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I am looking at this for the first time, as I think it would be great for replacing some TVE channels that we have lost access to over the years. I have access to the live streams through my cable log in using the apps but I’m unclear on how to get the deep links for the apps. I see the ones above for the nbc apps. Are they all similar across apps, or how do I find out what they are? Thanks!
Fubo tv and YTTV work the best with ADBTuner.
I've heard that Direct tv works but it is based on the subscriber and the deep links are kind of difficult to get.
Philo and Sling works too. I can verify the latter working
Yeah, but I’m not looking to add yet another service. I already have a cable log in I can use. I’m just not sure how to get the deep links to open the various apps. I see above someone has posted the NBC ones, I wasn’t sure if say ABC or CBS would be the same or if not, how I would find them.
Took some time today to revisit the NBC App and the "dimming" issue. For those unfamiliar, launching a deep link on the NBC app results in a dimmed screen. It seems the deep link puts the video in a transparent overlay mode, much like you will see when you bring up a menu and dimmed video will continue play in background. Essentially, the app launched with an invisible (or just missing) control menu on screen.
I determined you can clear dimming with a few remote commands, bringing up the live guide then exiting. Where this worked, I never bothered to try to automate it as AH4C has been running for well. Cruising through this thread, I noticed @turtletank added custom configs. Did some testing and now have a working solution.
Here is a copy of my NBC App Configuration. Create a new config to allow a unique UUID to be created, paste in the pertinent bits seen below.
{
"name": "NBC App",
"author": "spammedeeper",
"version": "0.1a",
"description": "Custom Activity for NBC App Dim Overlay Challenge with Deep Links. Tuned for reliablity, not tuning speed.",
"uuid": "xxxxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxx",
"global_options": {
"wait_for_video_playback_detection": true,
"use_fixed_delay": false,
"fixed_delay_seconds": 0,
"check_for_and_clear_whos_watching_prompts": true
},
"pre_tune_commands": [
"input keyevent KEYCODE_MEDIA_STOP"
],
"tune_commands": [
"am start -W -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d '||TARGET_URL_OR_IDENTIFIER||' '||TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME||'",
"sleep 9",
"input keyevent 23",
"sleep 0.2",
"input keyevent 19",
"sleep 0.2",
"input keyevent 23",
"sleep 0.2",
"input keyevent 4",
"sleep 0.2",
"input keyevent 23"
],
"post_tune_commands": [
"input keyevent KEYCODE_MEDIA_STOP",
"input keyevent KEYCODE_MEDIA_PAUSE",
"input keyevent 3",
"input keyevent 26"
]
}
Here is what my config does, starting with tune_commands:
When the live guide is exited, it removes all overlays on the screen, along with all dimming. The video is normal contrast and brightness.
Around each keyevent is a SLEEP setting. The first SLEEP pauses any attempt at remote input until the video is done buffering. The guide is not available until the stream is fully buffered. If the keyinput starts too soon, the process will fail. The pause also stops any audio from being detected so your recording won't have a bunch of visible button movement. My ONN 4k needs an initial sleep of 9, where the newer Onn 4K PLUS needs about 6. You will just need to test what is best for your setup.
In between keyevents is a small delay, which I found necessary for reliable input. The SLEEP settings will need to be tailored to your device.
The settings in post_tune_commands are unique to my setup. Most of my TV watching is recordings, so I don't needs fast tuning. I find shutting down the Android streamers after tuning to make them more reliable for future recording. If you prefer faster tuning, or don't want to sleep your Android devices, remove the following two lines for HOME, then POWER button:
"input keyevent 3",
"input keyevent 26"
My testing so far has only been a few hours, so I'd love for others to try. This test was done on Android 14, Onn 4K streaming boxes with the current NBC app. Tune time is about 8-12 seconds, depending on device.
I will continue to test and report back anything interesting. I'm curious if Ethernet devices will have batter turning speed, getting past the initial buffer faster than my WiFi test devices.
Happy Streaming.
EDIT: Grammar.
UPDATE: Further testing on the long sleep setting in tune_commands showed the live guide in/out trick MAY work with the sleep completely removed. This actually cleared the dimming before the Buffer Circle finished. Worked well on my ONN 4K Plus, not as reliable the older Onn 4K. This worked while device was NOT sleeping. Coming out of sleep delays the in/out trick, does not clear dimming reliably. Network and Internet has an impact, so something you can try during your own testing.
Does your cable provider have an Android app for streaming?
If they also support streaming via a browser, you should check to see if deeplinks can be determined there.
Using a collection of apps with your cable login could probably be done, but would require more sleuthing than using a provider's app.
