# SmartYouTubeTV
**Repository Path**: Android-TV/SmartYouTubeTV
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: SmartYouTubeTV
- **Description**: Watch YouTube videos on your TV and set-top-box with comfort
- **Primary Language**: Android
- **License**: MPL-2.0
- **Default Branch**: experiments
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No
## Statistics
- **Stars**: 9
- **Forks**: 3
- **Created**: 2020-06-23
- **Last Updated**: 2024-10-06
## Categories & Tags
**Categories**: tv-devel, multimedia
**Tags**: None
## README
 SmartYouTubeTV
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__SmartYouTubeTV: A YouTube client for set-top boxes and Android-based TVs:__
* Telegram group
* Visit discussion on the official page
### Features:
* __4K support.__
* Designed for TV screens.
* Any remote controller support.
* Login support.
* Doesn't depend on Google Services.
* Fully localized.
* Multilingual search keyboard.
* Automatic update mechanism.
* __No root required!__
__NOTE: SmartYouTubeTV provides internal login mechanism which allows you to keep content up to date in a very convenient way.__
### Screenshots:
* [Open screenshots](#screens)
### Install SmartYouTubeTV:
__Easy installation in less than 5 minutes with only the FireTV__
* Install SmartYouTubeTV (only FireTV needed)
__Standard installation via ADB__
* If you don't know how to sideload/install apps via ADB, read a tutorial (e.g. this one)
* Download latest SmartYouTubeTV APK and sideload/install with adb:
* *adb install -r SmartYouTubeTV_Orig.apk*
* Enjoy :)
__How to change system language with only the MiTV3__
* [How-to-enable-English-on-Android-5.1](https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartYouTubeTV/wiki/How-to-enable-English-on-Android-5.1)
### Starting screen:
The device/resolution options at start launches different playing methods (as per https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartYouTubeTV/issues/15#issuecomment-364805950)
* 1080 Main - WebView
* 1080 Alt - XWalk
* 4K Main - Exoplayer + WebView
* 4K Alt - Exoplayer + XWalk
Also important, it's possible to select max resolution and codec (ie 1080/AVC1) via the start screen that will be applied on video loading (**Codec** option).
The **Remember** tick box acts as a configuration saving for next app launches.
### Donation:
If you want to support my developments you are welcome to buy me a cup of coffee :)
* [__Donation Alerts (RU, PayPal)__](https://www.donationalerts.ru/r/firsthash)
* [__PrivatBank (UA)__](https://privatbank.ua/ru/sendmoney?payment=5fcdddf53e3d491d63fcb050e6e2e05f2f2678c2)
* __BTC__: 1JAT5VVWarVBkpVbNDn8UA8HXNdrukuBSx
### Reviews / Articles:
* [__Official site__](https://smartyoutubetv.github.io)
* [__XDA thread__](https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps/modified-version-smart-youtube-tv-t3773384)
### Changelog:
* [Check releases page for changelog ..](https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartYouTubeTV/releases)
### Contributors:
* __[WolfganP](https://github.com/WolfganP)__ (README)
* __[javierpz](https://github.com/javierpz)__ (cast fix)
* __[TheRMaverick](https://github.com/TheRMaverick)__ (German language)
* __[Maikell84](https://github.com/Maikell84)__ (misc fixes)
### Screens:
