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[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amaddux:
I haven't noticed this at all, just watched a bit of ESPN, and all seemed fine to me.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abuf:
It is not a consistent issue, however it happens enough times to warrant attention.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Got a question , are any of you doing the 3 streams option for your subscription. I'm looking to pay the extra $5 and let a family member use my login aswell. I didn't see anything on the website that states streaming and ip address tracking

"b>2.3 Limitation on Streams and Devices. The number of Content programs You may view at any given time is limited. Currently, You are limited to two concurrent streams of Content. The Service may offer users the ability to view additional concurrent streams of Content, for which payment of an additional fee is required. The number of devices through which You may view those concurrent streams also is limited. Currently, You may only view Content through up to ten devices, each of which must be associated with Your Service account. The number of devices available for use and the simultaneous streams may change from time to time at our discretion."

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[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toanau:
I sign up for that option. I don't think there any limitations
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] music_man185:
To notice it, sometimes you have to watch more than a bit. What I have noticed, especially with ESPN, is that the video will studder a bit to correct the audio/video sync every few minutes. However, it begins growing out of sync more and more until it studders again. This seems to be a constant cycle every few minutes. The little bit you watched may have been on its way to becoming much more out of sync
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Their terms are a bit vague, but I'll give it a try if they flag my account ill just cancel and resubscribe later lol

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IcerJo:
I watch DirecTV Now on my phone, at work and from home, and occasionally from my parents house, I love that DirecTV Now doesn't have restrictions.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
I was wondering when this was going to happen lol.

ATT will be raising the price by $5

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/att-is-raising-the-price-of-directv-now/

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esema1o:
Well I guess I'm good cuz I'm on the old plan no 5 :cool:
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amaddux:
Just to be sure, I watched an hour of Sports center, didn't have any issues. I've noticed a lot more stability after removing my SD card from the equation.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] music_man185:
That's weird. I definitely have noticeable sync issues, but not using an SD card
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IcerJo:
I haven't received any emails either l, I signed up for on day one if I recall correctly.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegreat5p:
Hey Achilles I sent you a PM anyway you can give me a hand boss?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Replied

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[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegreat5p:
Thank you!
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mardukeme:
Not sure if anyone uses the Directv Now account with Fitzy Tv beta app. I just stumbled upon it on my Fire tv, and extracted the app to my shield. So not sure if I should start a new thread since I still use it with my Directv Now account.

It's not perfect but now I can pause and rewind live tv. Makes watching the World Cup more enjoyable. Also you can tie in pretty much any tv service out there, and use their cloud dvr service to record it all.

One thing now I noticed I getting locals from San Francisco, New York, Fox East, and West Coast feed. NBC Sports from California, Washington, Boston, and Chicago. I don't see all my channels listed though most are there. Hopefully it keeps getting better.

Link to Fitzy Tv version 2.36

https://app.box.com/s/9oy4egbuuq84tk8xvbzzkzhd4pck62qp

List of supported channels, I guess they keep adding more and more.

NBC

ABC

Fox Primetime

HGTV

AMC

FX

FXX

FXM

ESPN

ESPN 2

MSNBC

CNBC

NBC Sports

CBS Sports

Comedy Central

Disney Channel

Disney Junior

Bravo

E!

Oxygen

Universal Kids

USA

Syfy

National Geographic

Olympic Channel

Golf Channel

Food Network
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aperture:
Great!

So far its working. :)

I tried rebuilding the APK using Luckypatcher and removed Amazon.

You can download it here: https://goo.gl/VrZ37B
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markm88:
Morning folks,

Installed Beta 2.0.11.02115 last night and it was working wonderfully on my android tv box, but this morning sadly nothing is loading. (Service is of course working on my Rokus so it is not an outage.)

I suspect an update has been released to the beta or to kill the modified apks, anyone able to confirm? Cheers!
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Try downloading the latest stable version.

There have been a few updates since the beta. And that's no longer being updated .

Not sure if you had the modified or non modified version of the app but here is the link to my MediaFire folder

Version 2.0.12.01192 is the latest stable release.

https://m.mediafire.com/folder/ezc6ki36dp34f/Apps

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mardukeme:
That beta version is still working fine for me. Try force stopping the app, and than reopening it.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aas88keyz:
That beta is what I am using also. No issues. or not the issues the stable release appears to be having on others.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidgs:
I just found out about this APK for the shield and works great! First of all, thanks for taking the time to develop this!

