yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jfchandler:
So, I played around with this more today on my new TCL 43S4800 TV that came pre-installed with ES File Explorer via TCL's app store.

Basically, following the instructions earlier in the thread and using my Android smartphone with ES File Explorer also installed on it, I was able to set up the Android TV link between my smartphone and TCL TV using ES File Explorer, with both needing to be on the same wifi network. And then open my phone's roster of apk files using ES File Explorer and its Apps Category command.

And that point, it was just selecting the apk or apks I wanted to move to the TV, going up to the 3 dots menu in the upper right of the smartphone screen, and then choosing the option for "install to TV." That copies the APK file from the smartphone to the TV, where it becomes findable in the ES File Explorer on the TV under Library / App.

The good news is, I was able to install several useful apps from my smartphone to my TV including the regular Android browser, the Firefox browser, the Amazon app store, and AppMgr III.

The bad news was -- although I could copy versions of the Google Play Store, Google Play Services and the Android System apks from my smartphone to my TV, when I clicked to install those on the TV, none of the three worked. Google Play said it needed Google Play Services. Google Play Services wouldn't install by itself. Etc etc.

So I haven't figured out the Google part yet, but a lot of the other standalone apps seem to work fine, including reading my Hotmail email via a bookmark on either the Android or Firefox browsers on the TV.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poonks:
I need help for tcl smart TV l32S4800E 32" led can't download any thing just want to watch hulu
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] just4kicks22:
Hi Guys,

I'm wanting to know will this work on 65E5900US?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thunder LorD:
can u help me this is not working for me can u descripe the steps ?

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what do u mean by 3xs and 2xs do u mean secondes or times ? i cant enable the debugging
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magikwurd:
Thank you so much! This worked. Finally have an open port.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magikwurd:
So I was able to unlock/enable Developer mode using the remote control button sequence provided by pnonu23. I'm now able to login to the TV's developer window screen from a web browser. [IMG="Roku Application Installer"]https://image.roku.com/blog/developer/files/2016/02/image08.png[/IMG] But, it needs a developer zip in order to install an APK file. I've tried adding an Android TV connection through ES File Explorer, but I am not able to connect to the TV. Using a Port Scanner, I can confirm that Port 8090 is Open on the Roku TV. Using Total CMD also doesn't connect to the TV. Any other ideas on how to side load apps?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yaska91:
You can ask me anything concerning tcl smart android tv......am here for you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CryptoManiac7:
Is it not possible to try install app by passing the APK file via ADB? I have done this before on other TV's from China that use Android TV as OS. I used this tool to load Kodi: http://www.jocala.com/

Try it and let us know if it worked for you. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magikwurd:
Thank you. I will try this out and let you know if this worked for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] userojojo:
Hi Guys,

It's my first post heare on XDA :P.

I got TLC 55" 4k - S79 series - it's not ROKU smart tv - it's something else - TCL call it just "Smart TV 2"

Try to use:

TCPUDPDbg and "start adbd" - but cant recive "ok" status

Ports are different:

5555, 8060, 8090 aren't opened:

I run nmap to scan ports and it gaves me :

nmap 192.168.1.183

Starting Nmap 6.47 at 2016-11-27 05:53 CST
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.183
Host is up (0.0031s latency).
Not shown: 993 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
9900/tcp open iua
9999/tcp open abyss
10000/tcp open snet-sensor-mgmt
10001/tcp open scp-config
10002/tcp open documentum
10003/tcp open documentum_s
49152/tcp open unknown

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 1.78 seconds
pi@bpi-iot-ros-ai:~ $ ^C

Ofcourse I try TCPUDPDbg and "start adbd" - nothing worked - still no "ok" status

Any Ideas?

Try to us jocala.com adbLink but don't work ether
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NMV1988:
Hi guys. Please give me SettingsRealtek.apk file,? I`m deleted it((((((((

email: novozhilovm@gmail.com
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodrigoeblanco:
Hey hi, I have the same problem with my TV can't run any google related apps, or even the playstore. I managed to run netflix, but it's not stable works for a while and then it only shows a black screen, so at the end is a pain to be opening and closing, or restarting to make it work.

Have you found anything useful, or do you know how to run apps in the background?

I think we have the same kind of issues, would be nice to try things together or see what can we do to make it better.

Cheers!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tx5l:
Okay i dont know how many of you got adb connected but ive seemed to figure a bunch of stuff out by now its confirmed that we can push and pull things using adb from the tv by connecting to it now on to the fun stuff. Theres a good news and a bad news.