Probably. I’d have to check but I think so. It seems like maybe the better option for me would be HDMI for Channels instead though. I’ll look at my options.
Does anyone have Peacock working on a FireTV device? I tried to add a single channel (Sky News) and can't get it to work. I'm URL encoding the link, per the earlier post. The package name is either "com.peacock.firetv" or "com.peacock.peacockfiretv" - for some reason "select from installed" on ADBTuner indicates the 2nd package but performing a manual "adb shell pm list packages" indicates the 1st package name, but neither works. Attempting this appears to have crashed ADBTuner as well - I had to stop and re-start the docker. I have 3 FireTV 4K Max (Android 9) tuners and 2 Onn TV HD (Android 12) tuners, but for this test I have made the FireTV devices higher priority to avoid using the Onn TV units.
EDIT: also - how do I find the Gracenote ID for Peacock live channels?
I had it working with the $20 Onn 4k box. Someone posted earlier they couldn't get it to work with Firestick.
Reelz: 68385
MovieSphere: 158131
I'm using com.peacocktv.peacockandroid with the Onn.
what is the secret to getting Sling to work?
I had heard you have to get the link that launches the video player.
Not much of a secret. Look above, I have submitted a json list of the sling orang+blue channels with the sports pack.
Maybe @bnhf can integrate that in olivetin for those who needs it
Ironic to see requests on how to get Sling working the week I decide to sell my encoders and move on.
Anyways:
Sling ADBTuner Channels
*, XXXX =Removed; duplicate elsewhere
** = Removed; no longer subscribe
*** Premium
Channel Name GraceNote URL
*HE XXXX FXX 17927 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/41a4e693f9cc45cb8b6b5813f01ced31/watch
*HE XXXX FXM 14988 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/694d71d85ed9463597258cc5470301d6/watch
XXXX AETV 10035 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/be5a3bce259a4c13947f4b4fbae5e005/watch
XXXX FX 14321 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/2f5c3abe53004a3db6b236739c12a955/watch
8000 XXXX FS1 82547 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/0c6964d26bcd450cb7d8c8af10b9da20/watch
*SE XXXX FS2 33178 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/2173abf2ce324fe6837c8ab10c4a22cd/watch
*SE XXXX MLBHD 62081 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/8dc2e07d8d954628a0a80231d18f8667/watch
*SE XXXX MLBNA 62085 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/7aabf41c62294fb0b35d78c24b802f31/watch
8002 NFL Network 45399 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/8a595ee9235f4d7f8b95dd35d268cdd5/watch
8003 MGM+ DRIVE-IN 68409 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/f0111af39c5d4ff1b3ca6c57a27efcb5/watch
8004 AMC 10021 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/21d18937ced74ecfbba333476d6f4270/watch
*LE XXXX MAGN 18544 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/18cc490b11d24ee7b13ea6ed0da1ef3b/watch
*KE XXXX BOOM 21883 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/83a743bf04f04e109f714c2992a9c8ce/watch
8007 TNT 11164 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/d74f03db90624c769e0c6d4c9745660d/watch
8008 TBS 11867 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/f2763f605b2d4282a16d21f539512f76/watch
(broke) XXXX TRUTV 10153 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/1ed623f9dc97498cbe332bd5216a87c1/watch
8010 USA 11207 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/35b320ac77ce4a2fbaf685e401933dc1/watch
8011 SYFY 97051 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/385c71f4210f457eb393041e36ed50b2/watch
XXXX Comet 97051 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/6ee46b954518414f88b9375c2cab191b/watch
8013 Comedy 10149 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/7a0ff80be0c14f4da6b6cc510b9be57b/watch
8014 BET 10051 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/6197aeac25ae4d0f92b06b411fc021a6/watch
* XXXX History 14771 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/a0b2c49be7814fa4bf1e381b7f12ce55/watch
*NE XXXX SCI 57390 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/3de2da0657e54dab959ee00b525db505/watch
8017 VICE 18822 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/7c17236f677446ec967b12002e713939/watch
8018 BBCA 18332 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/2a915617329d4e87b5a83b68c39b9229/watch
8019 IFC 14873 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/0d9871a58b0e452eab0faf29ef28bc99/watch
* XXXX Charge! 102148 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/a0fd1a33fa5840dfb466dc85db4b132d/watch
*HE XXXX SUNDANCE 16108 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/59becba981be4d59b30e99129854a9d6/watch
*HE XXXX STRTD 122695 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/cf7667c836554daa85f8f1dc7e5b3f3d/watch
*HE XXXX HRICNST 90401 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/b4e7d03ea22449b093c2bbcc19eac602/watch
