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Setup Google TV box.md

Goals

Setup Google TV box to the ultimate pirate streaming device, mainly through these apps:

  1. SmartTube for YouTube
  2. Stremio for Movies and TVs
  3. CloudStream for Movies and TVs

Tasks

  • Delete all the stock apps which are not needed, especially the official streaming apps like Netflix, Amazon.
  • LocalSend for share files to the TV box. Install from Google Play store.
    • It is the most convenient way to send files from other devices to the TV box. Subsequent app installations depend on it.
    • Not just files, text can be sent through it too.
  • Cx File Explorer File manager to browse files and install apps. Install from Google Play store.
  • Browser Web browser to play videos on websites. Install from Google Play store.
    • It has really nice video play controls, but it might have ads.
    • Search "browser-app.com" in Play store.
    • Now with a browser, just open this doc in the browser on the TV box, to make setup process easier. Just send the URL through LocalSend
  • TV Bro Another web browser. It doesn't have the nice video play controls as Browser, but it's open source. Install from Google Play store.
  • SmartTube for ads free YouTube. Install the apk directly from their GitHub page.
    • Download the apk file from PC. LocalSend the file to the TV box. Use Cx File to install the apk.
    • Or, download the apk using Browser or TV Bro directly from the TV box.
  • Stremio The best streaming app. Install from Google Play store.
    • Stremio provides a very nice unified movie/tv catalog. Extensions provides the sources to play them.
    • Cross-platform. Stremio is on all the major PC and mobile platforms.
    • Configurations sync between devices. It's actually better to setup Stremio on a PC, then sync the configs through the same account to the TV box.
    • Addons can be found here. These are the addons I'm using:
    • WebStreamrMBG: High quality HTTP based streaming sources. It is in the Community Addons list in the app.
    • Torrentio Torrent based streaming sources.
    • Anime Kitsu: Anime catalog. It is in the Community Addons list in the app.
    • OpenSubtitles v3: Adds more subtitiles. This is an official addon.
    • The Movie Database Addon: Extra movie/tv catalog. It is in the Community Addons list in the app.
  • cloudstream 2nd best streaming app. Install the apk directly from their GitHub page.
    • The plugins in cloudstream each provide their own catalog, compared to the unified catalog in Stremio.
    • No sync between devices.
    • The TV remote based navigation is not as refined as Stremio.
    • Extensions can be found on this wiki. All the extension repos can be added by installing Mega extension from the Mega repo. To download "Mega repository", navigate to Settings → Extensions → Add repository, and then in the repository URL field write the shortcode "megarepo", then press download.
    • Below are the extensions I'm using:
    • CineStream from Megix Repo. It aggregates many streaming sources.
    • FourKHDHub from Phisher Repo. High quality sources. Many are 4k.
    • UHDmovies from Phisher Repo. High quality sources. Many are 4k.
  • Button Mapper to map the extra app buttons on the remote. Install from Google Play store.
  • Projectivy Launcher much simpler and cleaner launcher to replace the noisy default launcher. Install from Google Play store.
  • Airplay-SDK to support AirPlay. Install the apk directly from their GitHub page.
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