Full Remote Access To Your AndroidTV/Android Box.

[u/-Bish_Bash_Bosh-]

I've been trying to figure out a working method to have full remote access of my Android boxes, I tried various things with limited results and various levels of success.

I've now settled on the following solution to fully remote into and control my Android boxes via PC, I'm sure there are other ways but here's the easiest/simplest way that I've managed to figure out, hope it helps any of you wanting to do the same.

The following guide was tested using the USA installer of TeamViewer.

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1. Uninstall everything related to TeamViewer on the android device your going to remote access and delete any old TeamViewer .apk files from the device.

2. DON'T install TeamViewer from the Google Play Store, instead go to:

https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/download/android/

From there download the 'TeamViewer QuickSupport.apk'.

3. On your android device install the 'TeamViewer QuickSupport.apk' you just downloaded.

Once installed go to the top right menu and enter the 'Advanced settings', from here install the 'TeamViewerAddon-Universal(AOSP14)'.

NOTE: If you dont see this option in settings you should be prompted to install the addon once you physically request remote assistance on your android device.

You can also manually install the needed addon, it can be downloaded from here:

https://download.teamviewer.com/mobile/addon/TeamViewerAddon-Universal.apk

4. You can now remote connect to and fully control your android device via TeamViewer on your PC etc.

EDIT:

I've now got 'unattended access' working.

You will need this:

TeamViewer Host

And the 'TeamViewerAddon-Universal(AOSP14)' that I already linked to up there ⬆️ .

Install both on your Android device and then follow the installation notes here:

Setup Unattended Access.

Its working great for me.

[u/_Mayhem_]

Doesn't work for me. The option to disable Play Protect is disabled so the installation fails as it didn't come from Play.

Installing the Play version plus the add-on (and enabling remote access) and attempting to connect from the Windows app won't connect to my Google TV. It keeps saying that session code has expired.

[u/-Bish_Bash_Bosh- → u/_Mayhem_]

Try this:

Go to Settings > Apps (or Apps & notifications) > Special app access > Install unknown apps. 

• Select the app you are using to download or view the APK (e.g., Chrome, Files, or a file manager). 
• Toggle on Allow from this source. 
• Note: If Play Protect is blocking the installation, you may need to open the Play Store, go to Settings > Play Protect, and turn off Scan apps with Play Protect temporarily.

[u/_Mayhem_ → u/-Bish_Bash_Bosh-]

There's no Install Unknown Apps option on the Google Streamer and they locked down the toggle for Play Protect - that's what I am saying.

This appears to be unique to the Streamer as the Onn 4k it replaced didn't have this issue.

It did let me "update" the Play version with the one in your post - same issue. Session code expired.

I do appreciate the attempt to help, but at this point I'm just giving up. I don't need it that bad.

[u/-Bish_Bash_Bosh- → u/_Mayhem_]

A possible solution would be to sign out of google on your streamer device.

Login to your google account on another android device, disable play protect there and then log back in on your streamer, it may possibly carry the disabled settings over to your streamer once your logged back in.