This article will tell you all about how to install Android Apps into your Logitech Revue Tv both former and later powered by Google !
Using Logitech Revue Tv, you can install Android applications and get a treat for your fingers and eyes as well.
Preface:-
Before getting into this article, if you are a newbie to Andoid, then you can take a look at this section.
Android is an Open Source Operating System Stack for huge number of devices which includes Tablet PC, Smart Phones, Gadgets, Digital TV (Logitech Revue), etc. This Android is developed, powered and maintained by Google. If you are interested to know more about Android please have a look at here.
Pre-requisite:
Step-by-Step Procedure to install Android Apps:
Step 1: Since you are going to install Android Applications in your Digital Tv, you need to follow some conventional steps provided by Google on Android SDK 2.1 for ADB commands. No need to concentrate more on USB Drivers while doing this, Since ADB installation will manage them.
Step 2: Please ensure that the ADB is installed in its default path
Step 3: It’s time to find the Internet Protocol Address of your Logitech Revue device. Goto,
Step 4: Now we have to invoke the shell which is present in the following path in your device:
Step 5: You need to navigate to the directory which contains the Android Package (.apk file) and this file is the package file or the binary file that can be executed in your device. The command to install the package is as follows (do it in your shell prompt):
Step 6: Execution of previous command will fetch required packages of dependicies from internet if needed and after installation is complete you could find “Success” message.
Step 7: If ADB doesn’t report anything, then it means that the application has been already installed in your system and you are trying to install it again. Now you can find your installed applicaiton at Logitech Revue Applications list.
Setp 8: Some devices may get error because some Android Apps may use native code which runs out of Dalvik Virtual Machine. Hence these native codes must be rebuilt for Logitech Revue’s Architecture (x86).
Congratulations on Setting up your Google TV for installing Android Applications from Android Market. Please do report us if there are any difficulties or other means of errors, so that we could work on it to derive our solution.
Using Logitech Revue Tv, you can install Android applications and get a treat for your fingers and eyes as well.
Google TV Logitech Revue
Before getting into this article, if you are a newbie to Andoid, then you can take a look at this section.
Android is an Open Source Operating System Stack for huge number of devices which includes Tablet PC, Smart Phones, Gadgets, Digital TV (Logitech Revue), etc. This Android is developed, powered and maintained by Google. If you are interested to know more about Android please have a look at here.
Pre-requisite:
- We would recommend you to read our article on Software as well as Hardware Tweaks to Root Google Tv so that you fill find this article a cake-walk for you.
- If Android SDK is already installed in your Logitech Revue device, you can jump to Step-by-Step Procedure below.
- After performing the process mentioned in the article stated in previous point, now you have to reboot your Logitech Revue while the Android Debug Bridge(ADB) to allow remote connection on port 5555 – which is an odd numbered port to run ADB.
- Internet connectivity to your Logitech Revue set-top box either Wired or Wireless.
Step-by-Step Procedure to install Android Apps:
Step 1: Since you are going to install Android Applications in your Digital Tv, you need to follow some conventional steps provided by Google on Android SDK 2.1 for ADB commands. No need to concentrate more on USB Drivers while doing this, Since ADB installation will manage them.
Step 2: Please ensure that the ADB is installed in its default path
Step 3: It’s time to find the Internet Protocol Address of your Logitech Revue device. Goto,
Applications –> Settings –> Network –> Network Information
This IP address is termed as Google Tv IP.Step 4: Now we have to invoke the shell which is present in the following path in your device:
bash/cygwin/dos/etc/
The above will open the shell and you have to type the following command in it and here comes the part of Google Tv IP to be played:Command: adb connect <Google Tv IP>:<port number>
Example: adb connect 192.120.14.15:5555
When this command is executed, you could probably see like “ Connected to 192.120.14.15:5555 “Step 5: You need to navigate to the directory which contains the Android Package (.apk file) and this file is the package file or the binary file that can be executed in your device. The command to install the package is as follows (do it in your shell prompt):
Command: adb install <packagename>.apk
Example: adb install gtalk.apk
The package name will be the name of the application you wish to install and it will be the 1st part of the .apk file name.Step 6: Execution of previous command will fetch required packages of dependicies from internet if needed and after installation is complete you could find “Success” message.
Step 7: If ADB doesn’t report anything, then it means that the application has been already installed in your system and you are trying to install it again. Now you can find your installed applicaiton at Logitech Revue Applications list.
Setp 8: Some devices may get error because some Android Apps may use native code which runs out of Dalvik Virtual Machine. Hence these native codes must be rebuilt for Logitech Revue’s Architecture (x86).
Congratulations on Setting up your Google TV for installing Android Applications from Android Market. Please do report us if there are any difficulties or other means of errors, so that we could work on it to derive our solution.
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