yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] milniko:
UPDATE System Software Update Release Date 12/06/2016

Version PKG3.709.0120NAB File Size 1.39 GB

Sony has designed the BRAVIA® Televisions software update process to be customer friendly. This software update (version PKG3.709.0120NAB) provides the following benefits:

Improvements over version PKG3.531.0108NAB:

This utility updates the system software to Android™ M (Marshmallow)

Benefits provided by previous updates and included in the latest System Software Update

Improves the general performance of the television

Adds support for 4K Live/NeuLion® Sports digital video technology

Improves general software quality of the TV

Improves RVU support

Adds Twin Picture (PAP function) support

Resolves a condition where a black picture may occur after performing a remote Off/On (KDL-75W850C)

Supports PlayMemories Online service

Supports PlayStation™ Now service

Improves Wi-Fi connectivity of the TV

Improves picture quality (dynamic range, noise reduction, sharpness)

Supports Netflix® streaming service (4K Models)

Improves Lip Sync for HDMI input

Improves performance and stability of the USB video playback features

Resolves a condition where a black screen and no sound may occur when an input changes from YouTube® to another input

Resolves a condition where a black screen may occur during USB video playback

Supports Internet based EPG (Electronic program guide)

Supports Netflix streaming service (2K Models)

Supports Amazon®, Pandora®, and Crackle™ applications

Supports Force Reboot by holding down the Power key on the BT or IR remote controller

Improves performance and stability of overall UI operation

Improves performance and stability of the Action Menu

https://esupport.sony.com/p/support-info.pl?info_id=1681
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ata1704:
Hi. Seems like that doesn't work on my TV. I've got the 65XD9305 and there's no setting for the notifications in the Sony Select App. Any ideas?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dunganh_bg:
i'm using w800c :D can be update ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Nischay M M:
Yeah.. Is there any updates to w800c (India) ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] fragel:
Yesterday I tried doing it throw the TV but no update was fetched. I'll do it manually today. Thanks.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] sazu4u:
Can i manually install this update in asia pacific region sony w800c tv???
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] fragel:
My TV X55850C refuses to install it. I think it's only for US region TVs...
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] AndroidPurity:
YES! FINALLY!!! Got Android TV version 6.0.1 on my Sony XBR-49X830C! I am in the US. I got it 3 days ago and been using my TV every day since. Here are some updates and improvements beyond what is listed in the description of the update.

1.) An update on the launch page UI design is a nice refresh.

2.) Aquick button on launch page to check for updates is cool.

3.) Some other new preinstalled feature apps (bloatware)

4.) I also had major problems with system freezing and going into a reboot on the last 3 builds of 5.1.1 that Sony had. Now on 6.0.1 I have had no freezing and reboots since the update 3 days ago, where before I got 1 or 2 almost every day. So major plus there.

5.) When navigating through the launch page it was always very glitchy stuttering. Now it's pretty dang smooth!

Anyways I am so glad. I was starting to regret buying this TV. Every manufacture should be providing software updates to their TV's for a minimum of 5 years since they are such a big expensive purchase. So here is to hoping they update to 7.0.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BlueMoonRising:
Not rolled down to my KDL-50W755C yet but it did manage to lose the broadband signal again despite being physically wired to the router. A restart is needed to find it again, I don't use the smart features often, having Sky, so no idea when it dropped out.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] freddy5:
still no PKG3.709.0120EUB version here [MENTION=602163]europe[/MENTION].

come on sony, make us an early xmas present :laugh::cool:

best regards
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] tengoku:
my tv doesn't say that there is an update available. but going to the support page, the update is there.. so, downloaded, put on a USB and the tv updates!

im on colombia so, maybe for the rest of you guys can check if in your country support page if the update is ready for download.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] fragel:
I checked in Sony Europe site but no update available so far. Hope we also will get it soon :).

Saludos.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] VirTERM:
Guys, could you please tell me what version of Vudu app do you have on your TV? I am located in Canada, so I side loaded the app and it works fine, however it disappears after I power cycle the tv (just normal power off/power on).

