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How to install MuskTV on Google TV and Android TV

Works on Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV sets (Sony, TCL, Hisense, Philips and others), Nvidia Shield and Android TV boxes. MuskTV is installed from our website, so you allow one app to install it, once. After that it updates itself.

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7-day free trial, then $19.99/year · www.streamusk.com/apk

Install MuskTV step by step

  1. On the TV, open the Google Play Store (Apps tab, or search), find Downloader (orange icon) and install it.
  2. Google TV / Chromecast: turn on developer mode: Settings › System › About, scroll to Android TV OS build and select it seven times until it says you are a developer. (Older Android TV: skip this step.)
  3. Allow Downloader to install apps: Settings › Apps › Security & restrictions › Unknown sources and turn on Downloader. On older Android TV the switch is in Settings › Security & restrictions.
  4. Open Downloader, select the address field, type the code 3716657 (or the address www.streamusk.com/apk) and select Go. The 2.4 MB download takes a few seconds.
  5. Select Install, then Open. Downloader then offers to delete the APK file; select Delete, it isn't needed any more.
  6. Add your playlist: paste your M3U link or enter your Xtream Codes server, username and password.

Menu names differ a little between TV brands. If you can't find the setting, search the TV settings for Unknown sources or Install unknown apps.

Chromecast with Google TV: low storage

The Chromecast with Google TV has little free storage, and installs fail when it is nearly full. MuskTV itself needs only a few MB (the app is 2.4 MB), but Android wants free room to install anything. Uninstall apps you don't use (Settings › Apps) and clear Downloader's file after installing.

Put MuskTV on the home screen

On Google TV, sideloaded apps appear under Apps › Your apps. Hold OK on MuskTV and choose Move (or Add to favorites) to put it in the top row. On Android TV, MuskTV is in the Apps row; select the + tile to add it to your favorites.

Other ways to install

  • Send to TV from a computer: some TVs have a file manager that can open an APK from a USB stick. Download the APK on your computer from the download page, copy it to a USB stick, and open it on the TV.
  • adb: if you use Android developer tools, adb install -r MuskTV.apk over the network. The download page has the commands.
  • Fire TV: the steps are different; see Install MuskTV on Fire TV.

Questions

Why isn't MuskTV in the Google Play Store on my TV?

It isn't listed there yet. The APK at www.streamusk.com/apk is the official, signed release; it checks for updates itself every day.

Is turning on developer mode safe?

Developer mode only unlocks extra settings. Installing MuskTV needs just the "unknown sources" permission for Downloader, and you can turn it off again afterwards; MuskTV's own updates still work.

Does it work on Nvidia Shield?

Yes. The Shield runs Android TV; follow the same steps (no developer-mode step needed on most versions).

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