Android TV app for Neon?

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steve2222

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#281344 12-Feb-2021 11:51

Just taken advantage of a Spark offer of Neon free for 3 months.

I used to have Lightbox right up until the time it was sold to Sky.

At that point there was an unoffical/not properly supported Android TV app for Lightbox that I had running (v 1.0.5). It even worked when LB was first rebadged as Neon.

Bt now it does not work.

Is there a Neon or LB app that does currentley work with Android TV or will I have to resort to casting LB from the phone?

ShinyChrome

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#2655156 12-Feb-2021 12:15

What version of ATV and on what streaming device?

My 2019 Shield Pro can get it officially from the Play Store last time I checked and runs fine

steve2222

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#2655176 12-Feb-2021 13:09

ShinyChrome:

What version of ATV and on what streaming device?

My 2019 Shield Pro can get it officially from the Play Store last time I checked and runs fine

MiBox 3 runnung Android TV v8.0.

Unfortunately Shield apps are incompatiable with Mi Box.

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#2655230 12-Feb-2021 15:18

H'mm yes you are right - just tried checking my Lightbox version on a MiBox 3 (Android TV 9 - don't upgrade from 8, it's a worse experience) and it's not working.

I spotted a recent post on Matt Huisman's site for a Neon apk and downloaded it. Needed to restart MiBox afterwards, but it's working. Still has lightbox in the filename, but it's Neon branding.

steve2222

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#2655324 12-Feb-2021 15:51

allan:

H'mm yes you are right - just tried checking my Lightbox version on a MiBox 3 (Android TV 9 - don't upgrade from 8, it's a worse experience) and it's not working.

I spotted a recent post on Matt Huisman's site for a Neon apk and downloaded it. Needed to restart MiBox afterwards, but it's working. Still has lightbox in the filename, but it's Neon branding.

Thanks Allan.

To others who are interested I can confirm Allan's suggestion as to where to get the latest app for Android TV gives the correct app (v2.2.0).

I have uploaded it to the MiBox3 and performed a quick test - and it works!!!

So case closed.