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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
Has anyone the oldest FW for 5500 and/or 6400 series?

I wonder if the adb was enabled then. Most probably not as this models were born in 2015 and have android 5 default.

I wonder if we can use a fw from older model with android 4.x.

All our problems should be solved this way
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rage971:
This sounds very risky...

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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
It does ... Maybe somebody finds a way, even if, after all i read in this thread , seams close to impossible with all the security that philips put in. All changes to the filesystem are protected
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] philicibine:
I've had this model and three different firmware updates. Have tried adb with each of them and never been able to connect.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] leandrotsampa:
Yeah!, But always has a way. ;D
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] pelayogrgi2c:
Hey there,

I buy the television when I came with firmware version: QV151E.0.3.120.137 and could install the applications using the application Es Explorer that firmware is dated: Fri June 26 19:02:01 IST 2015.

It would be nice if someone could get.:D
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
What kind of apps could you install only the ones from gstore ?

Ii'm interested on showbox that is not on gstore.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] straumli:
Sorry if this is offtopic wrt rooting/unlocking the TV but could somebody tell me if it is possible to change the UI resolution from 720P to 1080P?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] El Pelocho:
With this firmware was able to install any previously installed application on the phone using the Es Explorer but after updating the TV I lost that feature.

If you encounter this firmware to return to the fantastic serious.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
QV151E.0.3.120.137 is for 7100 series not 6400 or 5500.

For 7100 series you could use the tutorial found in the previous posts in this forum to enable install from unknown sources
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] El Pelocho:
Is to do as you say, but a lot of things do not work roll and gives a lot of mistakes before I could install user applications being 0, no user will be 10. I assume that because that would have firmware adb.secure = 0.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
hi

i just bought philips 48pfh5500

i would like to known how FORCE this tv to play android apps in 1080p ?

how play youtube video file with 1080p quality !?

same with mxplayer ?

or kodi ?

they all work only in 720p ! ;/

can anyone help ?

regards
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
I own an 5500 and until now we have no way of rooting, install unknown source apps or "force" the tv in any other way.

You can play movies in 1080p with mxplayer or kodi, just the interface is 720p in all apps. I have an 32" display and is not that bad, I imagine that for you in 48" is frustrating.

Also youtube will not play with full HD. Also you cannot use a mouse :(

Hopefully some future update will solve something. Until then we are stuck like this.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] redcat30:
Hello

I try some player:

Spmc (xbmc variant) work, but the films not smoot, lagging, and screen is only 1280x720. Under android system the screen resolution always 1280x720? Where can I show and change resolution? On remote i+ button show nothing...

Bsplayer ork, but films lagging

Mxplayer work, but films not smoot, lagging

Bulit-in player good, 1080p fine, but dont play from smb.

How can I do that, smb share mount to (virtual) usb port? Its possible?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dkz:
I have tried to install Developer tools on my Philips 48PFS8109 TV, as it says in the instruction. But after i press install i get a error message telling me "Application cannot be installed in the default install location"

Can anyone here help me out, how can i fix this?

Regards,

dkz

:confused:
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lazik:
Maybe can someone make update . zip with root bin? I hope that it is possible to root TV using standard recovery.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] redcat30:
Hello

Can u play movies with mxplayer in fullHD (1920*1080), or only 1280*720?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Burn2Hell:
1080p is no problem. My films are around 12-17gb 1080p mkv
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] redcat30:
Really 1920*1080 the screen sesolution?

I have 48PFS8109 tv, and I see the the screen resolution under chrome and under xbmc. In both cases, the resolution is only 1280*720.

Please look in your browser: http://www.whatismyscreenresolution.com/

How can I see the resolution in mxplayer? which version you are using ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Burn2Hell:
You can't check it with that site. If I use it with my Nexus 5 it said 640x360. And my TV said 962x541.

YOU ARE RIGHT THE TV IS ONLY SHOWING 720P MAX!

