support.

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Hi, have you tried our Android TV app?

ms78mama
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On Android box NO i thought was only a TV version

CBers
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Hi, have you tried our Android TV app?

On Android box NO i thought was only a TV version

It's an app for the Android TV platform.

 

Which Android box do you have ??

ms78mama
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I have quite a few :) Amiko A4 OTT, Amiko A4 Combo, FormulerZ7+, Tesla Q4 and Q8 

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RCU?

 

Are you asking for a version of the mobile app that can be used with a remote control?

ms78mama
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Emby Client that can be installed on an Android Media box and it would be possible to operate it via the Remote Control.

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Well, that is what our Android TV app is but it is designed around Android TV (at least Android 5.1).   There are lots of options that should work with it.  Have you tried that app?

ms78mama
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Thanks i will give it a try and report any issues and suggest imrpovements. Emby really rules keep up the good work

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  • 3 weeks later...
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Hi Ebr, started using the Emby for Android TV and i am impressed :)

Some requests:

 

- Ability to change the view into List and more options as you have for mobile devices

- Ability to change the video ratio within the embedded player to ( 16:9, 4:3 etc)

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- Ability to change the video ratio within the embedded player to ( 16:9, 4:3 etc)

 

You can already do this.  Use the "zoom" menu during playback.

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I did already but if the video originally is 4:3 cannot be stretched or fit in the screen. One example is the Anime Dragon Ball :)

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You want to distort the image?

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Not in that way, but the way the external players do for example VLC. Same video in VLC can be stretched without "distorting" much.

  • 6 months later...
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What do you do if it says the app is unsupported by your device?

 

I'm using a Khadas Vim s905x, 2gb of ram, running Android 8.0.

Edited by emuchris
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What do you do if it says the app is unsupported by your device?

 

I'm using a Khadas Vim s905x, 2gb of ram, running Android 8.0.

 

What app are you trying to install, our android tv app?

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What app are you trying to install, our android tv app?

 

Yes.  From the Google Play store.

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Where does it say unsupported?

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Thats where I got the link to the play store from, since searching in the play store it doesnt come up in the search results, only emby for android does.

Is there an apk file here I'm missing?

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That's odd. We'll see what @@ebr thinks. Thanks.

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Hi. That doesn't appear to be an official Android box.  I think it is running a fork of Android and does not support the Android TV APIs.

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Hi. That doesn't appear to be an official Android box.  I think it is running a fork of Android and does not support the Android TV APIs.

Well it doesnt run Android TV, its running AOSP.  Isnt the whole point of this post remote control support for the Emby for Android client?

 

Tons of people have these boxes running Android, and the mobile Emby client works on them, however it sucks using on the TV because its designed for a touchscreen.  You also have companies like Xiaomi still releasing TV's and cheap boxes like the Xiaomi Box 4 SE using stock Android.  These Android boxes are usually around 1/3rd the price and use the same processors as boxes currently running Android TV.

Edited by emuchris
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Tons of people have these boxes running Android, and the mobile Emby client works on them, however it sucks using on the TV because its designed for a touchscreen.  You also have companies like Xiaomi still releasing TV's and cheap boxes like the Xiaomi Box 4 SE using stock Android.  These Android boxes are usually around 1/3rd the price and use the same processors as boxes currently running Android TV.

You get what you pay for it seems when running your own media server and content distribution network. :)

 

Emby software talks to the OS of the device and bases functionality on what OS says it can do.  It has to use the APIs provided by the box and the OS running on it.

 

If the device doesn't support Android TV APIs then Emby can't "talk" to it like any other Android TV.

 

This is a case of looking like a duck, walking similar to a duck but being a chicken. :)

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