Thanks
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] kkapoorr:
Hey,

I recently bought the KDL-43W800D Sony Android TV and found this thread. :)

Is there any definitive list of apps that are a must install for the TV?

Ninja Edit: Anyone bought the extra 2 year extended warranty for 5K INR (India)?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] HaTeNL:
Kodi, Moonlight, TeamViewer Host, Spotify, ES file explorer, some emulators..

But anyway. Sony must be putting the android kernel sources somewhere.. anyone knows where? Or how to get it?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] bmccoy11:
They upload the kernel sources/other GPL bits for their TVs here: http://oss.sony.net/Products/Linux/TV/
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Zida2k:
Quick question guys, I do have a pair of Samsung SSG-5100GB 3d glasses, which won't pair with my TV (X8505C).

I've tried all the how to's and have the TV playing 3d content while trying to pair, with no success....

any idea?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] AtxX:
Are Samsung 3D glasses even compatible? Don't think so....
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] tedmalone:
Google Cast version?

Does anybody know the Google Cast version that is included with the Sony XBR Marshmallow update? I've been trying to get my TV to work with Google Home, and the Cast features are limited because the current version of Google Cast is < 1.21
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] stardust240781:
Yes, they are. I use them with my KD65X8505C.

I use these glasses:

Samsung SSG-P51002/XC 3D-Active-Shutter-Brillen Starterset (Doppelpack, Batteriebetrieb) https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00BMQUKJW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_EHguybEBB8H5H
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Purehazard:
I found a new tile on my Home screen that gave me a link to this essentially giving us details on the new major update coming soon.

https://ca.en.kb.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/75744
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BlueMoonRising:
That website is 'unavailable' (from the UK anyway).

Whereabouts is the tile exactly? Doesn't seem to be there on mine.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Zida2k:
Yes, those are the exact same as mine.

How did you get them to work please?

I've also unplugged the TV completely etc.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] stardust240781:
Actually they worked out of the box. I hadn't done anything special.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] brownfox:
I have the same, hold the button on the glasses until they turn a bit darker. Than they work.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5X met Tapatalk
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Zida2k:
Thank you for the reply.

The thing is, when pressing the button on the glasses, they turn green and then red. That's it, nothing more.

I also tried pressing the button more than 10 sec, but nothing happend.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] stardust240781:
If that happens with my glasses, the battery is empty. You should get a notification on the TV when there's a connection.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Zida2k:
I see :)

Was thinking about that one actually.....

Same old case of pebcak
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Purehazard:
It was the very first tile in the 2nd section where I think select apps are. I've attached a PDF of the page just in case you're curious what it says.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BlueMoonRising:
Cheers, I wondered whether I could have missed it somewhere but that would jump out at you. Guess I'll have to wait.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Nyaarlko:
Hey guys, I updated my kdl 50w805c through the system update to 6.0.1, and it seems to have broke something. Now whenever the tv is turned off, it won't turn back on until it's disconnected from the wall and plugged again.

Any ideas?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
Hmmm, did you factory reset afterwards? Can also imagine there being many updates going on in the background (I notice with my 805c that it sometimes doesn't seem to turn on, but if I wait a while it DOES turn on afterall. Prolly some process going on).

Btw, may I ask where you are from? As I have a KDL 43W805c myself but no update available yet (Netherlands here)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Nyaarlko:
Yeah, I did a factory reset after noticing the issue but it keeps happening still.

It doesn't even illuminate the led as if it's ignoring the remote completely, tried using the buttons too but it refuses to turn on.

My pc seems to detect it as if it's plugged in though, as it rearranges my monitor when I plug it off.

I'm from Argentina, got the update notification about a week ago.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
Hmmm, sounds as the issue I recognize... Next time it happens, could you try waiting for a while to see if it responds later on?

Perhaps by pulling the plug the background process can't finish and it happens more often (all hypothetical of course).