Good news : I FOUND ROOT ACCESS

Bad news : But its a little weird.

so when you're in adb

enter " adb shell "

when you enter shell type "tclsu"

and you will see # infront of the command line this means you have super user access to do a bunch of fun commands like move files and change their permission you can use " mv /sdcard/download/.apk /system/app/ and it will move it to a root access only folder and you can use chmod 777 to change a files permissions but you have to type it in like " chmod 777 /system/app/playstore.apk" but the only problem is they dont show up as system files on any launcher so the question is why not? and its not showing root on Supersu you can try multiple one click root apps they fail because of having a bad root strategy we need experts to comment here
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PiCkLeD1975:
TCL 58" 4K 3D Android SmartTV

Hi everyone I bought this TV about 6mths ago, It's a TCL U58E6800FDS. I originally Installed Play Store with Total Commander Then Installed Kodi from there, However Ive been having some issues with crashing etc so I decided to uninstall Kodi and go with a fresh Install, Bad Move! Kodi 17.0 isn't Compatible with our version of Android so I've been looking to re-install Kodi 16.1 Without any luck all the archived versions on the net wouldn't install from USB. I had visited this thread when I first got this TV but there wasn't much info then but thankfully now there is more. I found the link above for jocala And I have to recommend it to others with the same TV I installed Vanilla Kodi 16.1 from Kodi.tv with ADBLink and it actually seems more stable than the previous install!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roopam005:
i succeded this method on my TCL 48 inch smart curved TV..

7th step is : click install button which asks you the path and then go to external SD card and located application.. and clicking appluication leads to installation..

i installed google play store but its not opening.. rest of applications i installed most of them are opening including kingroot, xendor, shareit, relaxation music apks, VLC player etc..

VLC player not working properly...

so in short installing other application possible but some may work some not..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javacookies:
Hello guys, I'm an owner of a TCL Smart TV however I believe it's quite old. As far as I remember, I bought it 2 years ago and it's one of their models that they market as Android 4.0+ Dual Core, etc. The exact model based on the device information is TC-AP-MS801-F3390FE-PH and it's a 48" Smart TV. I really want to have Kodi on it but it seems that installing APKs is impossible. I tried the suggestions starting from the very first page of this thread but with no luck. Using ADB, it connects but it says the device is offline. Using, Es File manager, with Android TV way, it doesn't connect and says to make sure remote debug is enabled. I was able to send an APK through Sender in ES but when installing it says that no application available. Does anyone can help me or at least confirm to me that there's no chance to install APKs so that I won't hope anymore :D Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magikwurd:
Wondering if anyone has looked into a Linux based version for TCL Roku TV's. Came across this and not sure if this is an option for these TV's. http://news.softpedia.com/news/libr...-support-for-raspberry-pi-zero-w-514282.shtml
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javacookies:
Okay, I was hesitant at first but I decided to try the document attached in the first page and it did worked! Awesome! Thanks to this thread.... so now, anyone knows where can I find the package installer apk for ice cream (4.0.3)? I only see apks for marshmallow and nougat in apk mirror

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Have you found a solution on this? After I installed Kodi, I rebooted and now I have the same issue as yours :(

Anyone know how to fix it. Sorry for my consecutive posts...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coco344:
install apps in to the TCL smart TV

hi all you can use this method to install apps in to the TCL smart TV check this (copy and paste the below and goole it in YouTube) :

youtu.be/mbwVF-8qzG4

this method can't install google play or google play services in to the TV so some apps will not work cause the google play services is not updated. we need some one to help us to solve this issue.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitink:
Help! TCL Curved SmartTV Firmware Update

Comprehende! This has worked but limited to the apps that are compatible with the Android OS/Binaries versions.

Off-Topic, although related :

Have/Has you/anyone been able to update the TCL Model C48P1Fs to the latest available one?

I tried instructions in the reference forum below but doesn't look like it's working or at least I won't understand how to follow it, exactly.

External Reference
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chedly.bs:
Will this work on tcl 40S2710B? My only issue is that I don't have my subscription on my YouTube app, I can't even add my account in the app settings and play store is nowhere to be found on the app store knowing that everything works fine on my 4k 55 inch curved model
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revhead:
If this works you are probably able to install the Plex app.

Download the Plex Classic from Github and use this interface to upload and install. That allows you to play downloaded media from a Plex media server installed on a PC.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeterMarkoff:
Hi, I just bought TCL U55S7906 4K, but I am not able to connect through ES File Explorer, neither through ADB connect, TV says connection is refused, so I don't see any way to install different APKs.

Only success I had with entering engineering menu and service menu:

Go to Settings - go to Contrast - then on numerical keyboard enter 1950 for Engineering mode, 9735 for Factory mode or 9705 for Service menu, though I don't see there any options for APK installation, any idea?