I wanted to confirm and report too that I'm having some of out of sync at least in SYFY channel.

(using: DirecTVNow_2.0.12.01192_modified.apk)
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upthera:
Outside the US?

Has anyone managed to get the DirecTV app streaming videos outside the US? I successfully installed it on the Shield, but I am not able to spoof my location. Same goes for the app on Android smartphone.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abuf:
Update released: v2.0.12.01265

Hopefully this release fixes the audio issues.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Will upload new release this evening

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aperture:
I'm in Asia and I use Getflix lifetime account. never had issues with my android tv (shield, nexus player. mibox) using directv app.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnny14o:
You, my friend, are "The Bomb .dot com" ...

Thanks for keeping us supplied with the latest versions.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
A bit later than anticipated, but

Latest version v2.0.12.01265 modified and unmodified have been uploaded enjoy. Report any issues

Thanks

https://m.mediafire.com/folder/ezc6ki36dp34f/Apps

Per amazons website..

What's new in version 2.0.12.01265

Bug fixes and improvements

-----

Seems like you can finally opt out of the Nielson broadcast measurements.

The annoying audio pop when switching channels is still present.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdickinson66:
I've been a lurker here for a while. The versions Beta and Stable have worked for me thus far...

Until yesterday. The app started prompting me to update. It would not let me watch or opt out/cancel the update. When agreeing it takes you to the google play store; except there the app does not have an install button to even select. Dead end.

So I uninstalled.

I downloaded the latest one posted here. Also a few others .

Now whenever the app starts up it goes to the login prompt for just a sec and exits / crashes ?

I did the usual , cache , data clear and reseting the Shield .

No change

The Shield OS was just updated to their latest "experience" ... So far not so good.

Any ideas ?

Chuck
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dago2682:
Do you have the Amazon Store App installed?

If so, you need to unninstall it, otherwise the DirecTV Now App won´t work.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdickinson66:
Dago

Thanks ! You fixed me

Actually I ended up doing to opposite but your clue was the answer

I do have the app store installed but it was for a bunch of apps I ported from my FireTV (NBC Sports , Animal planet, etc ) so I need it running

What I did was install the regular "amazon" version posted by Achilles and it works!

However I still have an issue with my version of RedBull TV doing the same crashing routine . Perhaps I need to grab the Amazon version of that to make it work.

Thanks Again!

Chuck
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Interesting read , if Xbox gets official DirecTV now support before the shield I will be disappointed. Feels like we may never get it.. they even released the app on some Samsung TVs

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/directv-now-plans-to-add-more-device-support-new-parental-controls/

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esema1o:
Looks like little bit faster :cowboy:
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] music_man185:
Just installed the new update. When I opened the app, ESPN was the last channel I was on. I immediately noticed the audio/video out of sync. Super bummed.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Juancho69:
Request

Thank you very much ACHILLES for the DTV Now app solution!. Would it be possible for you to do the same thing with the FireTV version of the Hulu Live TV app?

Thanks again.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esema1o:
Ijust got this email from them

At DIRECTV*NOW,℠ our passion is to deliver a one-of-a-kind entertainment streaming service at a great value. Recently we introduced our True Cloud DVRBETAwith 20 free hours* and an updated user experience. And since our launch, we’ve added over 200 local channels*nationwide.In order to keep enhancements like these coming, we’re adjusting our prices. Starting 08/13/2018, the cost of your Go Big package will increase by $5/mo.We know value is important, and that’s why we are determined to keep packing in as many features and benefits as possible while continuing to keep your prices*low.Included with our most recent update:

•20 hours FREE True Cloud DVRBETA

‑ Fast‑forward through commercials

‑ Record and playback on your phone, tablet & TV**•Thousands of on‑demand titles•Watch local channels away from your home city***•Upgraded user experience•Always On feature keeps your content playing as you navigate the*app•Expanded, real‑time show informationNew add-ons:•Option to add simultaneous 3rd stream•Option to add new Spanish language & sports packagesIn the works:•Option to subscribe to 100 hours True Cloud DVRBETA•Parental controls feature•More ways to stream on your favorite devices•More local channels

Thank you for choosing DIRECTV NOW. Now let’s get back to*streaming!Sincerely,

Your DIRECTV NOW Team

I guess igot pay 5 dollars more :(

Just got this email and I been with then first day they this sucks
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damngood98:
There was an announcement a while ago about the upcoming price increase
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esema1o:
Yea but only for new customers not the old ones oh well next iptv :cool:
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upthera:
Thanks for your reply. I finally managed to make it work by using AirVPN. Unlocator did not work. Still I am not able to use DirecTV on my phone since it depends on location service and even FakeGPS doesn't do the trick.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pstgh:
As a Nvidia Shield TV user for over a year now, I've been pretty happy with YouTubeTV but would love to give DTVnow a try. I'm amazed the DTVNow folks have not developed an app for AndroidTV yet....? Can someone give me the most up-to-date method of sideloading a DTVnow app? Which app specifically is best for the new Nvidia / Android TV update? Where can it be found and what is the best process to getting it installed...?

