I mostly use my Fire TV for Movies (Amazon, Netflix, Kodi, Plex, etc..).
We've been traveling more, and taking/sharing pictures. My wife and I post a lot to Facebook, and I have my phone setup with Google Photos and backing up my pix/videos there, and google drive. So I'm starting to look for ways to view this content on the Fire TV.
While I've found a few for Google/Picassa, I'm not having much luck for Facebook.
So far for Facebook, all I've seemed to find is PhotoGuru Media Player https://www.amazon.com/PhotoGuru-Me...UTF8&qid=1467655471&sr=1-13&keywords=facebook
Are there any other GOOD options for viewing Pictures and Videos uploaded to Facebook and Google?
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Is there a way to store shows, movies, and videos I load in the Google Play movies & TV App? I would like my videos to display for selection just like downloaded store content. I know I can go to settings and personal videos, but they are being stored in my gallery by default.
Thanks,
Rick
Bump. Anyone have ideas, trying to get the videos I loaded onto my 7 to reside in the Google Play Movies and TV app.
Thanks,
Rick
Is there a way to store shows, movies, and videos I load in the Google Play movies & TV App? I would like my videos to display for selection just like downloaded store content. I know I can go to settings and personal videos, but they are being stored in my gallery by default.
Thanks,
Rick
A few years ago was possible but nowadays not. Use Drive, Dropbox, Box etc.
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Thanks for the reply. So, is it better than to just download a separate video app. I don't download much content from Play, and may make the default app disabled and just add a third party app.
I'm coming from iOS and just not as familiar with how all content gets integrated in.
Rick
Anyone else have any feedback? Where do you store your video content you will consume later? I'm coming from iOS where all media was stored in the player regardless if it came from ITunes store or was manually loaded onto the device.
I store mine on the N7 in either the Videos or Movies folder where MX Player can find them, though it would find them wherever I put them.
I also keep some on my pc for viewing at home by streaming them to the N7 with ES File Explorer.
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I'm looking for app recommendations.
Ever since I began using devices to stream internet video content to my TV, I've been looking for this.
I want an app that will run on AFTV (I'm rooted and can sideload etc) in which I can easily subscribe to a bunch of video netcasts, and then have a playlist with all of them in chronological order when I want to sit down and watch them, preferably streamed. The key requirement here that is eluding me is the playlist of episodes from all of my subscriptions.
I used BeyondPod for audio netcasts on my phone. I've used it on my Nexus also, but it was slow and clunky on the AFTV and difficult to control with the AFTV Remote or with a keyboard+touchpad.
Hey,
In the kids launcher, anyway of having local films/tv show in the Videos tab?
Seems to only want to show Amazon stuff. Saves putting on an external player to browse and play.
Ta much
Disclaimer: I am not interested in any cracked apps. I am open to app clones from reputable developers that remove adverts on websites like XDA Developers.
I have moved away from Spotify premium on my Android phone, in favour of Spotify Lite (no ads), YouTube Vanced, and YouTube Vanced Music. Using Set Orientation for Spotify Lite on my Shield TV works great, but most of the time you have to guess what is actually selected on screen as this does not highlight, and you cannot cast from Spotify Lite on another device. If you already have it running on Android TV and you open it on your phone (with the same account) and select something the UI will not respond on the phone but it will start playing on the TV. This could work but the drawback with this is that if you leave it running and you are not at home trying to use Spotify Lite your songs will only be playing at home, not to mention if you want to play music on your phone and someone else wants to use the Shield.
There are ads when casting from YouTube Music Vanced to the Shield - on the Shield.
Google Home does not yet allow adding the Shield TV to a speaker group
Smart YouTube TV works great on Android TV, there are no ads but if you try to have audio only by going to your homescreen it pauses playback.
Is there some way to do this? I am happy to root the Shield if necessary.
Have you tried Newpipe? No ads and has background player. You can get it from fdroid or official site https://newpipe.schabi.org/
MuadDib6 said:
Have you tried Newpipe? No ads and has background player. You can get it from fdroid or official site https://newpipe.schabi.org/
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Yes, I have Newpipe and Smart YouTube TV installed but when I cast from my phone it the music or music and video play using Chromecast and I still experience ads.
I also found with Newpipe that you cannot login so I cannot access my saved playlists or recommendations etc.
Have you had a different experience?
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Yes, I have Newpipe and Smart YouTube TV installed but when I cast from my phone it the music or music and video play using Chromecast and I still experience ads.
I also found with Newpipe that you cannot login so I cannot access my saved playlists or recommendations etc.
Have you had a different experience?
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Didn't know that for login as I'm not using google account. I bookmark playlists directly in Newpipe.
As for ads when casting that has to do with Chromecast. Chromecast is getting stream directly from router, not your phone. I believe you will have to block ads either directly on Shield with an ad blocker or on network level by using ad-blocking dns or pi-hole.