I did some easy test. Picked a 720P movie and told MX Player to play it on 100% (so original format) and it was full screen. So that means the screen is only working on 720P. I did this also with my Nexus 5 and it was not full screen.

If you use 'Cursor location' in 'Developer Options' you can see the screen format is only 1280x720.

WHAT IS A BULLCRAP! The whole android is only 720P

If i play a video with the normal build-in player of Philips and i tell the tv show 100% with a 720P movie its not screen fillet so that is working normal. But in the store they told me use an android app because the build-in player of Philips would get crap after a time.

NEXUS 5:

PHILIPS 48PFS8109/12

adb reboot download = nothing

adb reboot recovery = something

adb reboot bootloader = nothing

I'm gonna check what the ro.sf.lcd_density= is.

To bad we can't change it. Need root for that derp.

adb pull /system/build.prop
$ adb shell
$ su
# mount -o rw,remount /system
adb remount
adb push build.prop /system/build.prop
adb reboot
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] redcat30:
Yes, what I was thinking. The XBMC is only 720p. So do not look good FullHD movie. Is it possible to somehow set that plays 1080p movies?

Or the built-in player that can play the samba share on movies? :)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ppomagaev:
Need help!

In my case it is failed, I have 55PUS9109, and after launch of all developer tool options I cannot connect to Google Play any more... What is wrong?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mc4ren:
I had a similar problem. I made a reset to factory settings to the TV, and after the startup wizard I installed the developer tool. Then I got the Google Play connection back.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] christian_cvi:
Not check "Show more apps in Google Play" in developer settings.

Reset TV in factory settings and try.

;)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ppomagaev:
Thanks!

Unfortunately it does not help!

TV does not want to connect to Google Play at all after launching Debug and Show More app options.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lazik:
Without kernel that support 1080p no chance to have full HD in Android. Someone wrote already to Phillips support? I think I will give back TV to shop if they don't change this.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Matt17000:
We need to fight for a 4K kernel, not a 1080p :D
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Burn2Hell:
build.prop says:

# Use scale mode for overscan.
ro.marvell.overscan.mode = scale

# Set the overscan to full screen
persist.marvell.overscan.pct = 100
#ro.sf.ui_xres = 1920
#ro.sf.ui_yres = 1080
#ro.sf.lcd_density = 320
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ppomagaev:
Hi Christian,

could you pls write step-by-step what you do for connecting TV to ADB via WiFi?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lazik:
Without adb :

1. Install Developer tools and from Developer Settings choose Show more apps in Google Play

2. Install Quick shortcut maker and choose Settings - Security and choose Unknown devices

---------- Post added at 11:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:55 PM ----------

Hi, someone tested Display Manager apk to change resolution in android?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lazik:
Ok. Tested. Display manager works just fine. Root is not need. you choose 1080/1920 and that's all. Antutu shows 1080p resolution and score is about 19900pts. FullHD now looks fine. There are some scratches with standard apps but there is no lags on fullhd movies tested with Xplore movie preview player.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dkz:
Can anyone please help me with links to the right apps.

Developer tools

Is it this one? Developer tools

Quick shortcut

Cant find it on Google play, link please!!!

Display Manager

Is it this one? Display Manager

If it is, do anyone know a free app?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lazik:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut

All other ok
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] nyp4n:
I have a 8809 and have had problems with plex not showing any subtitles, no sound when I enable subtitles and goes back to plex menu when I enable 3D. I've tried other external players with plex without any difference. I haven't tried kodi, cuz I have insufficent storage left :) (have istalled four apps).

Now I use serviio on a mediaserver and use the built in DLNA feature on the TV and love it! The best part is that the subtitles button on my remote actually do something now.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
do you tink that when interface is in 720p games are in 720p then mxplayer/kody can play full 1080p ?

while youtube canot ?

after root we should be able to make android also full 1080p ?

regards
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
Depends on how it is the app made considering they are made for TV

Youtube is for Android TV and seams that was made only for 720

Most probably. There is also the aspect of processing power that's pretty low for this version, only dual core. Maybe that's why they limited all to 720. The filesystem is encrypted from what I understood, so there also uses processing power.

