Share My Creation Android TV with B4A

Android TV with B4A.

Is it possible to make the app for Android TV with B4A?
Yes it is.
What we need?

Hardware:

* Android TV (with bluetooth build in),
* Air Mouse Bluetooth Remote Control.
Look HERE.

Software:
* B4A,
Look HERE.

* keyboard for android tv (LeanKey Keyboard),
Look HERE.

* - Total Commander (you can see "Android\Data" folder and you can copy files from USB stick to the "Android\Data folder").

Look HERE.

- or File Manager
Look HERE.

How to do:

1. Create app with B4A.
2. Create "banner.png" file (w: 320 x h: 180 pix) in "Object\res\drawable" in the app folder. Atribute of this file has to be: "only for read". Example file is attached in this post.
3. Copy these lines to the Manifest file by the Manifest Editor in the B4A:

'This code will be applied to the manifest file during compilation.
'You do not need to modify it in most cases.
'See this link for for more information: http://www.b4x.com/forum/showthread.php?p=78136
AddManifestText(<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="28"/>
                <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
                                  android:normalScreens="true"
                                  android:smallScreens="true"
                                  android:xlargeScreens="true"
                                  android:anyDensity="true"/>)

'SetApplicationAttribute(android:hardwareAccelerated, "true")
SetManifestAttribute("android:installLocation", "auto")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")

' TV Settings
AddManifestText(<uses-feature android:name="android.software.leanback"
                              android:required="false" />
                <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
                              android:required="false" />)

SetApplicationAttribute(android:banner, "@drawable/banner")

AddActivityText(Main,
                <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER" />
                </intent-filter>)
'End of default text.

4. Compile the APK file.
5. Copy APK file on the USB stick.
6. Instal APK file from USB stick to the Android TV with the file commander instaled on the Android TV.

You can try my free apps on the Android TV.

1. DifPic - simple different pictures game.

Download APK for Android TV HERE.

Look more HERE.

2. pMove - picture puzzle game.

Download APK for Android TV HERE.

Look more HERE.

3) Map_AxL - offline jpg/jgw raster map application.

Download APK for Android TV HERE.

Look more HERE.

Enjoy
JS

 

[JohnC]

Thank you for posting this

I noticed the android:targetSdkVersion="64" in the manifest. That is a very high number - did you read somewhere that it had to be that high of a number?

 

[js486dog]

Thank you for posting this

I notices the android:targetSdkVersion="64" in the manifest. That is a very high number - did you read somewhere that it had to be that high of a number?

Thanks. Changed to 28.

 

[TILogistic]

I have a personal IPTV application for Android TV developed in B4X, to watch news channels and movies.

It works perfect.

 

[TILogistic]

sample b4j:

 

[Magma]

@Omar Parra A. Are you using external video - player or a library/control for b4a... is that working to b4j too ?

...very nice !

 

[TILogistic]

The previous post shows the parse of the M3U playlist.

and to display use

B4J

MediaView - video player

This library includes two custom views: MediaView and MediaViewController. MediaView can play local and remote videos and music. The native JavaFX MediaView doesn't include a controller interface. I've implemented one. You can use it or create your own. Tip: the controller code and layout are...

www.b4x.com

B4A:

ExoPlayer - MediaPlayer / VideoView Alternative

Edit: new version: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/exoplayer-media3-video-player.158204/ ExoPlayer is an open source project that replaces the native MediaPlayer and VideoView types. https://google.github.io/ExoPlayer/ License: Apache 2.0 It supports more media formats, it is more...

www.b4x.com

B4X

[B4X] SimpleMediaManager (SMM) - framework for images, videos and more

This is a simple to use, cross platform library, that does many complex things under the hood. The developer calls SetMedia with a placeholder panel and a url. The panel will show an image, video or animated gif (more formats will be added). 'Show a remote image / video / animated gif in...

www.b4x.com

See demo:

'    MediaView1.Source = "https://ss3.domint.net:3134/otv_str/orbittv/playlist.m3u8" 'movie spanish
    MediaView1.Source = "https://59f1cbe63db89.streamlock.net:1443/retroplustv/_definst_/retroplustv/playlist.m3u8" 'Music

 

[TILogistic]

list M3u free

iptv,iptv-org

iptv,iptv-org | collection of publicly available iptv channels from all over the world from githubhelp.

githubhelp.com

Expand:
Playlists by category
Playlists by language
....
....

