MMA isn't available on the Play Store on AndroidTV devices (MMA 2.0 should be).

Father Christmas has come early and brought me a Sonos Arc/Sub/Surrounds and an Nvidia Shield TV Pro 4K. :D :D :D

Anyone with any experience of using either of these devices with MM?

One of the reasons I bought the Shield was to use it as a NAS by attaching my Music harddrive.

Got so many options now, I'm wondering what is the nicest user experience?

Ideally I'd like MM Server/Library on the Shield with the attached external Music drive so I can play Music via MM over the Sonos system. And without having to leave a laptop on to serve the MM client.
I've been using the Sonos app to access my library via a laptop but its a bit random on connection. I can choose a Folder/Genre/Conductor etc etc but it sometimes shows a "unavailable" when I get to the actual track/playlist. This seems to be random, plays sometimes, sometimes unavailable.

Any thoughts on best MM Server/Library - Client setup without using my laptop???

[quote=Peke post_id=474568 time=1605139518 user_id=213]
Hi,
Have you tried to sideload it?

Personally I use only fully safe version of ES File explorer 1.1.4 from https://www.cyanogenmods.org/es-file-explorer-pro-apk-download/ and access shared folder To install MMA and as shown in pics above it can be added into home screen.

Other than that ATM I can only say that you will Love MMA 2.0

As for direct access to videos/music from NAS/PC Share folder, a combo of ES File explorer and MMA or MX Player (with custom codecs pack) can help you play almost anything.

Also on my Nexus Player I have https://www.amazon.com/Rii-Bluetooth-Adjustable-N7-BT/dp/B007X9BDH0 but also have tested several of these https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rii/page/656646AF-3B85-404E-AEDF-F1DF55BFD4EB?ref_=ast_bln

on Android TV 8.x+ you can easily enable sideload for ES file explorer by:
Going to to the Settings cog towards the top-right corner of the home screen. Click it, then head to "Device Preferences," then "Security & Restrictions." From there, click "Unknown sources" and enable the toggle next to ES File explorer. then you can easily sideload MMA APK from shared source.

Finally I would also suggest https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.tv.sideloadlauncher&hl=en_US&gl=US as it can start apps that can't be added to home screen.
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I'm a Beta tester, but how do I get it on my Android TV to test it?
Is there an APK available?

Hi,
Have you tried to sideload it?

Personally I use only fully safe version of ES File explorer 1.1.4 from https://www.cyanogenmods.org/es-file-explorer-pro-apk-download/ and access shared folder To install MMA and as shown in pics above it can be added into home screen.

Other than that ATM I can only say that you will Love MMA 2.0

As for direct access to videos/music from NAS/PC Share folder, a combo of ES File explorer and MMA or MX Player (with custom codecs pack) can help you play almost anything.

Also on my Nexus Player I have https://www.amazon.com/Rii-Bluetooth-Adjustable-N7-BT/dp/B007X9BDH0 but also have tested several of these https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rii/page/656646AF-3B85-404E-AEDF-F1DF55BFD4EB?ref_=ast_bln

on Android TV 8.x+ you can easily enable sideload for ES file explorer by:
Going to to the Settings cog towards the top-right corner of the home screen. Click it, then head to "Device Preferences," then "Security & Restrictions." From there, click "Unknown sources" and enable the toggle next to ES File explorer. then you can easily sideload MMA APK from shared source.

Finally I would also suggest https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.tv.sideloadlauncher&hl=en_US&gl=US as it can start apps that can't be added to home screen.

I have been playing around with my Android TV and have found it to be really in need of a good Android TV music player.
I have tried a few different ones, including JRiver, VLC, Kodi and MX Player Pro, but all of them except for Kodi have very limited functionality.

Is there any chance that MediaMonkey is going to be released for Android TV? 🙄

Hi,

Yes I have Nexus Player and once sideloaded it even shows in Home Screen.
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Also dev. Martin just got Newest nVidia Shield TV, so support will be much better in future MMA versions.

Hello all, thanks for sharing,

I get through all messages and I'm not sure I got all "hits and clips".

As far as I understand Nexus Player seems to be compatible with MM. Does it mean that when you've got a Nexus Player, it is possible to install MM through Google Play Store because in this case your player is marked as compatible ?

For Nvidia Shield, so far is there anybody that succeeds to install MM on its Nvidia Shield ? If so is it possible to have some tricks ? From my side Google Play Store tips my Nvidia Shield as incompatible.

Why am I asking, because I am not fully satisfied by Kodi and Plex and I must agree that I am a MM addict the best ever music player.

Thanks a lot.

Hi,
For me MediaMonkey is shown compatible for Android TV (Nexus Player). Have you tried to side load it?

I would love a version of MM for android TV. I can beta/alpha test anything, I do program, but mainly DB systems. Never do android programming.

Is there any interest in creating an Nvidia Shield TV version of MM?

This is not true for me. When I go into the Web play store and select Media Monkey click install I get a greyed out box for:
nVidia Shield Android TV
This item is not comparable with your device.

If I can get this installed, I would be more than happy to test any beta's you have on my nVidia shield Android TV.

I am willing and able, many years in CompSci going back to 1975 on an old CDC mainframe.... Am hoping to also put MMA through its paces on my nVidia Shield boxes, syncing to my MMW server.

If you can use my services can give you a detailed l/wan structure I would be testing on.

Eitger way can you allow MMA to be installed on the Android TV from the playstore. Right now PS just says my device (Android 7.1) is not allowed.

Greg

[quote=nerkalis post_id=447115 time=1530743190 user_id=96220]
+1 on nvidia shield tv dev. Dlna works great from vlc to MMW repository, but native MMA would be preferred. That would lessen the learning curve for family for media usage maintained on MMW.[/quote]I couldn't agree more.

+1 on nvidia shield tv dev. Dlna works great from vlc to MMW repository, but native MMA would be preferred. That would lessen the learning curve for family for media usage maintained on MMW.

Yes it is still working on. Authorizations to get some app listed as compatible makes lots of delays.