Good luck, hope it fixes itself soon.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] gabrielgagz:
Hi guys can someone with a tv who support amazon prime vÃ­deo and marshmallow, share the build.prop? Is for a test in my nexus player. Thanks
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] alfredudu:
Hi guys,

I have a problem with my Android TV - SONY XBR 855C, it updated its android to version 6.0.1, and I realized that now I can no longer write to the pendrive connected to it, permissions of this version of android... the file explorer does not enable too the writing on the card shows that the operation failed as it was using in kodi as storage of torrenter addon downloads, anyone gone through this? Would you know how to solve it? If it helps I have adbshell access on it, however I did not want to do root ...

Thanks
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dordel:
sony xbr-55x805c

Hi friend: I have a XBR-55X806C, according to Kodi has an APU (accelerated processing unit): MT5890 (mediatek), with a cpu: Cortex A17-ARMv7) and a GPU: MALI-T624 (arm. Com / products / multimedia / mali-gpu / high-performance / mali-t624.php), I search in google, duckduckgo and I do not find any of MT5890, inclusibe at mediatek.com does not give any result , It is as if it did not exist, I only find MALI-T624 data. At arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a17-processor.php, describe the cpu, in no Of those pages mention 4K.

At gfxbench.com/device.jsp?benchmark=gfx30&D=Sony+Bravia+4K+2015&testgroup=info, says that the Sony Bravia 4K 2015 has a 1920x1080 display.

My question is if the Sony XBR-55X805C really has 4K or what is happening? Do you have any information about that ????, thanks
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
I believe the Android interface is rendered in FullHD (and then upscaled) so that would/could explain that.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Purehazard:
Well this is disappointing.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Lefteris Fragiadakis (Frago):
My friend excellent feedback for marshmallow update, my problem, i had kd55x8005c before 2 months with lolipop firmware, everything was good and fast with dual core cpu, they replaced it to me cause it had faulty panel with kd55xd8005 2016 model with marshmallow firmware, better hardware with quad core cpu but terrible firmware, now i can't save something to usb drive, and it seems that there is video shuttering in YouTube video, if i see a movie from video app is ok,, i hope they will fix it,,
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] krogoth:
Could someone extract latest opera apk?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] vitrkf:
Just installed the new firmware (marshmallow stuff) on my tv (xbr 55X850c) and got problem with my external drive. Its formatted to exfat because i use mac to move my files in and out, and now its not even been recognized by the tv. Is there a way to use exfat or NTSF?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] sazu4u:
Why Sony didn't release marshmallow update till now in Asia pacific???
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] freddy5:
Same question ask ppl in europe btw. [emoji5]

Gesendet von meinem LG-V500 mit Tapatalk
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] davidvv:
I hope we get a polished version after the american betatest hohohi

Enviado desde mi Redmi 4 mediante Tapatalk
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dunganh_bg:
same in viet nam

HK and macau has been updated marshmallow:crying:
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] kalinskym:
Are you in US
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] tek022:
Hey everyone, I saw other posts falling into the 'adb reboot-bootloader' trap that I didn't read and I fell into the same trap. My TV goes to the Sony logo, fades out, then stays at a blank screen w/ just the backlight.

I saw that a 'fastboot reboot' can get back, but my USB-A male to USB-C male didn't seem to do it on an XBR-55X850D. I'm going to try a USB-A to USB-A later tonight.

Anyone have luck with this model or a specific USB port was better than others? I saw suggestions mention USB port 2, which was close the the MHL HDMI port (unfortunately, my model doesn't a labeled MHL HDMI port).

EDIT: I was able to 'fastboot reboot' my TV with a USB-A to USB-A connected to USB port 2, and it's all set!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] JonDeutsch:
Hi. For everyone who has updated to 6.0 (I have not yet): Are you having any problems with the apps since the upgrade? On AVSForum, there are reports of Amazon Video stuttering on 6.0. I'm trying to figure out if this is a systemic issue or isolated. Any other insights appreciated. Thx.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] PioneerDC:
Does anybody know if there will be an Marshmallow update for my 55w805c anytime soon? (I live in Europe)

Or can I manually flash it?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
Nobody knows... I heard not to expect it before february/march.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Codename_Falcon:
Can anyone tell me how to extract apps from the TV?

