ENABLE UNKNOWN SOURCE APK & INSTALL APK TO HYPPTV WITHOUT ROOT!!!

Hi all,

I just got my HyppTV 3 days ago and was shock that it can't install APK file (at least not with the help of this thread)!

I follow the creator of this thread, akifrabbani, to get around, rooted my box and able to install APK as user app (install at /data). Note that most app failed to work if you install them as system app.

However, I find it troublesome to always need to key in Linux command just to install an APK. Thus I created a small app - HyppAPK to install APK as user app.

Steps:
0) MAKE SURE YOUR POWER SUPPLY IS ON FOR THE WHOLE PROCESS OR ELSE WILL SPOIL YOUR TV BOX
1) Copy the attached HyppTV-APK-Installer.zip  HyppTV_APK_Installer.zip ( 189.4k ) Number of downloads: 6799
to your USB drive.
2) Plug USB drive into your HyppTV box.
3) Power off your HyppTV box by plug out power cable.
4) Press your remote control RED power ON button and hold it till step 6.
5) Plug in power cable into your HyppTV Box and press the power button behind the box.
6) When you see white HyppTV welcome screem, you can release remote control RED power ON button.
7) You will see a black screen with a Android robot.
8) Use remote control UP/DOWN to navigate to "Apply update from external storage" and press OK button.
9) Choose HyppTV-APK-Installer.zip and press OK.
10) Wait for system to reboot and when start just run HyppAPK.

This little app will try to enable "Unknown source" apk installation, if set successful, it will fire up a simple file explorer for you to install APK. This app MUST be install as a system app for it to work (follow the 10 step above). As far as I know, no root is require.

Thanks akifrabbani for doing a great job to start all this! Without him, I will be so disappointed with HyppTV Box which cannot install APK!

DISCLAIMER: I will not be responsible if your warranty is void, your STB exploded or your dog died by using this exploit.


 HyppTV_APK_Installer.zip ( 189.4k ) Number of downloads: 6799


This post has been edited by lifeisjustgreat: Feb 3 2015, 09:43 AM

When u get "problem in parsing the package", it might cause by 3 possibilities:
1) The Downloaded .apk file is Currupted or not fully downloaded
2) You might have turned off “Allow installation of apps from Unknown Sources”
3) If the App is not Compatible with the Hardware or the Version of OS you are using.

What APK are you trying to install? I do not understand what u mean by "an apk inside the app". The installer is for you to install a APK that you downloaded to your USD drive.

This might be your internal storage is corrupted. You can try format your internal storage from recovery screen, but I am not sure will this break your box. You could still copy the APK you want to install into USD and then install from there using my app.

EDIT: I think if your internal storage is corrupted, gone, or dead, you can't install any more app! You need to get it fix first. My guess is "wipe userdata/factory reset" in recovery, but I am not 100% sure.

This post has been edited by lifeisjustgreat: Feb 3 2015, 10:55 PM

Most app I installed worked. Other than those which need 3D support which will prompt the device cannot support 3D. I have installed many IPTV app from China site like shafa to watch live China channels.

However as compared to my other TV box HMP8100 from Phillips, this HyppTV box seem has a much slower CPU.

If u need 3rd party app u need to flash. I flashed my box the 2nd day after I got it! As long as you can make sure your power is not cut off during flashing process u are almost 100% safe.

I will test out the app u mentioned when I got time and let u know if they work or not.

This post has been edited by lifeisjustgreat: Feb 11 2015, 02:25 PM

Bro, if i install ur app i.e. HyppTV_APK_Installer.zip from the recovery menu, then i should be able to install any apps from a USB drive.. is that right? i do NOT even need to do the steps described in the very first page of this thread?
Answer: YES, you DO NOT need to do the steps described in first page. Just follow my steps and you are done.

And if i want to have Apptoide or Google Play Store, i will need to install them from the USB drive too?
Answer: If you already follow my 10 steps and able to install via USB, you can install direct from Apptoide or Google Play direct already.

Will try out Ustream, Livestream and TuneIn Radio later after my parent finished watching their TV program!

All 3 app u mentioned are able to installed successfully!

1) UStream installed and launched with no problem, can play live video.
2) LiveStream installed and launched with no problem, but I do not have account to login so not sure can play the live video or not.
3) TuneIn Radio installed ok but when launched it bomb!

Check out screenshots below, sorry for my poor photo shooting skill lah!





Enjoy and happy Chinese new year!

I got this too, thus I flash the backup recovery file to go back to factory default and then just install pure simple APK. I feel it is simpler and cleaner.

If u can install gapp then u should how to go to recovery and flash the backup. Follow the first post of this thread.

Of course you can! Just go to the Settings app come with HyppTV, then select Manage Application, select the app you want to uninstall there.

First, try see when go into recovery mode, can you still see the Restore from backup (or something like that) in the last line. If you see that, try to flash that first. Else try the method below.

You may need stock firmware to restore back. I saw a post of stock firmware in this thread, and it pointed to http://goo.gl/SKG9x6. It was a 10 month old link, so I am not very sure will it work for the version we are using now. But since your box already cant boot, no harm trying.

Download http://goo.gl/SKG9x6 and copy to your USB, go to recovery mode, the select this zip to flash. Good luck, bro!!!

This post has been edited by lifeisjustgreat: Feb 15 2015, 07:26 PM

I also didn't able to run youtube successfully. Maybe try download via aptoide direct and install.

You can download a speedtest app to see if your STB has fully utilize the 5MB line.

Actually the STB has a FB app inside already, I think under Interactive menu, real your STB manual.

Install update from backup will keep the app you installed in user space, which means not system app. I think you install youtube via the recovery flash method right? If that is the case it will installed in system space and you will not be able to uninstall via Settings. Only app install in user space (via my app or via aptiode etc) can be uninstalled. You can try install from backup which will clean up the system app you installed via recovery method. Then u need to install my app to enable APK install into user space. Then you can freely install any app which later u can choose to uninstall freely too.

If u install via my app, then it will install in user space. Not sure why u cant uninstall.. I can.

After update from backup, settings should preserved.

This post has been edited by lifeisjustgreat: Feb 15 2015, 10:30 PM

That is weird. Have u tried install other app via HyppAPK? Can they be uninstall? Or only just YouTube has this problem?

Thanks for your tips! I got my YouTube working now! Install aptiode, search Youtube TV, install! And there it is! Beautiful!

Thanks for your tips! I got my YouTube working now! Install aptiode, search Youtube TV, install! And there it is! Beautiful!



I am not sure why TM dare to exclude the world biggest Video/TV channel out from its STB, because scare of people will not subscribe their TV program? A STB which cannot freely install APK and does not have YouTube is noting far from a rubbish box to me!

azwandy, have you try Install from backup in the recovery menu? How is your STB now? Please share your rescue experience so we all can learn more! Thanks!

This post has been edited by lifeisjustgreat: Feb 16 2015, 10:20 AM

Happy for u, azwandy! I think the HW spec of STB is cheap... lag when install lots of app (as some app auto run in bg).

Can you try surf youtube.com with your browser, if u can surf, then should not be problem of DNS. Yours is streamyx or unifi version? My one youtube TV work nicely, streamyx version. I not sure any different in this 2 version.