Web browser streaming on Android TV - Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV

Is it possible to stream videos on a web browser on Android TV 9.0? Tried different side loaded browsers still unable to stream. Other than YouTube couldn't play any other streaming videos.

I am looking for chrome APK for download, what is the safest source for apk. Most links on XDA not working at the moment.

I have installed Firefox.apk per sideload and it works, even with plugins (noscript and ublock) also it is slow

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can't stream movies?

I was wondering if anyone has trouble streaming free movies online as I do?
I have adobe flash installed as well as vlc player and it seems I can't stream free movies from sites such as
1channel
alluc
movie25
streams from source putlocker and sockshare will get a very blurry and stretched out pixelation
other streams from source gorillavid daclips don't even load
DeveloperOptions said:
I was wondering if anyone has trouble streaming free movies online as I do?
I have adobe flash installed as well as vlc player and it seems I can't stream free movies from sites such as
1channel
alluc
movie25
streams from source putlocker and sockshare will get a very blurry and stretched out pixelation
other streams from source gorillavid daclips don't even load
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It's very likely the connection to the server you're hitting up or the adobe flash player. The phone can decode HD mkv files with ease, so it definitely has the processing power. Adobe Flash may not be optimized for the mobile device, so it might be the cause of the problem. However, I'd venture to guess if you tried streaming on a computer to some of those sites, you'd have the same problem if the connection isn't strong.
This is often the case even with Icefilms.

[Q] Web Streaming Apps

Which apps are best for web streaming/Video streaming on the new Nexus 7?
On my EVO LTE I can play the Simpsons Videos app, it's an off market Play Store app that plays Simpsons videos from the web and it works fine my EVO but I get a error message on my Nexus7 saying "can not play video". I've tried VLC and a few other but with no luck. Seems like the stock media player on the Nexus7 does not play web stream vids.
I have the latest version of Adobe flash installed.
Please help.

Watching movies and ads?

Is there any way to remove the ads and pop ups in google chrome? I've downloaded ablockerplus but that doesn't remove the ads i get on google chrome. Also how can i watch movies on this tablet? I've downloaded a flash player app however it has little effect as i still get warned that i do not have the "Adobe flash plug in" when trying to view movies on putlocker.
Could watch anything you want with kodi as an app and addons from tvaddons.ag
Chrome browser doesn't support flash. For flash videos I'd recommend dolphin browser.
Flash is no longer supported in android.
I use vget to get online streams from video sites and then play in mxplayer.
Works just fine on putlocker.
You can still use flash and adblock plus.
Kitkat: Install dolphin browser + dolphin jetpack + modded flash player. (Can be found within dolphin browser, under lab. Google if you cannot find it.)
Lollipop: dolphin may bot work, but firefox does. Just install firefox and modded flash player.
-Adblock plus works with Chrome, but Data Saver (within Chrome settings) must be disabled.
-Flash player does not work with Chrome.
-Its better to install Adblock plus as an extension within firefox, than to install the actual adblock plus apk. This way it won't mess if your system.
Download popcorn time or showbox for movies and TV shows with full seasons!
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brito300 said:
Download popcorn time or showbox for movies and TV shows with full seasons!
FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM ?Brito300?
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That's illegal though just saying.

Firefox and Silk Browser File Association

My normal browsing experience frequently involves clicking media links that trigger third-party players. In particular, I click links for video files or audio files that play in VLC primarily. How do I integrate VLC into the Silk or Firefox browsing experience on the Fire TV? For example, I want VLC to be triggered as a player whenever I click a link in the Firefox or Silk Fire TV browser that ends in .m3u8.
Thanks in advance for the help. I'm quite surprised that I've hit a brick wall on this; I would have thought it would have been a standard part of the browser setup on the Fire TV, now that Firefox and Silk are both available for it. But apparently it is not.
By the way, I manually installed VLC by itself on the Fire TV and it works O.K. with some exceptions, though I still need to figure out how to integrate it with one or both of my Fire TV browsers. There are a few live video streams which VLC handles fine on my computer but where it has some problems when playing on a Fire TV (specifically, some live video streams use a segmented system, where the stream is not continuous but consists of small video files of ten or fifteen seconds, followed by another file of the same length, followed by another file of the same length, etc. etc. This segmented steaming system works fine in VLC on my computers but when these streams play back in VLC on the Fire TV, you can see the breaks/interruptions as each segment finishes playing and VLC loads up the next one). So I guess I'm also in the market for another video streaming player for my Fire TV, in addition to the VLC player, specifically a video player that can better handle segmented streaming in the Fire TV environment. Though I guess that second question may belong in a separate thread perhaps. (By the way, I just discovered that the VLC player does NOT have this problem on my regular plain vanilla LG Tribute HD phone (Android version 6.0.1) with live segmented streams. The VLC player's problem with live segmented streams seems to be confined to the Fire TV. Problem on the Fire TV or with VLC?)

Free music without adds and audio only (Spotify or YouTube clone - no cracks)?

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/
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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.

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