Also, Can someone provide me the Ultra apk? It is not available for download in Canada.

Thanks!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
I just purchased a XBR-55X850D Sony tv and when it booted up I was surprised to see the familiar android rotating balls just like on my nexus phone. I had no idea they were using android in tv sets.

So my question is what advantages does this give me as an android user? Can I access the underlying android to do something useful or additional?

I have Fios cable. Can the TV's android be used to transfer saved dvr tv programs to an external HD in un-encrypted form?

Any recommended websites to learn more?

Thanks.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] stardust240781:
Most useful app is maybe Kodi. And you can use VLC on your TV.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
Thank you for replying.

I've been playing around with the TV and discovered the Android settings which I configured to my liking. Installed ES Explorer. Is it possible to root the TV's android and does that cause problems?

This is more fun than I expected. ☺
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] freddy5:
Without recovery, I would not play to much with this 1000€+ Android [emoji12] [emoji6]

By a system failure, you have to replace the whole nand board!

Gesendet von meinem P9000 mit Tapatalk
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
I hear you.....

Thank you.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
This is really a dumb question but I cannot seem to find the correct display setting on my new XBR-55X850D TV to show the full HD being broadcast by Fios cable.

My options are wide-zoom, normal, full, and zoom. No matter which I choose, I get either a stretched image, black bars, or top and bottom of the image is missing! It makes no sense! This is a HD tv (16-9) and the cable broadcast is also HD. What is wrong?

Thanks.

Solved:

The automatic setting was off.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
Well, one of my main reasons for going to an android smarttv was also the hope that support would last longer (samsung, pre-android-philips, lg... they all pull the plug out of some apps after a few years, or stop supporting their smartos. I assume this will be less of a problem with android).

But yeah, kodi is a big plus. Built in chromecast, es file explorer (also a nice way to install other apk's), stuff like that.

The big downside is that tv makers tend to put crap hw in their tvs, so performance is subpar (might also be a lack of optimization).
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] AndroidPurity:
1.) You can Chromecast any Chromecast compatible app from your phone to your TV. With OUT having to buy a chrome cast. Because chrome cast is already built in to the TV.

2.) Also all your purchased Google Play movies and Google Play songs automatically sync to your TV just like your Android phone.

3.) Also like someone else mentioned you can use Kodi with OUT needing a fire stick, because there's a Kodi app for Android TV. If you're not aware of Kodi it's an app that lets you stream basically any movie or show for free.

4.) You can play a lot of Android games on your TV. Especially if you buy a PS4 controller to pair with it.

There's other benefits too, but those are just some of the biggest benefits.

For your last question.. to my knowledge FiOS recorded movies/shows are not saved on the TV flash drive. They are in the cloud or on the cable box flash drive. So an Android TV wouldn't have any way to pull that data from the FiOS box. Unless there's an AndroidTV Screen record app. But that probably wouldn't cone out very good quality with a screen recording app.

I did find 1 way to save DVR stuff to an external flash drive but it has nothing to do with what type of TV you have. Can be done with any modern TV I believe https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-record-fios-dvr-to-flash-drive
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
Thank you for the detailed reply.

Is there a way to modify the tv's home screen so the 2 rows of apps are above the inputs row? Or even better, at the top of the home screen instead of whatever they now have there.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] zelendel:
All talks of things like popcorn time are banned as they are warez apps and sites. So lets leave all talks off site. Any further talks will result in being banned from the site.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] kkapoorr:
What is this Keyboard Mouse thing for TV? Can you explain further? Does it connect via Bluetooth or Wifi? Can I use it with my Nexus 9 too?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] king200:
It's mini touchpad, keyboard. It's about as big as your outstretched hand. It is either IR 2.4 that uses a dongle that goes into a USB port. If your device has bluetooth, keyboard$ are available that will pair with that.

I have a Sony TV but I'm guessing that a Nexus 9 will connect too.