The same problems have Sony on theirs Android TV's
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
so i guess we need root or maybe full cwm/custom room ?:D

maybe some day.... :p

hmm so how to check if mxplayer play full 1080p?

hard to say watching normal movie 720p/1080p ;/?

in my opinion it is 720p - quality is a little better on bult in philips movie player so there 1080p for sure

but in this built in video player subtitles options are very limited ;/

encrypted file system should not matter - i believe this should be handled by hardware chip =]
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
Try to encrypt your android phone and the tell me about battery life and speed. And i'm talking about high end octacore phones :))
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
:D

im now sure that kodi is in 720p ! :/ so mxplayer most like also :/ !

even when you play movie in 1080p still when i go to options > calibrate screen

then on calibration settings we can see that resolution is 720p !

in my opinion it can be cause for complaint because it is not consistent with the contract ?

they say hello we have nice new 1080p android tv with youtube etc

but nowhere mention that you can use android/youtube in 720p!

and yes it is dual-core but it is relay fast in my opinion

this procesor must be more powerful then any mobile phone dualcore

and this is because of no limitation by battery etc

can we check somehow what procesor is inside ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] emuman:
Someone can undestand this?

toengel.net/philipsblog/2014/12/06/philips-anleitung-wie-man-jede-beliebige-android-app-auf-android-tvs-installieren-kann/
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] chewa1978:
Preparation TV

TV must be connected to Wi-Fi in the local intranet

App "Developer Tools" from Roy Solberg install

Start App

Call "Developer Settings"

Enable "USB Debugging"

App "ADB Wireless (no root)" from Apps By Henry install

"Show WiFi IP" press and to remember the IP

Preparing PC

PC must be on the same wireless network as the TV are

Get Download Android SDK to adb.exe (Android Debug Bridge)

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Click below "view all downloads and sizes"

Download ADT Bunde for either "Windows 32-bit" or "64-bit Windows"

unzip the downloaded ZIP

Call command line

Shift + Right-click on the folder "Platform-tools" in the folder "sdk" click

In the menu now "prompt, open here" Select

Start ADB

"Adb start-server" Enter + Enter

"Adb connect IP" + Enter, where IP is this that one has previously noted by the app

should now have a connection may have been manufactured for TV
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] motosda:
HI! i've a philips 5500, and i noticed that even if i can't find app like kodi or terminal emulatore on play store, if i insert the apk in a usb drive and i can't install it from that, ef explorer send me to the google play page and i can install it from that. but some apps are not compatible from play store, so i would try to install it from apk, there is a way to activate installation from unknow source?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rage971:
Hey no that s what everybody is trying to do

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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] philicibine:
all the adb wireless apps in the play store cant be installed on my tv. (6400). The ones i can find at least. The TV is greyed out when i click install.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
if we can install unkown sources apps then we can install kingoroot / root / enable android in 1080p ?:D
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rage971:
But we can't

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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] philicibine:
Just found this page http://toengel.net/philipsblog/2015...roid-tv-serien-5500-und-6xx0-qm152e-3-222-79/ which appears to have a working link to an older (German) firmware. Anyone care to try it??
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rage971:
Be our guest :)

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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ovso:
Hi d00lar,

I've already noted in my previous post #311, that even if you will be able to enable unknown sources and install kingroot apk this application will unfortunately not be able to root the TV...
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
why do you think that ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ovso:
I've tested it with latest Kingroot. Firstly said that it found the strategy to root my TV. After couple of trials and reboots rooting failed. AIDA64 however thinks TV is rooted...
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
and how did you installed it ?

thats a shame ;/ maybe some never version kingoroot ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ovso:
I followed instructions from emaidkd in reply #288, created user 10 and allowed unknown sources under it...

