Various tweaks, scripts, and tricks for the Chromecast with Google TV.
- Enable Developer Options
- Turn on ADB debugging
- Allow installing from unknown sources
Install tvQuickActions and LeanKey Keyboard from Play Store
- System > Accessibility > tvQuickActions > Enable
- Apps > Special App Access > Display Over Other Apps > tvQuickActions > Enable
- System > Keyboard > Manage keyboards > LeanKey Keyboard > Enable
- System > Keyboard > Current Keyboard > LeanKey Keyboard
- Grant permissions via ADB:
adb connect ipaddress
adb devices
adb shell pm grant dev.vodik7.tvquickactions android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
- Single Press = Play/Pause
- Long Press = Stop
- Single Press = Menu Key
- Long Press = System Settings
- Disney Plus
- Netflix
- Prime Video
- tvQuickActions
- LeanKey Keyboard
- Sportsnet
- Surfshark
- Kodi(Custom Build)
- Smart Tube Next
- Install custom build of Kodi (designed to work as a launcher)
adb install Kodi.apk
- Push backup settings to new device
adb push .kodi/. /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi
- Disable default launcher
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
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Settings > File Manager > Add Source > Add Network Location
- Protocol = NFS
- Server = Server IP
- Remote Location = Storage
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Settings Level
- Expert
-
Media
- General
- Show Parent Items = DISABLED
- Show Add Source = DISABLED
- Videos
- Show "All Items" entry = DISABLED
- Show Movie Sets = ENABLED
- Select First Unwatched Season/Episode = First Entry
- General
-
Interface
- Skin
- Skin = TrueGrid
- Show RSS = DISABLED
- Regional
- Language = ENGLISH
- Skin
-
Player
- Language
- Preferred Audio = ENGLISH
- Preferred Subtitle = NONE
- Language
-
Services
- General
- Device Name = NAME
- General
-
System
- Add-Ons
- Updates = AUTOMATIC
- Notifications = ENABLED
- Unknown Sources = ENABLED
- Add-Ons