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Watch photos and videos on your TV

Install dosya on a supported TV, approve sign-in from another device, browse your photos, start a slideshow, and troubleshoot video playback.

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The dosya TV app shows photos and videos already stored in your account. Upload them from your phone or computer first. The TV has view-only access and cannot upload, change, or delete your files.

Install on a supported TV

The app supports Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K running tvOS 17 or later, plus devices running Google TV or Android TV. Google TV and Android TV devices include compatible TVs and streamers such as Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV Streamer, and Nvidia Shield. The operating system matters, so a TV brand alone does not establish support. Fire TV is listed as coming soon.

  1. On Apple TV, open the App Store and search for dosya. The TV app uses the same App Store listing as the iPhone app.
  2. On Google TV or Android TV, open Google Play and search for dosya. Use the dosya Google Play listing.
  3. If the store offers installation for your TV, install and open the app. Have a phone or computer ready to approve sign-in.

If the store does not offer the app for your device, check its operating system and store compatibility. A listing for the phone app does not by itself confirm availability on your TV.

Steps: approve sign-in on another device

  1. Open dosya on the TV. Sign in to dosya shows a QR code and an eight-character code.
  2. Scan the QR code with your phone, or open dosya.dev/tv on a phone or computer. If you enter the address manually, type the code into TV code and select Continue.
  3. Sign in to your dosya account if asked. The approval page then shows the code again.
  4. Compare it with the code on your TV. Check the displayed device details and, if useful, enter a recognizable name in Name this TV.
  5. Select Allow. The other device shows Your TV is signed in, and the TV finishes signing in automatically. You can close the approval page.

If the codes do not match, select Cancel. If a code expires, was already used, or was cancelled, select Get a new code on the TV and repeat the steps with the new code. For Lost connection. Retrying…, check the TV’s internet connection.

Browse photos and start a slideshow

Open the side menu and choose Photos, Videos, Folders, or Favourites. Select the workspace control at the top of the menu to switch workspaces. Favourites are the items you starred on your phone or computer.

  1. Open a photo and use the remote’s left and right controls to move through the collection.
  2. Press down to show its details and up to hide them.
  3. Press Play/Pause to open Slideshow. Choose Time per photo from 3, 5, 10, or 20 seconds. Turn on Shuffle if wanted. Include videos appears when the collection contains videos.
  4. Select Start slideshow. Press Play/Pause again to pause or resume it.

Search finds photos and videos by their contents when Smart Search is available and enabled for your account. If the TV says it is off, turn it on from dosya on your phone or computer.

Documents and other file types are not shown. Password-locked files and folders, including their contents, are unavailable on TV. Vault content is also unavailable. Unlocking a folder on another device does not unlock it on the TV.

Play or resume a video

Select a video to play it. If it has an unfinished saved position, choose Resume from or Start over. Continue watching on Home also lists unfinished videos. A video watched for less than 10 seconds, or almost to the end, may start without a resume prompt.

Use Play, Pause, Back 10 seconds, and Forward 10 seconds in the player. The app plays the original file from dosya’s servers. Playback depends on the file format and the TV’s supported codecs.

TV platformVideo containers the app attempts to play
Apple TVMP4, M4V, MOV, 3GP
Google TV and Android TVMP4, M4V, MOV, MKV, WebM, 3GP, TS, MTS, M2TS

A supported container does not guarantee that its audio and video codecs will play. If you see This video’s format can’t play on this TV, open it on your phone or computer. If it is no longer available, check whether it was deleted or your access changed. For connection errors, check the network and use Retry when offered.

Sign out

On the TV, open Settings, choose Sign out, and confirm Sign out. This clears the photos and account details saved by the TV; your files remain in dosya.

From the web app, Profile → Sessions → Revoke all other sessions ends the other sign-ins, including the TV. This also signs out other devices, so use the TV’s own Sign out when you only want to end that TV session.

Expected result

After approval, the TV opens your account and shows the photos and videos it can access. A compatible video plays with the remote controls, and signing out removes the account from the TV.

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