I tried the latest Kingroot, Kingoroot and many more rooting apks, but all of them failed. If you know some other good rooting app let me know and I can test it this evening...
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
and how you wanna repair your tv if it fails somehow ?:D
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ovso:
Very easily by re-installing the firmware through the Adroid system recovery menu, see my reply #366...
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
hmm did you tryied it ?

i saw recovery menu in my tv also

but i would call it risky a little ;) ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ovso:
Of course I tried it many times...

Firmware update on my TV is done only via recovery menu from day one.

See picture below for detailed update progress...
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Android000:
Hi guys. Great thread!

Long time Philips TV user here and I was about to buy the 65PUS7600 Android TV because I love Ambilight and I wanted an open O/S.

Sorry, I read many pages of this long thread and I got what is the situation, but I'm posting as 2 questions the 2 basic things I wanted an Android TV in the first place:

1. Is there a chance to run a no-root-firewall app to prevent unauthorized communication of the TV with Philips's or app's servers? (You might heard that back in 2011 maybe before TPV buys Philips TV, there was a scandal in Netherlands about invation of privacy from the TV's including camera and mic usage)

2. We mainly watch movies with srt subtitles from USB. Do players like MX Player etx. work smooth and as intended?

(Although I think I read the answer: NO! The Android implementation works only in 720p. In recent TVs too? Audio out of sync etc.)

Thanks and keep provide us with such a useful information.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
I don't know about an app that can do that but you could use your local router Firewall to restrict access from tv

I've got movies that run smooth and movies that not. From my personal experience i've got stutter on movies with high bitrate.

If you're looking for an Android TV that you can use with no restrictions this is not the case, as a matter of fact is very restricted and very small app range to chose from, considering google play app range for mobile phones.

Maybe in 2017 well have a more mature product and better firmware, who knows maybe native 1080p apps :)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ondrejvaroscak:
Stop dreaming

Guys, all Lollipo 5.1 based TVs (2015 family) are UNROOTABLE unless somebody finds a serious security hole in dm-verity. So stop dreaming. There IS NO root, and most probably WILL NEVER be.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] admiro:
Alternative method

Let's try a workaround on user 0:

1. Make sure you have ADB connection to TV (USB debbuging enabled)

2. Install Helium from Google Play (com.koushikdutta.backup) on TV

3. Install Helium from Google Play (com.koushikdutta.backup) on other device eg. smart-phone

4. Activate Helium as described on Google Play on both devices (witch Chrome extension, or Desktop app)

5. Using Helium backup app you want from smart-phone (previously installed) to internal memory

6. Copy that backup files from smart-phone's "carbon" folder to TV's "carbon" folder on sdcart (ES File Explorer) using pendrive

7. Using Helium restore app from internal memory on TV

8. You're done :)

9. (Helium contains a mechanism to sync devices in the same network, without need to copy over usb, but for me its work's only from TV to smart-phone, not opposite way)

That's need testing, I've just do it with Firefox app from Samsung S5 to PUS 7150/12 newest firmware, and it work!

Helium uses "adb backup" and "adb restore" protocol, that doesn't require root :)

I tried to do full android backup:

"adb backup -apk -shared -all -f \YOURFOLDER\backup.ab"

and it work. That's slow.

Ps. For someone who doesn't afraid of void warranty or damage: maybe you can restore this backup.ab file from user 0 on user 10, and get back full TV functionality?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Android000:
Thank you Dorio for your answer.

If that's the case, the stutter is bitrate dependent than the CPU/GPU probably aren't enough so it might be model specific.

I think you are right. These products aren't yet mature. Maybe next year.

It looks like the future though. A TV set similar to a gigantic smartphone.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] saimonv85:
Hello everyone, I bought (3 days ago) a 55pus7100 / 12 (android 5.1) can i connect a bluethooth mouse and use it as a pointer?

Thanks.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
Hi saimonv,

The short answer is no.

The tv has not the mouse feature in the latest fw.

I have a 5500 you could try the latest FW on your TV to see if they added the support but I seriously doubt it.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ondrejvaroscak:
Maximum supported bitrate is in specifications, for example for 6400 series is max. bitrate 30Mbps of which 20Mbps is max. videobitrate... For UltraHD TV is not very weak, but again, this TV set expects UltraHD source to be external over HDMI. Its CPU/GPU is not powerfull enough to decode high bitrate H.264/265 codecs.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Android000:
Hi ondrejvaroscak.