EDIT: if someone wanna try to crack ADB connection to enable it, you can try this, though it didn't work for me, just enter IP address of your TV

https://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=3283578326&uk=2687204249
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonight2cold:
Help

Please share me a detail step and firmware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ha\/0c:
Sir I have the same tv as posted in your image

The link you provided in doc file is not working

Could you please provide another link for this thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lianna:
Help with TCL smart tv

Hello, I recently adquire a TCL 55" smart tv model, and i want to install some apps in it, like "wireless display" to mirror my laptop etc, ... searching in the internet i found some people install external apk trough ES explorer, I install it on my phone, but when I try to install any app to my smart tv trough it, it says ... ://adb/ ... not found. What can I do please?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamilmirza:
installing APK from ES Explorer does work - even with adb

i have TCL 55C1US 55"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lianna:
adb

Yes I try to do that, I can see the tv in the list, but when i hit "connect" a screen appears on es explorer(in the phone) that says: "adb://192.168.1.1/ not found" and the ip in the screenshot is not even the one the tv has, thats the modem ip ... still i can see the tv in my house net as 192.168.1.4 ... what can I do?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crispy63:
I have a tCL L55S4910A and i tried the add the ES file Manager via my phone but when i put it to scan it indicated that i needed to enable the debug something. can you help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riosjrmacario421:
Muy bueno

Enviado desde mi LGMP260 mediante Tapatalk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JOAOFRS:
Root for TCL 55c2us? Ju
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteak:
I have my 55C2US rooted with Magisk, Magisk doesn't work fully, but the root side of it does. You need to upgrade to latest 369 firmware which can be downloaded here, and then you need to patch the boot.img with this file here. After everything is done and rebooted, Install the Magisk Manager apk.

You need to have adb installed and use a Male to Male USB cable when enabling USB Debugging, follow the instructions in this screenshot , translation is a bit rough, but it does work. When I have a bit more time I may make a proper thread showing step by step how to do it, but at the moment I don't have the time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chinkster:
how did you root? can you provide the thread?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JOAOFRS:
Do u have some problem?incompatibility? Can u put complete firmware information?thks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] falconpuncho:
Hey guys,

can anyone help me activate debug mode on my TCL U49S7606DS?

All instructions I found so far use a home button. There is no home button on my remote though...

I could open engineering or factory mode but there is no option to activate debug mode so I can't even connect with ES file manager :/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteak:
I have patched the boot.img with the latest Magisk beta 16.4 which is working as intended with both Safety Net checks passing. I have taken some screen shots with instructions on how to to upgrade to latest firmware and root with Magisk. As soon as time allows I will make a thread. My model of TCL Tv is an Australian Model 55C2US with Android TV, not Roku, so not too sure how many people this will actually help, will certainly help people with Australian Models and some European models, I have to double check which models compare to ours, but unfortunately for you US Users with Roku models, I'm pretty sure this won't work for you. I will update with links once I have done the thread.

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If you mean USB Debugging, that is through settings, you have to enable Developer mode first. Go to "Settings", then "About", then down to "Build" and press OK 8 times or until you see Developer Mode enabled. Press back and then go down and you should now see "Developer options", inside there is where you enable USB Debugging.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] falconpuncho:
Thanks, but there is no "About" in my settings. It's super annoying that none of the instructions work because there's either buttons on the remote missing or options in the menu -.- Seems like I have to buy extra hardware. But thanks anyway :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteak:
You should definitely have a About in your settings, I have never seen an Android device that doesn't. When I say "Settings" I am talking about "Android Settings" not the settings on your TV, You have to get to "Settings" through the Android OS. To get to "Android Settings" should look similar to this:

And then to get to "About" should be similar to this:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chinkster:
I just bought the 55c2us and the 6.0 Android TV is really stripped down. Can't do ****. The **** is the point of adding Android if the manufacturer locks it down so tightly. The Google play store ain't even got ****!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteak:
It's because it is Android TV, not normal Android, you can still sideload apps you want through apps like ES File Explorer etc, or even install via adb.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chinkster:
Yeah but I'm surprised it doesn't even have chrome for Android TV? I sideloaded chrome from my phone and doesn't work good for Android TV. Where can I find the Android TV version of Chrome?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raleighirishman:
Does anyone know if this works on the TCL 55S405?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BiOxMilch:
Hey, I just got a TCL U49P6066 TV and I wanted to know if I can install twitch on it without rooting the tv. Already tried to connect my mobile and tv via ES file explorer but I need to debug my tv first (don't know how, the key-combo where u have to hit the home button 3 times, etc didn't work for me)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chamroun:
I want to know how enable debug remote from the setting fpr my tcl smart tv
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PETER_MI:
hi i have TCL U43P6006 i cant install any app like spotify, amazon prime video, kodi, iptv, ecc...only the app on the poor market on the TV. I cant install any app via ES FILE MANAGER beacause i cant enable the remote debug on my TV. Any tipe of method here didnt work, does any of you have the same problem? How can I solve? How do I enable remote debugging? Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kozzzd:
The same for me, i have TCL U49P6066 and there is no way to Enable Developer Mode.