You can likely test without big problem. Either you already have or someone you know has a wireless keyboard or mouse for a laptop. You can try that way.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] novahob:
The only thing that doesn't work for me is the NHL app. It connects and starts to stream and then fails. Connecting NHL they don't support android TV. So there are differences between Chromecast on the TV and the Chromecast dongles (PS NHL app casts fine to 1st and 2nd gen Chromecast)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
Thank you for taking the time to provide all this advice. I truly appreciate it.

---------- Post added at 09:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:49 PM ----------

A useful piece of information would be to have a list of built in apps that can be safely uninstalled or disabled without harming the tv. Does anyone have enough experience to create such a list?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] danielruiz35:
ok, after fiddling with the new Marshmallow update for my 810C i have a couple of pointers/tips for you guys...

I decided; as many of you have, to completely stop the notifications from all sony-branded- apk's in the package (settings, app, system app, search for the sony ones and clear data, notifications off).

>I dont use an STB as im a cord cutter and i watch everything from the web, so i have an antenna and i have found that Google Play Movies has decided to add a new channel (listed as 1-1) and since i have programmed the TV Key in the remote to tune in to the air channels then now this channel shows up all the time trying to rent me a new movie, so you have to go to settings and cancel its annoying presence (Settings, Channels, Channel Setup, Select Cable/Antenna, Select Antenna from the Signal Type, now run the auto scan and pray this doesnt show up again)

> Enable Developer Settings and disable all Animations (it's much improved now)

>You can rearrange the most used apps in the "dock" (it was available also on 5.1.1)

>Under TV Settings too there's a new option that shows the full pixels of the signal instead of mildly zooming it in (Antenna Only)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
I have a problem connecting my Sony tv with my home wlan.

When I first ran the "tv setup" after tv delivery everything went fine. I connected to my home wlan fine using wps and all was well.

Yesterday we had a power outage. Tv runs fine but YouTube does not connect to the wlan anymore and I get a message to check my network settings. So, I tried to reconnect using wps (several times) but it failed. It's sees the ssid but fails to reconnect.

I rebooted the tv. It booted nicely with the familiar android 5.1.1 balls but the network fails to connect.

(My wife's nexus 5 had a similar problem connecting to the Internet after the outage. Rebooting x 2 did not help. But disconnecting and reconnecting wifi resolved the problem. Don't know how to do that on the TV).

Any suggestions?

Solved:

It was the FiOS Internet that was down. My laptops, etc. could not connect either. Verizon fixed it and the TV connected automatically. Sorry for the false alarm.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] novahob:
Check the channel your wi-fi is broadcasting as I don't think anything over 12 works
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Purehazard:
I use Kodi with the NHL GCL Mod add-on. Works fine.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] novahob:
How do I get that, if you don't mind letting me know which repo it's in? Thanks
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] TachyonParticle:
Marshmallow update for KDL-43W800C (Asia-Pacific)

I just noticed that there's a Marshmallow update for KDL-43W800C for Hongkong/Taiwan and none for Asia-Pacific region. When can we expect an update here?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
I have to say my new Sony android tv is just amazing. I just love having android on it. Opens a world of opportunities.

I don't know if this is the right place to ask but I now wish to emulate the "android smart" behavior on my other non-smart HD tv sets using my android phone to cast to the tv perhaps with Roku 2. Is there a thread dedicated to that topic with recommendations as to what to use on the casting android device?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] goodflood:
extract apps from the TV

You may not like the answer, but,

Download F-Droid and install apkextractor: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=apk&fdid=axp.tool.apkextractor
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
Question:

When I turn on my Sony XBR-55X850D TV I get a pop-up that says the HDD manager is not responding. I have to close it to continue. I do not have an external hdd attached.

Why is this and how do I fix it?

Thanks.

Edit

Happened 2-3 times and then mysteriously stopped.

And then the error message returned :

"hdd manager not responding. Do you want to wait or close it? "

The tv is running 5.1.1
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Lefteris Fragiadakis (Frago):
Guys where we can find a dev and help us unpack the firm and start modding the firm
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Codename_Falcon:
Can someone extract the Ultra 4k apk? It cannot be downloaded in Canada.