Latest Version • Android TV & Smart TV
NetMirror TV on Android TV and Smart TV
The big-screen version of the guide: what changes when the remote replaces the touchscreen, how to get the app onto the television, and how to keep playback steady from the sofa.
Download buttons on this site are placeholders and link only to “#”. No app file is hosted here, and no version number is invented.
| App name | NetMirror TV |
|---|---|
| Version stated here | Latest Version only — no version number is invented or quoted |
| Television systems | Android TV and Android-based Smart TV sets that accept sideloading |
| Other television systems | Not supported — see the iOS page for the position on Apple TV and the Download page for the compatibility check |
| Control | Remote control, with an on-screen keyboard for sign-in and search |
| File type | APK, installed by sideloading; no file is hosted on this site |
| Internet needed | Yes — Wi-Fi or a wired connection, for browsing and streaming |
| Cost to read these guides | Free |
Why the TV Version Feels Different
A phone app shrunk onto a television is a chore: tiny text, fiddly taps, menus built for thumbs. The television build of NetMirror TV is laid out the other way round. Rows of posters run left to right, one row at a time, and the remote moves a clear highlight from tile to tile. From three metres away you can read every title, and you never have to guess where the focus has gone.
The trade-off is speed of typing. Searching with an on-screen keyboard and a remote is slow, so the sensible habit is to browse rather than search: open a row, work along it, and use the watchlist for anything you want to come back to. Sign in once, carefully, and the television remembers you. The sections below walk through the install, the remote habits that make it pleasant, and the fixes for the problems televisions throw up most often.
Built for the Big Screen
Six things matter more on a television than anywhere else, and they are the ones worth judging the app by.
1. Remote-first browsing
Every row, tile and button answers to the arrow keys and the select button. Nothing on the home screen needs a pointer, a mouse, or a tap.
2. Posters you can read from the sofa
Artwork is large, titles sit under the poster rather than over it, and the selected tile grows slightly so you always know where you are.
3. Films, series and live channels in one place
The same catalogue as the phone build — films, series with episode lists, and live channels — arranged in rows you can move through without opening a single menu twice.
4. Resume where you stopped
Leave a film halfway and the tile remembers your place. On a television this matters twice as much, because nobody wants to hunt through a two-hour film with a remote.
5. Subtitles and audio you can actually change
Subtitle size, language and audio track controls sit inside playback, reached with the remote, so a foreign-language film or a hard-of-hearing viewer is two presses away from comfortable.
6. Watchlist for later
Add titles as you browse and they wait in one row. It is the fastest way to use a television app well, and it costs nothing to keep tidy.
How to Install on Android TV
Televisions do not make sideloading obvious, and the permission lives in a different place from the phone. Take it in order and it is a ten-minute job.
Confirm the television runs Android TV
Open Settings, then Device Preferences and About, and read the Android TV OS version. If the set runs another system entirely, this app cannot be installed on it, and no workaround on this site pretends otherwise.
Switch on installs from unknown sources
In Settings, go to Apps, then Security and restrictions, and switch on Unknown sources for the app you will install from — usually the browser or a file manager. Switch it back off afterwards.
Get the file onto the television
Three routes work: download it in the television browser, send it from a phone with a file-sharing app, or copy it to a USB stick and plug the stick into the television. Pick whichever your set makes easiest.
Open the file with a file manager
Install a file manager from the Play Store on the television if none is built in, find the file in Downloads or on the USB stick, and select it with the remote. Read the install prompt before confirming.
Open the app and sign in slowly
The first open takes longer than you expect while the catalogue loads. Use the on-screen keyboard for sign-in, one character at a time, and double-check the address before submitting — correcting a typo with a remote is slow.
Try one short title before changing settings
Play something brief. If it starts cleanly and the sound is right, the install is sound. Only then adjust subtitles, quality, or the home-screen rows.
If the set is not Android-based, the honest answer is in the Download page compatibility check, and the lawful alternatives are listed under Alternatives below.
Using It with a Remote
Five habits make the television version pleasant instead of fiddly.
Browse rows, do not hunt
Move along a row with the arrows and drop down to the next one. The app is built for this; searching for a title you half-remember is the slow way in.
Use the watchlist as your shortlist
When a poster catches your eye, add it. The watchlist row is then the fastest route back, and it survives closing the app.
Set subtitles once
Open playback controls during any title, set the subtitle size and language you like, and leave them. Most televisions remember the choice for the next title.
