DLNA Channels

Show content from local media servers as channels on your TV's home screen.

nullptr.at · at.nullptr.dlnachannels

5.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 50K+ downloads v1.0.8 7.9 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.0.8 (13)
Updated: Sep 8, 2021 (5 years ago)
APK size: 7.9 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Sep 30, 2018 (at least)
Permissions: 11
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

DLNA Channels is an app by nullptr.at in the Tools category, listed since at least September 2018. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 11 permissions, none of them sensitive.

What's new in v1.0.8

* Added "Include Subfolders" option to channels. * Bugfixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appstvcommunity”.

This app creates channels on your TV's home screen with items from selected folders of DLNA media servers in your local network (e.g. Plex, Windows Media Player, Emby, Kodi, ...) Features: • Browse local DLNA media servers. • Select folders from media servers to be added to the TV home screen. • Directly open media stream with external playback app (e.g. VLC). • View available media servers as channel on the TV home screen. • Configurable channel update interval.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Unknown

Signing certificate

Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Sep 30, 2018
Antivirus scan passed Nov 10, 2020
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)2C:FC:36:2D:ED:1E:E7:23:D3:51:A7:A5:0D:9D:FF:32:F8:9A:7B:F9
File MD5903866ad4618f4c6f1e2448844cb7d86
Uploaded by “appstvcommunity” Silver tier · 10,843 followers · uploading since 2017

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Permissions (11)

DLNA Channels requests 11 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) at.nullptr.dlnachannels.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Tv read epg data (custom) com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA
Tv write epg data (custom) com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
Leanback android.software.leanback

DLNA Channels APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the DLNA Channels APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 903866ad4618f4c6f1e2448844cb7d86.