Hi guys!
I need your help. I've had my Shield in use with a harmony remote and a PS3 Eye camera as microphone for ages now. That worked like a charm to use the voice search function in apps like Youtube. At the beginning I've had to sideload an app for phones to change the default Mic input to the external device instead of the remote. But since upgrading to Android 11 this is broken and the app I've used in the past is not compatible with Android 11 anymore. It just says that Android 11 offers that functionality out of the box but I can not find that option in the Nvidia Shield settings.
Somebody knows a way? Text input is very tedious...
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Blueputdroid was awesome to use as a witless mouse keypad and game controller so I could hook my tablet to my TV and use my phone to control it. But Google changed the Bluetooth stack in 4.2 and maybe 4.1 so this app no longer works. Tried to contact the dev for weeks but no response. I've tried various others but no luck. Anyone have a way? I asked cm devs about it and they said there is no way for them to revert or change the Bluetooth stack. I'm running cm10.1 BTW. Thanks
I ordered a OTG cable, wireless mouse, and blue tooth keyboard last week. I would really like to increase the functionality of my Nexus Q, but I have a few questions.
1) Once CM10.1 is flashed onto the Nexus Q, is there a way to revert back to original stock functionality?
2) I've read in some forums of users pairing their Sony GoogleTV remotes via bluetooth to the Nexus Q. I have a Vizio Co Star, has anyone tried pairing this remote to their Nexus Q after flashing CM10.1?
3) The only app I have seen mentioned running on the Q with CM10.1 is XBMC. What other apps are working (Netflix, Hulu Plus, Plex,....)?
Thanks!
dts924s said:
I ordered a OTG cable, wireless mouse, and blue tooth keyboard last week. I would really like to increase the functionality of my Nexus Q, but I have a few questions.
1) Once CM10.1 is flashed onto the Nexus Q, is there a way to revert back to original stock functionality?
2) I've read in some forums of users pairing their Sony GoogleTV remotes via bluetooth to the Nexus Q. I have a Vizio Co Star, has anyone tried pairing this remote to their Nexus Q after flashing CM10.1?
3) The only app I have seen mentioned running on the Q with CM10.1 is XBMC. What other apps are working (Netflix, Hulu Plus, Plex,....)?
Thanks!
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When you flash to cyanogen your Q is basically a normal android device. Like a tablet or a phone. So if it can be paired with your phone it can be paired with the Q.
Netflix and angry birds and everything work fine if you can get them on. Some are blocked from being installed by the store. At least they were when i tried.
If you want to revert back you flash the factory image.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#tungsten
Boot into bootloader
flash the image.
wipe cache and data one way or the other(preferably while flashing. I think its -w)
I'll do step by step if you need it. There are a lot of places that will give you the feel of it though.
Thanks! How has been your experience been with it? What kind of setup are you using (wireless mouse, keyboard, or bluetooth remote)? I'm thinking about trying flash CM10.1 tomorrow and input you could give would be great!
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I only used a USB Mouse when setting up the device. In my opinion you can't set it up without a mouse.
But it can use the android soft keyboard. So you won't need a physical keyboard.
Now I have installed Tablet Remote on my phone and on the Q to navigate which app I want to open.
And when XBMC is open I use the official XBMC remote.
Actually I am considering installing Tasker on the Q to automatically launch XBMC when booting. Cause thats more or less the only app I am using.
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I only used a USB Mouse when setting up the device. In my opinion you can't set it up without a mouse.
But it can use the android soft keyboard. So you won't need a physical keyboard.
Now I have installed Tablet Remote on my phone and on the Q to navigate which app I want to open.
And when XBMC is open I use the official XBMC remote.
Actually I am considering installing Tasker on the Q to automatically launch XBMC when booting. Cause thats more or less the only app I am using.
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You are right. Its impossible to setup without a OTG cable and usb mouse.
Nexus Player is a sad/simple/boring device. Its remote is really silly and useless. Anyone who have used an Air mouse type remote (Lg Magic Remote or Samsun's one) knows how comfortable it is to have a pointer on the screen and move the hand to reach the cursor where you need. Google decided to use a simply remove which basically is a left/right/left/left/down/down/down until you reach your option.
I've bought a USB OTG cable and connected my mouse. While the cursor is moving on the screen and it works on some apps, in most it does work. So for instance, on a game I can't click on the buttons... Is there a way to make the mouse clicks on all apps ?
Also, some apps which are forced for portrait orientation, will be displayed lying as the tv is 1920x1080. Any way to force the orientation of apks ?
Thanks.
I've had this problem too. Apparently some developers code in touches and/or mouse clicks, and some only code in the touch command. That is why some games aren't working for you.
You've got two options, either complain to the development team to add mouse clicks (which I'm told should be an easy thing to do) or use the DroidMote app by Zulu.
Thank you @midnightzak for making it clear to me. It seems that even the games from the Google Play for android TV are not working as supposed. For instance I installed Minion Rush (which is officially supported) and after it installed on start, it ask me to enter my age but I can't enter it because when moving around with remove for the Age editbox and clicking ok button does nothing, no keyboard popup. Tried it with controller too, same thing.