Thanks for your help!
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnny14o:
Welcome to the forum.

Your 1st step will be to install ES file Explorer from the Play Store.

Next you will be to download a version of DirectTV Now, either modified or unmodified. They are both from the .apk files extracted from an Amazon Fire device, but the Amazon checks have been removed from the modified version. If you choose to use the unmodified version, will also need to download and install the Amazon app store and have a "purchase" (free) history from Amazon.

ACHILLES R32 is "The Man" with the updates for us...

https://m.mediafire.com/folder/ezc6ki36dp34f/Apps

Open ES File Explorer and locate your downloaded .apk files.

If using the unmodified version, you might need to still have to go to Amazon from a computer and "purchase" (free) DirecTV Now to your account.

- install the Amazon App store first, then DirectTV Now.

- Open DirecTV Now. I believe it will prompt you for your Amazon login as well as your DirecTV login.

Modified

- install .apk

- login

- open a beer and veggie chips...

If I'm incorrect on ANY of this, someone please correct my steps...
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pstgh:
Yes, I have ES File Explorer and a Chrome browser sideloaded already, so that's not an issue.

When you say... "Next you will be to download a version of DirectTV Now, either modified or unmodified. They are both from the .apk files extracted from an Amazon Fire device, but the Amazon checks have been removed from the modified version. If you choose to use the unmodified version, will also need to download and install the Amazon app store and have a "purchase" (free) history from Amazon."

I'm afraid I've lost you- … download a version of Directv Now, either modified or unmodified... from where ?

Thanks
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aas88keyz:
Found this at the post above yours. Hope this helps.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pstgh:
Oh- gotcha- I guess I was thrown off by how clearly labeled that link is... ;)
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dadams312:
I can't use the search function on the DirecTV now app. Just hangs there then crashes the app. Have tried several stable builds and the latest beta build.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Think the issues started since version 2.0,

Other users have the same issue as well.

Works fine on the fire TV , but unfortunately it's glitched on the shield.

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteboi-hakz:
so works with shield remote?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black SER:
I will patently wait for the next version 2.0 v115 is no good on the Mi-Box/Android TV. Getting the gray screen again
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IcerJo:
Depends on what you mean? You will have to hold down the enter button to bring up the pause menu during live and DVR.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Treken:
Awesome stuff here!!! Thanks so much! ?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Here is the latest update, both versions uploaded.

Let me know if anyone has issues

https://m.mediafire.com/folder/ezc6ki36dp34f/Apps

What's new in version 2.0.12.01357

Thanks for using DIRECTV NOW! We continue to listen and respond to your feedback. In this update we have:

• Enhanced the Favorites filter to be persistent between sessions

• Improved playback of recorded content while traveling within United States

• Performance improvements and bug fixes

Check back frequently as we continue to enhance your DIRECTV NOW experience
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mardukeme:
Here is a link to latest Directv Now unmodified app ver. 2.0.12.01357

https://app.box.com/s/ek6gcuc4c7x2dnbhm805yitdtchk6pg9
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treezy26:
Is anyone's dtv now app working? I can't get to run on any device...
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnny14o:
Everything was working just fine until you said something... thanks for breaking the entire DirectTV universe treezy26....

---------- Post added at 09:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 PM ----------

Ha ha... no... it's not working for me either...
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
?, I had this issue but started to work few min later.

Latest release is up see my previous post.

Search still broken on latest direct TV now app

I also uploaded the latest ATT Watch TV if anyone wants to test if for us lol

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Looks like the direct TV now username and password don't work on the att app. But it seems to install fine on the shield TV.

Looks like

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treezy26:
Just saw this and my bad lol
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djchru:
I'm not seeing this Amazon version, am I missing something? Thanks for your work!!!
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Looks like I forgot to finish the uploaded .