*HE XXXX TCM 64312 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/19b8b7733b4943e79ac9d3bc6a7e6427/watch
*LE XXXX HALL 11221 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/52f5e36d9a194f2294b64d4adebacf5e/watch
8026 AXSTV 28506 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/fa61fd21b701452c92fd37a70770f460/watch
8027 FUSE 59116 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/fba55399460f4a7b8d3d436793dc0f90/watch
*HE XXXX HDnet 33668 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/95264f7fc1ce4982b3d95d501f83fb24/watch
*HE XXXX REELZ 68385 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/4d9b4b3bc05b430e84803d9e6f149fb3/watch
8030 HGTV 14902 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/c763c4c3001f4a04970bca35000c0ded/watch
8031 TLC 11158 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/793b8cc7bdca43d9acb91432e1ccd24d/watch
8032 BRAVO 58625 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/287f100993794e62a24fa8e8fbcca906/watch
8033 E! 61812 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/eb6e6c19dbaa498cbe5acfc45d3f0ea7/watch
*EE XXXX PARHD 59186 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/6cc72a923bc64041b81ecb3b43d53b56/watch
8035 Food Network 50747 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/4c8d7953714d4fa88a4d541d07fd031b/watch
8036 TRAV 11180 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/48fed0bf95ed4756ad5515e5c59bb64b/watch
8037 Discovery 56905 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/73653704f85b4bde9855ef29a6d3196e/watch
8038 ID 16615 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/23d8c4d8b9cc4ed19771ab26f45e9867/watch
* XXXX NGC 24959 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/0245123bd2154a74b101db99f3e96f11/watch
*HE XXXX DEST 16617 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/ef750f82664945c982b69c24c92ae7b7/watch
8040 TOON 12131 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/eb80d6db891f45fabbfcedf5e4206f61/watch
8041 NICJR 19211 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/4b83fba5aba1401d9bb00f1bf9a357b4/watch
8042 CNN 10142 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/eb6c608319dc4328a9aa5bea1307cbaf/watch
* XXXX FNC 60179 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/e78cd8c7cca443cba7a70c6008c0291f/watch
8044 MSNBC 16300 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/b708785d33964014896ab636042af863/watch
Gone? XXXX HLN 64549 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/06a8cbeef6ab42f387044dfc07981901/watch
8046 BLOOM 14755 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/0fc839fc6cf44ca78a5c3e33691addc2/watch
8047 LOCNOW 99988 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/37fd997d86ff4fdd869184648f7780c7/watch
XXXX LIFE 10918 https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/5f079b9fa8c3430fa692deb662d82d8e/watch
8048 Circle Linked https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/d962667dae5f49cc8b01607d7fbcca7a/watch
How to get the link:
the ID we were after is embedded in the link that shows up when you click on a given channel icon in the (browser) guide:
So the link looks like this for "Showtime Showcase" when not playing anything:
https://watch.sling.com/dashboard/grid_guide/grid_guide_favorites/1/channel/b24b20f009e94eb1ad2441a19f98b7ff/browse
And for that channel the correct deep link would be:
https://watch.sling.com/1/channel/b24b20f009e94eb1ad2441a19f98b7ff/watch
Who's your cable provider? If they support deeplinks you're in the right place.
If you need remote control emulation, then ah4c is your best bet. Unless somebody else has done the work previously, you'd be looking at some Bash scripting in ah4c to get things working with a new provider.
Here's what I get on my FireStick 4K Max (1st gen):
kara:/ $ pm list packages | grep peacock
package:com.peacock.peacockfiretv
Thank you,
I've got it working
Morris
Xfinity. I know they have the stream app. I don’t currently use it because by DVR is located somewhere other than the local network of the people who are subscribed to the service so I can’t use it to livestream. That’s why something that would work with individual apps would be best for me. As I’ve done more research it seems like Androidhdmi for channels might be the better option since it doesn’t need deep links to work, though it can use them. I am considering moving my DVR and if I do, then I might be able to use the Xfinity stream app.
If your app supports channel input via remote control it would be worth the effort to test AH4C. I use AH4C daily to tune Direct TV boxes via channel numbers, using simple and key input commands. As channel numbers are unlikely to change (at least often) they are easy to keep updated.
I've got Peacock mostly working for 1 channel but when I stop watching, the channel is still running on the Onn TV HD. Do I need to change from the :stable to the :experimental version of ADBTuner to get Peacock to exit properly? Should I use compatibility mode or not? Also, how do I find the Gracenote ID for these channels?