Please help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jumbobombo:
I've got a VU smart TV and it supports Opera operating system. After intense searching and figuring if I can get android on my TV, I've concluded that the best way I can enjoy Android on my smart TV is by purchasing an Android TV Box.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MCFADONNA:
Just get a fire stick or Android TV box problem solved. It is a reason these TVs are so cheap. And now we know why.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehsan g:
debugging

hi

i have problem for go to developer option to enable debugging and i tried the way of pressing the home button but did not worked can you please brief me how you did it and what mean 3*s .

thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crime_of_heart:
Hi, any update whether you managed post the instructions?

I need to know how you managed to patch the boot.img. Thanks!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodrigoeblanco:
Yes, are there any tutorials for this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crime_of_heart:
I have found a lot of information on a Russian site: 4pda.ru

There are roms, rooted boot images and so on. You can use Google Chrome for automatic translation.

Just Google.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodrigoeblanco:
Have you tried any of them there yet?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crime_of_heart:
Yes. They work fine. I tried v369, v373 (nougat) v495, v499 (oreo). All fine. Decided to stick with v369 due to being more stable for me with Magisk.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Le_Matriciel:
Update to 509 ok...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sozofriend1234:
Anything for tcl 65p2mus
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tekada:
I searched, but seem to be having issues with the 55S401 model. Can't seem to even get apk's to load through various methods.

Any suggestions?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] basnani:
anything for tcl p6
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edwin_r:
I got a TCL DP602, and there is no way of installing apk.

Indeed, there is nowhere the build number to hope activating developer hidden option menu to activate usb debugging.

Maybe there is another trick or this menu is super hidden, and I will laugh when someone will point it, but currently, as usb debugging is by default not activated, no way for using adb or any other tool like this.

I'm quite disappointed by this TV cause the internal video player is crashing quite often, few options, impossible to change subtitle sizes etc etc.

It's like going back 15 years ago before "SmartTV / Android TV".

Really "Smart" is purely commercial, this screen is barely only able to just display images form DTTV signal...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteak:
You have a Smart TV, not an Android TV, big difference as you have found out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edwin_r:
Yep, you're right, what a huge deception about the TV and me buying it :)

I expected few from this TV, that's for bedroom, "smart" was a nice to have in fact, but as I know that android is still running under the hood, it's really frustrating to not being able to install apk.

At least they could have proposed some stuff related to "screen/video/tv" in their (home-made) store, I don't know at least a decent media player. Except random links to youtube videos, there is nothing

For my main TV I suppose I must select a really branded androidtv to have the hope of running *any* apk? (<- im' not looking for playing tomb raider, but at least to have I don't know VLC or MX Player just if the internal player is just a piece of rubbish) , true?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteak:
You just need to look for a TV that has Google Play Store.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iJohnny:
Does anybody have calibration for TCL 65P6046 on 509 firmware (oreo)?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vitaF:
Can some one help me. I got a TCL 55DP603 TV. How can i install apps? How can I enable the debugging
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marcyvee:
Is it safe to update OTA after rooting with patched boot.img?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteak:
It will most likely replace your boot image with stock, then you will lose root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genesx:
can someone tell me the difference between TCL 55C2US and TCL 55C2LUS
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mahesar:
SMART TV ANDROID - TCL 55" 4K Ultra - How to ROOT

Have you ever try new one idea? as I found the best 3d TVs for you but you should apply on them Root.

The root is not for every device you must have to read new things about it too.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a.jentelman:
can upgrade android to 6 or 7 for p2us model, or suport pkg file for this model

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for p2us model i cant upgrade with pkg files, tested 7 and 8 android, with usb3, for any way please let me
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] W.RF:
TCL 43“ Smart TV T-Launcher problem

Servus !

It seems that my new 43“ Smart TV only has a CRIPPLED T-Launcher, which doesn’t allow me to DELETE or SORT its apps :confused:

Before I look for ways how to replace this piece of 5HIT with something more usefull, can someone point me to a website with better documentation for T-Launcher ?

I bought a 4k 43“ Smart TV from TCL for less than 250 € :

TCL model 43DP600 platform MS6586

software version V8-S586T02-LF1V443

MfG, R.F.Wehringer

PS: it seems i only have Smart TV OS 3.0 and not TCL Android, can someone tell me where to look for more info ?