Add Android TV support for the AppTester app
The Firebase Apptester APK is incredibly close to having full Android TV support, please add the last remaining steps to make it fully compatible.
User scenario: As a developer, I want my QA-Testers to have access to new TV builds. I can deploy these into apptester, but QA currently has to download the .apk and then manually install them via adb. It would be nice to simply install apptester onto the TV test-device and get the releases there immediately.
What I have tested: it's already possible to install the apptester apk onto a TV, and it runs beautifully: Login works, listing the apps works, listing the release build in the apps works, downloading and installing works.
What is left to do:
1. Major issue: The AppTester app does not show up on the TV device, even though it is installed. I can launch the AppTester via an adb shell pm monkey command. But my tester has no way of accessing it via the remote control. This is probably because the manifest declaration and a logo image are missing.
2. Minor issue: the remote control navigation in the AppTester app is a bit difficult, the current cursor focus is not shown in the list and on the buttons
3. Minor issue: allowing 3rd party sources installs and then returning to the AppTester app crashes the app, but only once and it does not prevent further usage
4. Minor issue: opening the downloaded app does not work from AppTester, but it works from the TV home menu, so not a big deal
Patrick Heuschkel
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Marius Duna commented
must have feature
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Android tv support needed