Here it is , sorry.

https://m.mediafire.com/folder/3v7775bzeaxa4

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BRICK0044:
nevermind figured it out "BRAINFART"
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elas123:
was wondeing if the same thing could be done for the hulu firetv app to run on shield?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
Unfortunately the hulu firetv app crashes as soon as you launch on the shield tv. I think it has a device check programmed in. Some other fire tv apps have the same issue. Fox now is also one of them . If direct TV implements something like that into their app we are f*cked .

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esema1o:
Not **** wee just stay on the old version of the app :good:
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACHILLES R32:
That's another option lol. Is the v1 release 5100 still working?

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b316kane:
Let's hope by then att finally releases dtv now for Android TV natively
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteboi-hakz:
thanks for your work using latest version everything running smooth as on my 2017 shield tv wish that att tv anywhere worked lol but what other apps work like can you get abc app to work on shield tv? and other ondemand apps that allow dtv now logins
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b316kane:
Is anyone else having a few channels output very soft sound? For me teen nick and some kind of tennis channel is very soft. Not a deal breaker since I just gotta up the volume but just curious
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cookerrr:
I'm using the modified apk on an android 7 box, and it runs great for live tv, which is what i need it for. However the on demand stuff when i bring up a movie or tv show the play button is grayed out. any idea why this is? Do you guys with a shield tv have this problem as well?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteboi-hakz:
working fine on my shield
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintari:
hey [MENTION=5105249]JJ-KwiK[/MENTION] is it possible to add leanback support to the touch based version to allow for remote control? the latest version that seems to work for me is 1.0.3.2131 found here: http://www.apkmirror.com/?s=directv+now&post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk

Versions after this one seem to crash instantly for me, versions older than this are spotty on video and get the error 40 or when video does playback it is choppy. This one seems to be working so far with the exception of a few guide bugs and no remote control support.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeffyxd21:
Just a thought here, has anyone tried manually installing chrome browser and useing directv now via browser?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintari:
yes, doesn't work :(
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeffyxd21:
Darn.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fangsters:
Works for me in the US. I have the Fire TV as well and running this on the Shield is so much better for me. No more dropped streams every 5 min. It just launches quickly and works. Very fast and snappy.. :)

The on demand content doesn't work but that's an ok trade of for me vs performance

The Fire TV in general is a piece of garbage. Always overheating and crashing\lagging with anything other than "light" usage. Use it like a cable box and the thing melts and falls apart.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintari:
Which apk works for you? and do you have remote control working? I've been using the one from that APK mirror (1.0.3.2131 ) and it has been stable and working well but no remote control support, only mouse support :(
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fangsters:
The last one posted

My remote works fine.

I did have one issue when the app crashed and then would not start up again until I did a full device reset.

Uninstall \ reinstall did not work

If you have been running multiple versions perhaps there are some stray files causing the issue.

I didn't have the patience to find them so I just reset the device back to factory and tried again with success.

It's been ok since then
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintari:
EDIT:

wait, the last one posted by me or by JJ-Kwik?

interesting..... I'll give this a try :)
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deedscreen:
I think he/she means post #11.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintari:
-edited and removed app stopped working completely on me and crashes instantly
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ad78:
thanks for this post #11 works for me
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintari:
never mind :( the app stopped working after it working for quite some time. went to the main menu to click on something else and went back to it and no dice, app crashes instantly like before.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintari:
app was updated today going to test now

EDIT: updated app for android side loaded to shield TV does not work, crashes instantly. Don't feel like doing a factory reset again to try it all again :( after the last time it worked for a few hours then went to crashing on open.

I can still try to grab the apk from the firestick if anyone wants it but I have a feeling it will produce the same result. as of right now app version 1.0.3.2131 is the only one that seems to fully work for live TV, but remote doesn't work and on demand doesn't work.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpacleb85:
FYI this works 100% for me on my xiomi mibox 3, except for some slightly choppy video from time to time. Definitely 100% acceptable and watchable though
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
Bad link. Can you re-upload?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sask3m:
This one works the best of all of them for me. Apparently it works on all the android tv boxes mi/nexus player. Still not as good as casting but pretty good none the less.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/xe0sfy
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
Thanks. Will try (using Razer Forge)
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintari:
yes found that one earlier :) full remote support is on it. on demand doesn't work. we thought it was starting to go out as guide data wasn't being populated, so I reverted to the touch interface version only to find out it was an issue on directv nows end. I haven't re-installed this version yet.