Not necessary dead, please see:
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Google Playstore on PicoPix Max (Unofficial Proof of Concept):
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I like your optimism but what makes you think that Google will change their whole policy for not giving GMS to non-touchscreen devices because a few people will write to them? Philips is big enough as brand and since they didn’t even respond to them … I would doubt it quite a bit that there is any hope at all.
So I also would like to ask if it is possible to migrate to Android TV?
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Technically that should be possible but according to Philips most of the asked potential customers (during product concept) didnt wanted Android TV.
Maybe this will change now that the custom Android is used on a daily base by more and more real customers:
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Yeah but still nothing from @Philips_Support_N or @Philips_Support_P if that is even to be considered at all (or at least I haven’t seen anything from them on this topic).
Hello
For Android TV: unfortunately we won’t move to this OS on the current Max version as the hardware doesn’t allow it. It requires a special CPU
For Fire OS: we reached Amazon 2 months ago and they put this project on hold internally
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@Philips_Support_N I can’t get the aptoide store to work. I’ve allowed all permissions, cleared the cache (in app & projector), I even factory reset and it still won’t work. Downloads are all stuck at 0%! What do I do?
Some streaming apps don’t work due to the lack of GMS. Casting for these app doesn’t work either. HDMI is not an option due to lack of BT/4CC.
Does anybody have a workaround for this?
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what about sideloading? lets hack the damn thing
If you mean sideloading apk, it’s not a hack, it’s even recommended by Philips 
Already on the horizon, as linked in
I assume that Google Drive would be accessible from a browser for displaying media from there?
Yes, same for gmail etc
I don’t use Telegram, can you elaborate on this please?
The Video in the link is watchable without a Telegram Account
Well this is certainly not true. Android TV does not require a special CPU. The RK 3328 will work just fine…
Nvidia shield tv is non-touch screen - just sayin
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AndroidTV has GMS build-in.
So Philips. Once more the not so cool situation: you say this way, but there’s examples that things could be possible.
Say: “For Android TV: unfortunately we won’t move to this OS on the current Max version as the hardware doesn’t allow it. It requires a special CPU” -
“Well this is certainly not true. Android TV does not require a special CPU. The RK 3328 will work just fine…”
“2: for Android TV: the main reason is NEtflix, impossible to certify a projector for the moment. We also chose AOSP because it’s much more versatile, you can install what ever app you want and also we can modify the launcher the way we want” -
“Nvidia shield tv is non-touch screen - just sayin”
So who is right? who is clueless?
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App support through apotide is poor, many apps will not even launch via the home screen, they have to be launched from within the apotide app(Hulu).
Many apps are not optimized for the Pico like YouTubeTV, video in the app stutters, the app crashes after about an hour of watching video forcing me to reboot the projector.
GMS support needs to be added. This should be a major goal.
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