Android TV custom ROMs now available!

Magendanz

If you've been yearning for the pure Android TV experience that up until now you can only experience with the Nexus Player, NVIDIA Shield TV or Xiaomi Mi Box (MDZ-16-AB)...well now's your chance.  I've posted custom ROMs for the Beelink GT1 (and Mini M8S II) on the FreakTab forum.  (Just search for "TVStock Nexus" and it will come up.  I'd include the link here, except that would trigger moderation.)

In the spirit of the Pure Nexus Project, these TVStock Nexus ROMs deliver the pure Android TV experience using the Open GApps TVStock Package. The goal is to keep true to Google's vision and use the bare minimum of OEM or third-party apps or add-ons, which can be added à la carte by the user as needed, just as I've done with the Stock and Nano variants. I believe these ROMs are now stable enough for general use, but don't be surprised if some features from the Nexus Player or NVIDIA Shield TV aren't fully implemented. This will be particularly true of features that require a secure platform (Widevine Level 1) for DRM requirements. (The fact that we don't have a secure platform is what allows us to make these custom ROMs.)

Changelogs and known issues are listed, but I'd appreciate whatever feedback you can provide.

Magendanz

This custom Android TV firmware is now updated with the GT1_111M0 firmware and the latest build of OpenGApps.  I also included a fix to allow video playback within the "regular" Netflix.  (Unfortunately, there's still no workaround for the Android TV version of Netflix on devices without Level 1 Widevine certification, which requires a locked bootloader.)

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-pla ... exus-rom-android-tv

khalid

GT1 now look premium....

UNCENSORED

link download plz

Magendanz

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-pla ... 1-tvstock-nexus-rom

Magendanz

While this ROM has the Google Play Store and apps that typically ship for Android TV, you can still sideload regular tablet apps.  These are exposed in the CM App Drawer, which will already show apps like Chrome, CM File Manager and Terminal Emulator that normally wouldn't show on the Leanback Launcher:

domodial

Wouaaah Great Sound !! Thanks

ravest

can you please give us some installation instructions ?
Maybe some other relevant info, if we want to revert back ?
Thanks.

jaivelu

ravest replied at 2017-02-22 22:23
can you please give us some installation instructions ?
Maybe some other relevant info, if we want t ...

+1
It'll be very helpful if you could give information about how to revert back in case any bugs been found (or) any other glitch to be reported.
Thanks.

Magendanz

Well, the Amlogic USB Burning Tool and Bootcard Maker utilities are your friend.  There are dedicated threads on using these tools (including links for download) that are referenced from my post.  If you want to revert back, you can just use the same tools to flash the latest Beelink ROMs posted on this site.

My personal preference is to use the USB Burning Tool with a male-to-male USB Type A cable plugged into the side USB port next to the SD card slot.  Plug just that cable in while holding the recessed button on the bottom with a paper clip, then run the tool and it will flash all the partitions (including kernel and TWRP recovery) in one shot.

It's really the same process that you'll need to use for the superceleron custom ROMs.

jaivelu

Magendanz replied at 2017-02-23 11:36
Well, the Amlogic USB Burning Tool and Bootcard Maker utilities are your friend.  There are dedicate ...

Thanks for the information Magendanz!

What I have asked is, how to report the bugs if found? May I report the bugs or glitches in this thread?
(or) you have any specific contact to which we have to report?

Once again thanks a lot for your wonderful work! I really appreciate you!