Another short question. On Chromecast on my LG smart TV I had Simplink enabled. Not sure if because of this, but when I started to cast a video from my phone, the tv switches from cable input to chromecast input. This does not work for Nexus Player, I need to manually switch input to HDMI port of the player. Is this normal ?
I have a magic motion remote for my LG tv, which is basically an air mouse remote. LG firmware has an option to control other devices connected through HDMI with the remote and when I try to add a new device, I get all sorts of Box sets from different producers. I was wondering if there is a way to make the remote work on nexus player.
The nexus player doesn't officially support HDMI CEC which is the protocol required for the auto switching of inputs to work. It's also what would make your remote work unfortunately.
I have a LG "smart" TV as well and at first the Nexus Player did not appear to support the expected HDMI-CEC functionality (input switching and magic remote passthrough). On LG "smart" TVs, you have to re-enable HDMI-CEC for that port when you switch devices. This is also sometimes a very annoying setting to find if you haven't touched it in a while.
@opticron so you say that you LG TV does work with Nexus player and also you can use the magic remote for it ? Can you tell me some more details on how to enable the HDMI-CEC on the tv for the player HDMI port ?
My other concern: should the cable be of any special type to support CEC ?
Later edit: I have replaced the HDMI cable I had with an newer cheap one. The older one did not work with simplink enabled, while the new one does. I can use the lg remote to navigate around the nexus player. The cursor does not trigger any action (too bad) but up/down/left/right/ok/back works from the magic remote.
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It could be great. It isn't . But the bang for the buck is definitely there.
Wish it would do more. But it wasn't designed for this .
It would be great if I could figure out how to reconfigure some of the non working buttons for specific functions. Maybe some one else can or knows of an app for that.
I posted this info below as a reply in another thread.
I picked this up for my Samsung TV ( doesn't work with mine - no Bluetooth )
But, it works with my Sony GoogleTv and my FTV stick with settings apk side-loaded
the nice thing with this keyboard is that you can pair it with 3 different devices.
It has a selector button on the top to choose which one.
I haven't played with it very long and am trying to figure out what works and what doesn't
To use the touch-pad a switch on the bottom needs to be slid to "mouse mode"
I can't use the TV specific buttons on the right side of the keyboard. Wish i knew how to get them to work with the GoogleTv - it has an Ir blaster built in and will control volume,channel,etc
It will power my TV on and off - it has an Ir transmitter. But, that is all that does - strange
They are marked down to $39 at Best Buy and there are usually many open boxed ones to be had for less. Original price was about $100
But, they are mostly useless for the Samsung Tvs that they do work on - Most of apps do not support the keyboard or so I have read.
Wish the was some sort of unifying remote that I could connect to it and then plug into my TV though.
If you get one, the touchpad goes into a sleep mode after 30 seconds or so. I've read that hitting any button will wake it up. I didn't know that at first and was pairing it , unpairing it and powering it off.
If anyone else picks one of these up, Please post your findings
Hi,
I'm thinking about buying this because it will work with my TV and it will work with the Fire Stick.
Since you've had a chance to use it a bit, is it still a good keyboard to use? I would be using this to control the Xfinity app.
Thanks!
sorry for the late reply, I still use the keyboard every time I use the stick.
I still try using other controllers (and wukong app). But, after getting frustrated use the samsung keyboard. If it would work on the tv for volume and other functions, I'd retire my sony google tv. My family uses the google tv every day . My son prefers the older netflix app on it and the controller works for him. He is 5 years old.
This keyboard works on very few samsung models.
Hey everyone! I bought an Onn. Streaming Box at Walmart a couple of days ago, intending to run Torque Pro on my car's preexisting Backup Screen w/ a Bluetooth OBD2 dongle (a tiny $25 self-contained Android box seemed to make a lot of sense for that application). I sideloaded the Torque apk onto the box and used a remote app w/ mouse cursor to set up the layout, but when I went to finally pair the OBD2 dongle, it wouldn't pick it up. Since the screen just says "Accessories", I'm guessing you can only pair things like headphones, controllers, keyboards, etc.
I also tried sideloading "Bluetooth Direct", and forcibly connecting to my phone's Bluetooth address (just to test), and it couldn't connect (it seems like that app doesn't work for a lot of people though).
Is there any way around this?
I'm waiting for a powered OTG cable to be delivered today, so I can root and hopefully figure something out that way. It seems weird if it's really a limitation built into the OS, since regular android is buried underneath there somewhere, and it isn't like the box has some special Bluetooth hardware that limits it to certain devices.
If all else fails, maybe I could just get an OBD2 to USB cord and plug into an OTG, but idk if that would work either (it should on other Android devices).
And for anyone wondering, yes, the Android TV UI optimized for giant 4k TV's does not work well on a 5" 480p HDMI -> RCA screen, LOL.
Figured this out if anybody wants to do something similar, I just sideloaded the app "Bluetooth Scanner - Bluetooth finder - pairing" (com.pzolee.bluetoothscanner), and was able to pair it right away. I am running LineageOS and rooted with Magisk, but I'd think this should work on stock too.