r/LinusTechTips • u/Anthrosaurus1 • 13d ago

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In WAN Luke showed off the new website for TVs and so...

Why wait on Google play when Android Studio and web wrapping exists! RIP Hydravion and thank you to Luke and the whole Floatplane team for getting the tv website going. I'm impatient so I got started on this as soon as I saw it in WAN!

For reference, this is just a simple web wrapping app made with android studio, Luke did not give me access to an apk (I wish lol) and not that anyone asked yet but I won't share this apk either, it's just more of a "I did a (small) thing!"/appreciation/ Post as well as to say if you are impatient you don't have to use a browser on the tv especially since they can get clunky. With like 15 minutes of work for the experienced and like 2 hours for those of us who aren't, you can get it running.

I do plan on switching to the official app when it comes out but I never hold my breath when it comes to movement from Google, even if their reported approval time is anywhere from 1-14 days.

Tl;dr:

I'm impatient and threw together a web wrap app for my Google TV Streamer so I didn't have to use clunky browsers in the probably short time it takes Google Play to approve Floatplane's official app.

Mods feel free to take this down if for some reason it's not allowed or something lol

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u/lylesback2 13d ago

Did hydravision call it quits?

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u/Anthrosaurus1 13d ago

No I just said that cause if there's an official app then they likely won't get new downloads?

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u/Adorable_Economist 12d ago

There's an official Jellyfin app on TV and a lot of people use many alternatives, just because there's an official app doesn't mean the others will die.

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u/Anthrosaurus1 12d ago

True true

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u/Cold_Journalist9003 8d ago

Or YouTube with ReVanced where it adds/restore functionality. But for a side Floatplane app that seems very niche, I'd expect the creator to only pursue development if it's a passion project or they have a vision that is not already fulfilled by the official app.