 

[bparent]

The previous post shows the parse of the M3U playlist.

and to display use

B4J

MediaView - video player

This library includes two custom views: MediaView and MediaViewController. MediaView can play local and remote videos and music. The native JavaFX MediaView doesn't include a controller interface. I've implemented one. You can use it or create your own. Tip: the controller code and layout are...

www.b4x.com

B4A:

ExoPlayer - MediaPlayer / VideoView Alternative

Edit: new version: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/exoplayer-media3-video-player.158204/ ExoPlayer is an open source project that replaces the native MediaPlayer and VideoView types. https://google.github.io/ExoPlayer/ License: Apache 2.0 It supports more media formats, it is more...

www.b4x.com

B4X

[B4X] SimpleMediaManager (SMM) - framework for images, videos and more

This is a simple to use, cross platform library, that does many complex things under the hood. The developer calls SetMedia with a placeholder panel and a url. The panel will show an image, video or animated gif (more formats will be added). 'Show a remote image / video / animated gif in...

www.b4x.com

See demo:

'    MediaView1.Source = "https://ss3.domint.net:3134/otv_str/orbittv/playlist.m3u8" 'movie spanish
    MediaView1.Source = "https://59f1cbe63db89.streamlock.net:1443/retroplustv/_definst_/retroplustv/playlist.m3u8" 'Music

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How does one compile and run this on Android phone with B4X? Thanks.

 

[TILogistic]

see:
exoplayer-mediaplayer or SMM

    Player1.Initialize("Player")
    
'    Dim Url As String  = "https://ss3.domint.net:3134/otv_str/orbittv/playlist.m3u8" 'movie spanish
    Dim Url As String  = "https://59f1cbe63db89.streamlock.net:1443/retroplustv/_definst_/retroplustv/playlist.m3u8" 'Music
    
    Player1.Prepare(Player1.CreateHLSSource(Url))
    SimpleExoPlayerView1.Player = Player1
    
    Player1.Play

 

[TILogistic]

full screen:

ExoPlayer - full screen feature

This example demonstrates how you can add a full screen button to a video. Clicking on the button, starts a new landscape activity and it then uses the native switchTargetView method to reuse the same player in the new SimpleExoPlayerView. There is also some calculations involved with adding the...

www.b4x.com

 

[TILogistic]

For new questions please create a new post.

I will not answer any more questions here.

And apologies to the creator of this post!!.

sorry

 

[tuhatinhvn]

Can we upload for google play store??

 

[Sergio83]

Nice work!
I'm developping B4A apps for Amazon FireTV stick it works perfect to, but I get issues to highlight buttons with background image and custom list view items when using up and down keys ...
May be you've got the same issues and found a turn arround?
Any help will be appreciated!

 

[js486dog]

Can we upload for google play store??

If you mean two apps on the post - sorry no. I do not want to spend the rest of my life with ever-changing rules of Google Play Store.

 

[aidymp]

Nice work!
I'm developping B4A apps for Amazon FireTV stick it works perfect to, but I get issues to highlight buttons with background image and custom list view items when using up and down keys ...
May be you've got the same issues and found a turn arround?
Any help will be appreciated!

disable them! i had the same on my Firestick app.

 

[js486dog]

disable them! i had the same on my Firestick app.

View attachment 125875

Please create a new post about the problem. Little bit about it look HERE.

 

[js486dog]

Nice work!
I'm developping B4A apps for Amazon FireTV stick it works perfect to, but I get issues to highlight buttons with background image and custom list view items when using up and down keys ...
May be you've got the same issues and found a turn arround?
Any help will be appreciated!

Please create a new post about the problem. Little bit about it look HERE.