TVH Client for Android/Google TV

Jane · 2026-02-04T12:23:53+00:00

Hi everyone, I’m curious whether there are people here who would actually use or be interested in a dedicated TVH client with a proper UI for Android TV / G...

Kiril St.

Htsp protocol support transcoding profile. In my case, I use low bitrate stream profile with gpu acceleration, and that works fine in kodi (I only use htsp port), so take a look.

Ant

I've literally today been wondering if there's a decent android app for accessing TVH with an EPG.

I'd be very interested in testing the app.

I used TVH for many years but stopped a few years ago for various reasons (mainly availability of on demand/streaming services). Still have a lot of hardware (SAT>IP box, DVB-S2 tuners, DVB-T2/C tuners) and plan to build a small DVB-T2 server to use with some TVs without access to aerials but with Android/Google TV boxes.

Jane

Yeah, I get what you mean. At the moment I’m still constantly fighting with the TV interface — the Android TV framework isn’t very intuitive at all and a lot of things have to be handled directly with the remote, which can be quite frustrating.

For anyone who’d like to join the Google Play testing, it would be ideal to stay in touch via DM so we can exchange information. I can add anyone without a problem, even though I’m still figuring out how everything works on Google Play myself 😄
Just send me the email address associated with your Google Play account and I’ll add you and send you the installation link.

Contact: preclikos@preclikos.cz

Alternatively, you can always download the latest APK from GitHub.
Any feedback, suggestions, or improvement ideas are very welcome — feel free to post them in the Issues section.

Jane

Kiril St. Long press is not recommended as a default behavior, so I’ve reworked the player UI. There is now a small channel list on the left side of the player that can be opened with a left click 😉
The overlay now appears only when pressing OK/Enter, so I think this should cover your requirements.
Profile selection will be added in the next round.

Jane

Kiril St. The latest version now includes profile selection initialization in Player Settings.

Kiril St.

Just test latest apk. Left click menu is good idea. Profile selection also working! I think its time to completely uninstall kodi! 🙂

Jane

If anyone is still interested, I am currently looking for testers to help test an app on Google Play. In order to publish the app, a certain number of testers must be enrolled.

If you’d like to participate, simply send the email address of your Google Play account that should be added to: preclikos@preclikos.cz.

Thank you in advance to everyone who joins.

daonguyen minhnhat

Please add me !
Email : oxi.discovery@gmail.com
I've installed and tested it for several days now. My suggestion for an additional feature is the ability to enable or disable the display of EPG/Logo channels, because some providers may not integrate EPG/Logo into their DVBS, T, and C signals like the television stations in my country.

Jane

daonguyen minhnhat
I’ve added you to the tester list — you can install it on your device and it should update automatically afterwards 🙂

Web join link:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/cz.preclikos.tvhstream

Android installation link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.preclikos.tvhstream

I’m not completely sure I understand what you mean by the channels being fully removed from the channel list.
If that’s what you mean, wouldn’t it be easier to just create a channel list and assign it to the specific user?

daonguyen minhnhat

I installed tvhstream from the Google Play Store, but when I tried to set up the tvh server information, the keyboard didn't appear so I couldn't enter the information. I tried it on both Mibox 4K gen 2 and Mecool KT2, and the same thing happened.

Jane

daonguyen minhnhat I’ve partially fixed it in the next version, so the update should be available in a few hours. It still needs a bit more patience.

Kiril St.

Hi, @Jane , player have some strange behavior. hevc_vaapi transcoded stream with resolution 720x576 does not stretch automatically to 16:9. It is possible to add in player menu, option to force 16:9 ?

Jane

Kiril St. I think it’s possible, but could you please use GitHub Issues to create an enhancement or feature request for transparency?

Kiril St.

Jane It works, but I think force option is better to be as default player setting, not per channel, because every time I start app and channel with low resolution, I must navigate to enable 16x9.

FidoFuz

After setting up TvHeadend for my Sat feed I assumed I could use Plex DVR but I ran into problems. The Android app for Plex on my Nvidia Shield just doesn't do the job with stutterings and failures. Think it's down to the EXO Player the Android app uses since my phone iOS app performs much better. I was therefore on the hunt for a player exactly like you have developed. Something simple with no clutter that just does the job. I've done some testing and left some issues and enhancements on GitHub. If you require further testing in a particular area then fire me a message. I'll look forward to hopefully further development.

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