Ever since I found out that Android TV 12+ / Google TV devices prevent users changing their screensaver, I wanted to develop an app to help overcome this limitation.
What is it ?
The app will allow your Google TV / Android TV device to use custom screensavers named (unimaginatively) TDUK Screensaver Manager
The app will have a familiar interface. Once you have enabled USB or Network debugging, you can select any screensaver that you have installed (Aerial views is a great one), you can also customize the screensaver start time and device sleep time.
How much does this app cost?
The price of the app is $1.99 and it will be a lifetime license for unlimited devices. Even if you have 10 different Android TV devices, you can buy the app once and your license will cover all devices. You will get unlimited lifetime upgrades.
Are you allowed to create posts like this ?
I did ask for permission first and @Miki graciously obliged
What exactly is the difference between daydream timeout and sleep timeout? I understand the daydream timeout sets the time delay for the Screensaver to activate but not sure about sleep timeout and can I set it to 0 to have nothing happen?
Sleep = screen goes blank (device has gone to sleep mode).
If you have daydream set to 5 and sleep set to 30, it means that after 5mins of not using your device, your screensaver will start.
If you don’t touch the device, the screen saver will run for 30mins and then the device will go to sleep.
I believe if you set it to zero, it will prevent your device going to sleep.
Hate to bother you again, thanks for the quick response. Should I whitelist your screensaver app and the clock wallpaper app from Google Play store in my tduk app killer app or will they still work properly if I force stop those apps? TIA
Thanks One other thing, this seems so far to be working perfectly on my UGOOS SK 1, it’s too bad people couldn’t purchase your apps from your website. I’m lucky I have other devices that Google recognizes your apps will work on because the only way I can get them on my UGOOS is to purchase for install on my Buzz device, then copy it and side load it to my UGOOS. Play store won’t allow purchase on my phone or Tablet and it thinks my UGOOS is a tablet so won’t allow purchase for that either so if I didn’t have my other boxes I don’t think there’s anyway I could enjoy all your awesome apps.
Update: Apparently the Ugoos didn’t require the app to add Screensavers. my bad
Hey @PapaS I have an honest question for you. Why would you, or anyone, use a screensaver? Back in the day of tubes and screen burn in I used one, but haven’t for years now. Oh and good morning my friend.
right now the application looks for certified tv devices, so if your device is running AOSP, my app won’t show up.
If I turn off this requirement, it means my app will be shown for phones / tablets etc and as ADB works differently on those devices (most cases), the app will not function correctly.
Net result will be very frustrated users who will then leave a bad review, even though my app was never designed for touch screen devices etc.
If i can work out a way to publish to AOSP TV based devices only then I will do that.
No, I thought you were talking about Screensaver, my bad.@Miki the only reason I use the Screensaver is because some of these Ugoos boxes have a bug. They don’t like to be paused for more than 5 minutes or they won’t resume playback without jittering and freezing. The Screensaver prevents that from happening on most of the apps I use. Hopefully enough people will mention this to Ugoos and they’ll fix it.
It could be just the SK1, I haven’t heard a lot of people mention it but there’s a few. I’ve messaged Becky on UGOOS blog with pics of the problem but no fix so far.
@PapaS …Becky is very helpful and she passes on messages to tech team.
I have contacted her on a few occasions, and not heard back from Ugoos Tech dept for a couple of weeks.
So, i just emailed Eugene (eugene@ugoos.net) and copied to
(james@ugoos.com), with a courteous request for help to my query. And received a reply quite quickly.
my bad