Native Android TV and Fire TV client for viewing camera streams from ScottiBYTE MultiView Server.
The client pairs with a self-hosted MultiView Server, receives an approved camera catalog, and plays TV-friendly HLS streams without exposing RTSP camera credentials to the TV device.
Download the latest Android TV / Fire TV APK from the GitHub Releases page:
https://github.com/ScottiBYTE/multiview-android-tv/releases/latest
Current release asset:
ScottiBYTE-MultiView-AndroidTV-FireTV-v1.0.0-rc30.apk
This app is designed to work with ScottiBYTE MultiView Server:
https://github.com/ScottiBYTE/multiview-server
The server manages RTSP camera definitions, camera groups, MediaMTX HLS publishing, thumbnail refresh, and TV client pairing.
- Native Android TV / Fire TV interface
- Pairing workflow with ScottiBYTE MultiView Server
- Secure server-approved camera catalog
- HLS camera playback
- Single-camera viewing
- Multi-camera dashboard view
- Camera rotation support
- Reorderable camera layout
- Remote-friendly controls
- Help and controls screens
- About and donate screens
- Branded launcher icon and TV banner
ScottiBYTE MultiView is designed so camera credentials remain on the self-hosted server.
- The TV client does not store RTSP camera usernames or passwords.
- The TV client does not receive raw RTSP camera URLs.
- The TV client must be paired and approved from the server web UI.
- The server provides the approved camera catalog and HLS playback URLs.
- Client access can be revoked from the MultiView Server TV Clients page.
- Android TV or Fire TV device
- ScottiBYTE MultiView Server
- Network access from the TV device to the MultiView Server
- HLS streams published by the server through MediaMTX
- Install the ScottiBYTE MultiView Android TV / Fire TV client.
- Enter the MultiView Server URL.
- The TV client displays a pairing code.
- Open the MultiView Server web UI.
- Go to TV Clients.
- Approve the pending pairing request.
- The TV client receives authorization and loads the camera catalog.
Open the project in Android Studio or build from the command line:
./gradlew assembleDebug
The debug APK will be created under:
app/build/outputs/apk/debug/
Version name: 1.0.0-rc30-leanback-banner
Version code: 30
Application ID: com.scottibyte.multiviewtv
- ScottiBYTE MultiView Server: https://github.com/ScottiBYTE/multiview-server
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