Install Itv Player On Sony Smart Tv

Hi there Unfortunately ITV Hub and All4 apps are only available when YouView is enabled. To be frank, Sony/YouView have made a real mess of things - but it is what it is.

Thanks Quinnicus, appreicate the explaination. Saves me pulling my hair out. We (it's my parents TV, trying to help them with it) wouldn't miss the USB recording using the first option, but unfortunatly there is no Freeview signal here. So we just can't use YouView at all. Have just tried using the apps from an android phone to cast to the TV. It works fine with YouTube, but the ITV and All 4 apps won't cast. It shows a thumbnail of the programme on the TV screen, but the loading wheel just goes round and round and it never plays.

There must be something slighlty different about those apps to YouTube. So looks like we are back to using an external box or a computer, just like my previous Bravia TV. Within less than a year of buying it, just like my previous Bravia. *sigh* software support on Sony TV's really is quite pathetic. Ryan Adams Blackhole Rarity.

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I can feel your frustration too, you must get very tired of answering these kinds of questions. But I am really greatful that you do! Thanks again. Hiya You're most welcome I feel your frustrations too. I prefer the YouView EPG myself, but loosing HDD recording is not a trade-off I can live with. Vk Music Downloader Chrome Iphone more. So I have YouView disabled. I never use the catchup apps - but heard from a reply on these forums that casting should work, although I have never tried it myself.

This might spur me on to do so. Unfortunately your question does come up frequently - maybe i'll create a FAQ at some point. Sony has one, but their FAQ doesnt clearly explain the pro's and cons!

I wonder why!! Considering that you do not have access to a Freeview signal and rely on satellite and also considering that Sonys TVs lack a functional satellite EPG (as its not Freesat) - why not invest in a Freesat box: see You would get HDD recording functions, Freesat EPG and all the main catchup apps. This Freesat box is cheaper () as it doesnt have the recording facilities if they are not needed. Just a suggestion anyhow. I have succesfully re-compiled the ITVHUB app to work on my KD-55X8509 without having YouView enabled. The only caveats are: You have to sideload the apk first ( Obviously ) You have to use Sideload Launcher or HaLauncher to load it - I did add the Android TV Leanback launcher tags to the apk, but it doesn't show in the normal app tiles, which is odd as I used the same process to add the tags to the Dramafever app that I recompiled and that shows up in the standard apps perfectly, no idea why. You have to use a keyboard/mouse to navigate it.

Apart from that everything seems to work flawlessly. I added the 'ANDROID TV' text to the ITVHUB tile in Photoshop before recompiling the apk, so I knew that I was loading my version rather than the one built in to the TV. Unfortunately, I tried to do the same for ALL4, but I break the apk's digital signature when recompiling, so it crashes on startup. Still, it's proof that it is possible to use ITVHUB without YouView.