UIDroid "stuck" launching on my Galaxy S21 Ultra

[DSperber]

I've now left Win7 (WMC) for my live/DVR TV delivery system of Spectrum cable. I instead now use Spectrum's modern internet-based TV delivery through their Spectrum TV app running on a Xumo streaming device, couple with Spectrum's CloudDVR service for DVR.

I still may continue to use Win7 (WMC) for live/DVR of OTA ATSC 1.0, but I'm at least now free to explore other options.

So I've now brought up a Win11 server machine for HDHR/NextPVR server software and recordings storage. And I'm once again exploring using either or both apps to deliver OTA ATSC 1.0 content to the four TVs around my home, as well as to my phone. I am already using Spectrum's internet-based TV delivery technology to do the same thing for Spectrum cable TV service (delivering to the four Xumo streaming devices I've now installed).

HDHR/NextPVR client apps are running properly on ATV4K and Windows11 machines. Haven't yet tried Roku Ultra for both but I will. I will also try the HDHR client app on my LG TVs (no NextPVR client app for LG). I've also successfully run the HDHR client app on my Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra phone.

So far the only problem I'm having is running the NextPVR UIDroid client app on my Galaxy S21 Ultra phone. This is the same side-loaded APK I've had on the phone for a while, and it used to work at least for ATSC 1.0. Didn't work fully for ATSC 3.0, but it certainly did start successfully. And it did work for ATSC 1.0.

Well now it launches and appears to start, but never actually completes its startup. It is stuck with the green and white matrix background and white droid over it on the screen. Never moves beyond that. No way to communicate with it, and there's nothing else on the screen.

What have I overlooked or neglected? Version update I didn't see?

APK: NextPVR UI Client 2.1.14, Target version Android 13, minimal SDK 22, last update 3/17/2025

One UI 7.0
Android 15
Knox 3.11

[mvallevand]

You neglected to send the NextPVR logs without them there are no problems.

Phones are not my target player though since uidriod only has rudimentary touch support and most phones do not support mpegts

Martin

[DSperber]

Well, log from the phone? Or log from the PC? And where would I find each that you'd like to see?

If the Android phone isn't going to work as a reliable client then forget I even started this. I just could swear it DID USED TO AT LEAST START AND PLAY, but with no sound for ATSC 3.0 (you remember that whole discussion last year). But for sure it launched, and worked for ATSC 1.0 I'm certain.

It doesn't even launch successfully now, but there have been a number of Android updates on the phone since I last played with this. If you have just stopped any real support for phones then forget it. I will delete it from my phone, and stick with HDHR and NextPVR (sub). I'm perfectly satisfied with just those two since they run on all platforms, although NextPVR for Windows is of course the UI I'd like to have on the other clients as well. But I will learn to live with it

Not worth any further effort.

Thanks again.

[mvallevand]

It isn't a question of not supporting phones, I was pointing out the experience isn't good as UI clients are designed for the 10' UI with a remote. It runs on my phones including Android 16 so I can't explain your issue. Logs would have first been from the server and then if necessary logcat from the phone.

As for uidroid it does support AC-4 decoding and most devices now support HEVC so ATSC 3.0 is not a problem. The issue is the DRM that has been added to it.

Martin