Watching IPTV on Android TV
Updated in August 20261 min read
A television is not a large phone: it is driven by a remote, from three metres away, and typing on it is punishing.
Activating from your phone
The television shows an eight-character code. You open the activation page on your phone, already signed in, and enter that code. The television signs itself in within seconds.
Navigating with the remote
Every selectable element has to be unmistakable: the focused one grows, takes a border and lifts off the background. Nothing may be reachable by pointer only.
Screen margins
Many televisions crop the edges of the picture. A five per cent margin is reserved on each side so that nothing important falls outside the visible area.