Install guide

Install TvRecommendationBridge

Click a recommendation on your Google TV, Fire TV, or Android TV launcher and it opens straight in Nuvio, Stremio, WuPlay, Plex, or Jellyfin. It's not on Google Play, so it's installed manually — pick whichever option below fits you best.

Which one should I use?

Easiest

TV only

No phone or computer needed. A six-digit code.

 With your phone

Send Files to TV

Send the APK from your phone's browser.

 Phone, advanced

atvTools

ADB-level control, no computer needed.

 Advanced

Via ADB

From a computer, using the command line.
1

Using Downloader

TV only

  1. On the TV, install Downloader from Google Play (the app is called "Downloader by AFTVnews").

  2. Open it and, in the URL field, type this code:

    4414843 always points to the latest version

  3. It downloads the APK and offers to install it right away.

    If Android TV warns that installing from an unknown source is blocked, you'll need to allow it for Downloader the first time — the warning itself has a button to do that.
2

With your phone

Send Files to TV

  1. On the TV, install Send Files to TV from Google Play and open it — it'll show an address or a QR code.

  2. From your phone's browser, go to that address (or scan the QR code) and download the app-release.apk file from the releases page.

  3. Once the transfer finishes, the TV will let you install it directly.

3

Using atvTools

phone, no computer

  1. On the TV: Settings → Device Preferences → About → tap "Build" 7 times to enable Developer options, then go into Developer options and turn on Network debugging. Note the IP address and port it shows.

  2. On your phone (not the TV), install atvTools from Google Play and open it. Make sure the phone is on the same Wi-Fi network as the TV.

  3. In atvTools, add the TV as a device using the IP address from step 1 to pair with it.

  4. Once paired, use atvTools' install APK option to browse to the downloaded app-release.apk and install it.

  5. To grant the special permission mentioned below: tap into TvRecommendationBridge in atvTools' app list, open the Permisos tab, scroll down to android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS, and flip its toggle on.

    This is the easiest way to unlock the app on devices like the Google TV Streamer, where the "Allow restricted setting" toggle isn't shown anywhere — no computer needed for that either.
4

Via ADB

from a computer

  1. Download app-release.apk from the releases page.

  2. On the TV: Settings → Device Preferences → About → tap "Build" 7 times to enable Developer options, then turn on USB debugging or Network debugging.

  3. From your computer, with adb installed:

    adb connect <tv-ip>:5555adb install app-release.apk
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Activate the service

once installed

  1. Open TvRecommendationBridge from the TV's launcher.

  2. Tap "Enable the service in Accessibility" — it takes you straight to the right screen. Enable it there.

  3. Verify your subscription with the email you paid with (or start the 2-day free trial, no card needed) — that's it, click any recommendation on the launcher to try it out.

The toggle turns itself off

The most common thing people hit when activating the service. Here's why it happens and how to fix it.

Why does this happen?

Since Android 13, the system blocks any app installed outside Google Play from enabling Accessibility by default — it's an Android protection ("Restricted Settings"), not a bug in the app.

How do I unblock it?

Go to Settings → Apps → TvRecommendationBridge and look for an option along the lines of "Allow restricted setting" (usually under a three-dot menu). Enable it, then try Accessibility again.

What if that option isn't there? (e.g. Google TV Streamer)

ADB is needed once — running adb shell pm grant com.tunombre.tvbridge android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS lets the app enable itself from then on, no more ADB needed after that.

No computer? Do it from your phone with atvTools instead: pair with the TV (see the atvTools section above), tap into TvRecommendationBridge in its app list, open the Permisos tab, and flip on android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS — same result as the ADB command, no typing required.

Full details are in the README.