Google TV er basert på android og er svært modifiserbart.

Følgende apper vil bedre brukeropplevelsen av Google TV / Chromecast:

Projectivity Launcher:

Projectivity Launcher er en alternativ startskjerm for din Google TV. Lastes ned via Play Store.

Anbefalte innstillinger av personlig erfaring:

• Sett bakgrunnen til en redditside, eksempelvis winterporn, springporn, summerporn, autumnporn. Sett minimum bildestørrelse til 1000 px.

Aerial Views:

Aerial Views endrer skjermspareren på Google TV til videosnutter tatt fra luften.

Dette er et utdrag fra Githuben til Aerial Views som jeg faktisk benytter.

Enable Developer Mode on your Android/Google TV:

1. Navigate to the Settings menu on your device, then to the About screen. Depending on the device…
2. Settings > System > About or Settings > Device Preferences > About
3. Scroll down to Build and select Build several times until you get the message «You are now a developer!»
4. Return to Settings or Settings > System and look for the newly enabled Developer options page.
5. On the Developer options page, look for the USB debugging option and enable it.
6. Next, find the IP address of your device. Try looking in the Network & Internet settings of the device, check the properties of the current LAN or WIFI connection – that should list the current IP address eg. 192.168.1.105

Connect using an Android phone  

1. Find an Android app that is capable of running ADB commands, such as Remote Termux, which is free.
2. Once installed, run the app and install the Android Tools with the following commands…
   pkg update pkg install android-tools
3. To check if the ADB command is working, try typing…
   adb version
4. After pressing return, you should see something like this
   Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41 Version 34.0.0p1-android-tools
5. Now you can execute ADB commands.

Extra steps for Chromecast with Google TV HD & 4K

1. Since the update to Android TV 14, the Chromecast with Google TV (CCwGTV) has a bug which affects ADB. Normally, ADB uses port 5555 but on the CCwGTV the port is randomised.
2. This means the adb connect <ip_address> command will likely fail with a ‘connection refused’ message.
3. As a work-around, we can use the wireless debugging connection…
4. In Settings > System > Developer options > Wireless debugging, select Pair device with pairing code
5. Run the command: adb pair <ip_address>:<port>
6. The IP and port are displayed on the TV upon selecting Pair device with pairing code
7. ADB then asks for the pairing code displayed on the screen.
8. Once entered, you should see a message confirming that wireless debugging is connected.
9. You should be connected to your CCwGTV device with ADB. Now you can run adb shell and the other commands in the instructions that follow.

ADB command – set Aerial Views as the default screensaver

1. Connect to your Android TV device and start a command shell…
   adb connect <ip_address>
   
   ℹ️ Use the IP address of your device from earlier steps, it should be something like 192.168.1.98
   adb shell
   
   ℹ️ The first time you connect to your Android TV device, you will probably see a confirmation dialogue asking to «allow» the connection
2. Next, set Aerial Views as the default screensaver with this command…
   settings put secure screensaver_components com.neilturner.aerialviews/.ui.screensaver.DreamActivity
   
3. Optional: Confirm that the command was run successfully, as there is no confirmation when the command above is run.
   settings get secure screensaver_components
   
4. If set correctly, you should see…
   com.neilturner.aerialviews/.ui.screensaver.DreamActivity

SmartTube:

SmartTube fjerner reklame fra YouTube. Installasjonen

Button Mapper:

Lar deg rekonfigurere knappene på fjernkontrollen. Eksempelvis bytte ut app-knappene som man ikke benytter seg av, eksempelvis RakutenTV. Lastes ned via Play Store.