androidnetwork-programmingandroid-emulatorgoogle-tv

Multi-screen apps for the google tv platform with just the Google TV emulator


I am trying to develop a multi-screen app for the Google TV platform using the Google TV emulator. So far, I have been unsuccessful in getting the Anymote connection to work.

The problem lies in the fact that every android emulator lies behind its own virtual firewall/router and is not on the same network as an external device/emulator. The multicast discovery phase in the protocol fails in such a situation. I have tried to use ADB redirections and have also tried multiple configurations such as using the remote control app on a device and even on an emulator on the same machine as the GoogleTV emulator but nothing seems to work and it fails to create a connection socket.

My question is: Has anyone successfully made a multi-screen app for the Google TV platform by using the GoogleTV emulator? If so, then please guide me in the right direction.


Solution

  • The Google TV emulator does not broadcast an Anymote endpoint via mDNS, so it presently cannot be used for developing multi-screen apps using Anymote.

    Feature request filed at http://code.google.com/p/googletv-issues/issues/detail?id=15.