I'm reading the information you provided here:

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/986382/Philips-40put6400.html?page=121

but maybe this is for the native player.

I guess it might be significantly lower when in Android with a player app.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ondrejvaroscak:
It definitely is, for example Kodi doesn't play anything above 720p without stuttering, doesn't matter if HW acceleration is on or off.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] d00lar:
i did connected my bluetooth logitech mouse

it was working almost ok (pointer ok ) but every 10-15s there was some message on tv that there is some issue with keyboard !? i did not connected any keyboard so strange ;P

but can use if needed ( pfh5500)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] tominozh:
Yes, but gplay movies play in 1080p, detto Netflix.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] El Pelocho:
Netflix also plays without any problem 4k content.:)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ondrejvaroscak:
Native player in that TV laso plays 4K without problems, also NetFlix 4K will not be anywhere near 20Mbit/s. Problem with Kodi is most probably in Kodi itself.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] byhayati:
adb issue

[MENTION=1651669]emaidkd[/MENTION]

my friend i have tried acces but as u can see it named as shell@ja3g but thats not my tv name so nothing happen on tv .i dnt know i what i did wrong ?.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] emaidkd:
71x0/76x0/87x0/87x1

Reverting to the old firmware and installation from unknown sources via adb c computer

Firmware QV151E.0.3.120.175 on 19.08.15: https://yadi.sk/d/Jm7y1yJen2Nhb

1. If necessary, keep a list of channels on the USB flash drive

2. Extract and record on a flash drive firmware.

3. Turn off the TV set out of the socket, insert the USB flash drive.

4. Push the joystick on the TV and turn down into the socket without releasing the joystick.

5. When the menu Recovery, release the joystick to take control and select Apply update from external storage

6. Select the firmware, click OK and wait for about 5 minutes. The program itself tells about the end of the installation.

7. Select restart (reboot), and wait again. The screen will turn off for 5 minutes.

8. After the LED lights up in the corner of the TV, turn it on.

9. Turn off the TV remote control.

10. De-energize the TV for 5 minutes.

Before I recommend before flashing to reset - Restart TV menu. And clear the cache - network settings - to clean up storage of data online.

Further:

1. Put the Terminal emulator for android on Google Play from a computer or other device.

2. Run the Terminal emulator and enter the options of:

am start --user 0 com.android.settings / .DevelopmentSettings

3. In the window that appears, find and enable debugging via USB.

4. Put the ADB for the PC. It is desirable in the c: \ ADB, to make it easier to write the team

5. Run the ADB through the command line:

adb start-server

adb connect 10.0.1.2 (IP set your TV)

6. Install .apk with the laptop:

adb install <route to the .apk file>
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] babo1069:
Hi.

I'm use Philips 6510. Philips 6510 is android 5.1. Not all apps on Google Play.

Not by Developer tools. How to remove restrictions on the Google Play ?

Sorry for my bad english.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] straumli:
6400 series firmware released

QM152E_000.005.101.047 (Date published: 2016-01-08)

 BBCi Certification

 Incorrect CI+ key error message appearing when CI function is not enabled

 Incorporate Google latest security update
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dorio:
Just updated to this version. Hopefully it will run better
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rage971:
I had an Android update yesterday on my puh6400

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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] pelayogrgi2c:
Thank you very much, but the link is down. Could you upload the file again?:confused:
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] emaidkd:
https://yadi.sk/d/Jm7y1yJen2Nhb
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] neorobi:
unfortunately this doesn't work for my 55pus7600.

after flashing i get stuck with the error message "the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped"

i think gapps needs to be updated to the actual version at the autorun.upg?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] emaidkd:
Return to factory settings. Оff TV for 5 minutes. Certainly works with your TV , 48PUS7600/12 model.It was tested in another forum by a user.