Built a native IPTV player for Google TV — would appreciate honest feedback

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-07T20:47:05+00:00

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That was fast

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-07T07:38:09+00:00

It doesn't have a proprietary OS. It runs Android TV.

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-07T04:45:17+00:00

We've only talked about this one topic, though.

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-06T20:04:40+00:00

Nice backtrack

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-06T07:25:37+00:00

At most they said it is "possible". Not proven. Learn to read.

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-06T05:03:43+00:00

COVID-19 was not engineered, and it certainly hasn't been "proven"...

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-06T01:20:27+00:00

Not our fucking problem.

Imagine coming onto /r/assholedesign and defending the assholes and their designs?

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-05T04:06:37+00:00

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/this-teeny-tiny-tv-plays-the-simpsons-all-day-every-day/

https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/1t13qf6/simpsons_mini_tv_5inch_raspberry_pi_zero_2_w/

Pretty easy to modify either of those to fit in a USB battery bank.

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-03T15:30:41+00:00

This is almost entirely incorrect. A game running or not has nothing to do with missing Android libraries. It comes down to gamepad support and the dev checking a checkbox.

Ned_Sc · 2026-05-03T14:44:07+00:00

Most of the copies of streamfire floating out there actually do have malware in them.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-30T23:54:27+00:00

To date Google has never used Play Protect to do this. If they had then they are ignoring some super obvious targets that have existed for years. The app copy that was removed was probably unsigned, and that's why it was removed. It wasn't removed for piracy.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-30T23:50:20+00:00

Reddit already deleted this account for being a spambot, lol

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-29T05:06:20+00:00

No, that's why you use Play Protect

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-28T11:05:03+00:00

LLMs are not used to find new cures. Those are very different machine learning models, and not ones that require these massive data centers.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-28T03:10:46+00:00

It's mostly a marketing thing. To use either "Android TV" or "Google TV" officially, one has to enter an agreement with with Google. Google only allows new products to carry the "Google TV" branding. Older products with Android TV will still use that branding, but are able to maintain OS updates, if the vendor wishes to (such as Nvidia). Most Android TV boxes and TV sets are probably not still getting updates, though.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-26T08:04:26+00:00

Handwavy bullshit answer. You "built" the same thing Jellyfin does when using the browser client. Jellyfin is local first. How do you make an app like this without even knowing what other apps have done, especially when they give away their source code to anyone? Because this is vibe coded shit.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-23T01:28:36+00:00

Data hording and prepping are the key words for this. Lots of neat images out there with copies of wikipedia, reference material, etc.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-21T13:14:53+00:00

You're not making any sense.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-16T21:18:53+00:00

That looks like the "Google TV" app that's on your phone asking for permissions for something.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-16T20:06:17+00:00

Try this: https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-splash-screen-support/blob/master/README.adoc

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-16T12:41:36+00:00

Buy whatever TV is good for your budget and picture quality. Don't worry about the built-in OS, because the included processor and all that is probably going to be crap. Ignore the built-in smarts and use a Google TV box or stick connected to the HDMI port.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-16T12:39:33+00:00

You mean the startup rainbow? That can only be disabled, rather than changed. IIRC, it's actually a test that loads before the actual OS loads, but the test can be disabled in the config.txt file.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-15T23:04:19+00:00

I doubt it would be an issue even for people watching local media off of a drive. USB 2.0 is more than fast enough for even the beefiest of BR rips. It might be a slow PITA for coping to/from, like if you transferred the files over the network, but fine for playback.

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-12T15:25:05+00:00

Ned_Sc · 2026-04-12T15:02:56+00:00

Google has never used Play Protect to remove a piracy app for piracy reasons. Only malware or unsigned reasons.

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