Let the buffer fill before judging quality
The first thirty seconds of a stream often look softer while the connection settles. Give it a minute on steady Wi-Fi before deciding the picture is poor.
Close the app properly
Use the back button out of the app rather than switching inputs mid-stream. It keeps the resume position honest and stops the television holding a stream open in the background.
TV, Phone or PC?
Each screen has a job. The table below is the short version of the choice.
| Point | Android TV | Phone | PC emulator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Evening viewing, shared watching | Travel, headphones, one viewer | Testing, big monitor, keyboard |
| Control | Remote | Touchscreen | Mouse and keyboard |
| Install | Sideload, file transfer needed | Sideload, direct download | Emulator first, then sideload |
| Typing | Slow, on-screen keyboard | Fast | Fast |
| Picture | Largest, sofa distance | Smallest, closest | Large, desk distance |
| Official version? | No — sideloaded app | No — sideloaded app | No — emulator only |
Full detail on the other two routes is on the PC guide and the homepage guide.
If Something Goes Wrong
| What you see | Likely cause | Fix to try first |
|---|---|---|
| App does not appear after install | Installed but hidden from the home row | Look under Apps in Settings, open it from there, and add it to favourites if the set allows it |
| Remote will not move the highlight | Focus lost after an update or a stuck overlay | Close the app fully, reopen it, and check the remote batteries before anything else |
| Buffering every few minutes | Weak Wi-Fi at the television, or peak-time congestion | Move the router closer, use a wired connection if the set has a port, and lower the playback quality for a test |
| Picture but no sound | Audio track or television audio setting mismatch | Change the audio track inside playback, then check the television sound output setting |
| Sign-in keeps failing | Typo on the on-screen keyboard | Re-enter the details slowly, checking each character, and confirm the network is connected first |
Alternatives
If sideloading is more trouble than the television is worth, these are the straightforward routes that ship with the set or the stick.
Official streaming apps
The apps already in the Play Store on the television, from the big subscription services and the free broadcast catch-up players, need no sideloading and update themselves.
A streaming stick
A Fire TV Stick or Chromecast with Google TV turns any television with an HDMI port into an Android-based set, with a remote and an app store of its own.
Cast from the phone
Start playback on the phone and send it to the television. The phone stays the remote, which suits anyone who dislikes typing with a television remote.
The phone itself
For one viewer with headphones, the phone build is the simplest route of all, and the Download page covers its install in full.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Big-screen posters and a clear remote highlight
- Films, series and live channels in one set of rows
- Resume position and watchlist suit shared viewing
- Subtitle and audio controls inside playback
- Free to read about, with no subscription asked for
Cons
- Sideloading, with a file transfer step the phone avoids
- Typing with a remote is slow, especially sign-in
- Not available on non-Android television systems
- Buffering depends on the Wi-Fi reaching the television
- No official store listing, so updates are manual
Conclusion
On the right television, NetMirror TV is at its best: a remote, a sofa, and rows of posters big enough to read at a glance. The install takes one careful pass through the television settings and one file transfer, and after that the daily habit is simply browsing rows and keeping the watchlist tidy. Check the system first, allow the permission for one install only, and switch it back off when you are done. The full install steps are on the Download page, and the phone route is covered on the homepage guide.
Download buttons on this site are placeholders and link only to “#”. No app file is hosted here, and no version number is invented.
Only if the set runs Android TV or an Android-based system. Most Samsung sets run Tizen and most LG sets run webOS, and this app cannot be installed on either. Check the device information in the television settings first, and if the system is not Android-based, use one of the alternatives on this page instead of hunting for a workaround that does not exist.
A Fire TV Stick runs an Android-based system, so the sideloading route is the same in shape: allow installs from unknown sources, get the file onto the stick, and install it with a file manager. The remote steps on this page apply, and the stick has the advantage of an app store of its own for the file manager.
First change the audio track inside playback, then check the television sound output setting, and finally check the soundbar or receiver input if one is connected. If the picture plays and the menus make sound, the fault is almost always the track or the output setting, not the install.
Many Android TV sets accept a Bluetooth keyboard or a USB keyboard, and typing a sign-in or a search that way is far quicker than the on-screen keyboard. The app itself is still navigated with the arrows and select, so a keyboard helps with typing rather than browsing.
No. Sideloaded apps do not update through the Play Store, so a newer file has to be installed over the old one by the same route. Keep the unknown-sources permission switched off between installs, and check the version you already have in the television app settings before replacing it.