![]() ![]() On your Android phone go to the Aptoide site, and download the Aptoide TV apk. You will need to have another Android device to sideload apps to your Raspberry Pi.ġ. In this instance Google Play store is not well supported in this Android TV build, so we will use Aptoide app store instead. For this we will need to sideload an App store app so that you can start installing other apps. You will notice that there aren't any apps installed on your Android TV, and there is no App Store for you to find and install new apps. Sideloading apps to your Android TV from another Android phone/tablet To install apps you will have to go to "Settings -> Security & restrictions" and enable "Unknown sources." You can continue to navigate around the different settings, but it is mostly empty for now. ![]() Select your connected network, press Enter and select "status info." Once it is connected, you will need to identify the IP address of your network connection (for sideloading apps). Select your local network and connect to it. It will then scan for an existing Wifi network. Using your keyboard arrow key (The mouse click doesn't seem to work for me.), navigate to the "Network Settings" icon and press Enter.įrom there select "Wifi" and turn it on. The first thing you want to do is connect your Android TV to the Internet. On the first boot up you will see that there is nothing on the home screen except for the "Settings" and "Network Settings" icons. It is best to connect a keyboard and mouse to your Raspberry Pi so you can navigate around in the home screen. ![]() If you prefer not to deal with the command line or are a Windows user, here are some GUI tools you can use to burn the img file to a USB drive (micro SD card). You should see your Android TV booting up.Īvailable GUI tool to burn an img file to a USB drive Once it is done, unmount the SD card, plug it into the Raspberry Pi and boot it up. If you’re interested in giving it a shot, the developer tabp0le has instructions and links to the downloads on the development thread.Dd if= /home /damien /atvrpi320160530.img of= /dev /sdc Installing Kodi on Android TV is a very easy process, and keeping it updated is a breeze as well. Unfortunately, that includes Netflix.Īpps like Kodi, however, do work, which may be reason enough for some users to try this out. The developer behind the project says that there are screen flickers from time to time, the YouTube app doesn’t currently work properly, and apps that rely on DRM certifications don’t work. In the past, users have gotten builds of Android working on the device, but this is one of the first builds of Android TV we’ve seen for it, especially one built on the recent Nougat release.Īvailable for download on an XDA thread, this build works for the most part, although there are some bugs, as should be expected. Now, an XDA user has successfully gotten Android TV running on the Raspberry Pi 3.įor those not familiar, the Raspberry Pi is a very affordable single-board computer that is very easy to modify. The best bang for your buck option is probably the Xiaomi Mi Box, but since this is Android, there are always some crazy ways to build on new hardware. ![]() Android TV is my favorite pick for putting content up on the big screen, but there aren’t a lot of options available when it comes to hardware. ![]()
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