CCwGTV 4K update to Android 14 broke TV stream playback

[gurabli]

My CCwGTV 4K received the latest update UTTC.241218.004, now I have Android 14.

This update broke playback of direct live TV stream in all the apps. It looks that all the h.264 FullHD streams are affected. The playback is like slow motion with judder and audio out of sync. All these apps worked perfectly fine before the update. Many users report the same (Reddit). 

Source is DVB-C, TS stream from my cable TV provider.

Is this a known problem from Google's side? All the devices still on Android 12 are perfect. 

[jonicunha]

Hi,

Information sent. The latest update did not resolve the issue.

[Artan]

Yes, I can confirm that. It hasn't worked since Android 14. Live TV

[rogalesko]

Still no luck with update? Guys, its really frustrating!

[gdeamon]

Throw away the crap. Google has programmers who have been through remote learning, they don't know anything, don't expect a fix. The broken one suits them, they count on buying a new one.

[rogalesko]

Would do that immediately, trust me, but that's not the way of solving this problem 😕

It's really a no way out situation. 😕

[rogalesko]

@GoogleNestTeam it's not funny at all.

It's been a while since the first person here wrote his problem.
Most of them have issue with h.264 codec. It's practically useless now to use this stick. Cmon!

[gurabli]

I sent the logs, feedback again, as you asked for. Please do something, it is really making the device unusable.

[rogalesko]

@GoogleNestTeam we are still wating for Your participation. You have to fix this problem. Do not be indifferent. People are wating for You actions!

[tsoltan]

Yeah and zero release notes - what was actually fixed in case of any has fixed.

[klajstus]

Issue with codec and IPTV still exists!

[Artan]

I also have the same problem.

[Kouseri]

I can confirm that the latest update did NOT fix the codec issue.

[NautilusX]

Everything has been working properly for me for two days.

[MartinBayard]

Video playback with some codec is still broken, absolutely no improvement.

[jonicunha]

Are you sending the logs to Google as requested on 6/24?

Will help in the resolution if everyone sends the logs 

[Szonmario]

Witam u mnie tak samo nie działają kanały live po aktualizacji na android 14. Obraz slow motion. 

[Artan]

what do you mean

[Artan]

Yes, I have the same problem.

[RasJaras]

Dlatego wymieniłem już to badziewie na NVIDIA shield pro, zero problemów I dużo szybszy. 

[klajstus]

Chromcast też był super, zepsuli go updatem. NVIDIA może zrobić to samo 😄

[RasJaras]

Nie ma planów na Android 14, a jak będą to mam nadzieję że już będzie naprawione 😄

[cheesysock]

Has this been fixed yet?

[Artan]

no still not

[Grz3chu]

Same on streaming from enigma openatv 7.5.1 and dreamPlayer. 

[gurabli]

Yes, since the problem is with Google device and not the source.

[nsa]

Typically I'm actually a defender of google stuff and prefer to stick with goggle rather than Apple. But unfortunately I think something like is very unlikely to happen on Apple devices. It's a disgrace how they allow an update to break something so fundamental that pretty much turns the device unusable for tons of users.

 More unfortunate is that they really don't seem to care about it... Oh well, it seems nowadays only AI matters

[arkoss]

You are right about everything!
The most absurd thing is that more than 2 months have passed, they asked for system logs, said they were aware of the problem but yet they release an update that solves NOTHING and ask again to send more logs.

[ataberk]

@GoogleNestTeam This issue occurs when the video is an interlaced stream.
Reproduction steps are as simple as reencoding the same video in both interlaced and progressive format and playing thru the device.

[mc0776]

I found my old Amazon Firestick and installed it. Everything works like a charm. 

An older and cheaper device that works much better, and as a bonus, I can even use cloud gaming...

I was thinking about buying the new Google streamer, but since this happened, no way I will invest in any Google Hardware.

This is a complete disrespect with the consumers of Google products.

[MartinBayard]

No way I'll buy a Google Streamer after this complete mess from Google ! I'd rather invest in a Xiaomi Box S 3rd Gen, cheaper and fully functional!

[Markette]

No, there is still an issue with AFR, especially with Tivimate.

[rogalesko]

Well I believe it's not AFR problem but h.264 decoding issue.

[gurabli]

It is not the AFR. H264 codec support is broken in some way. 

[NautilusX]

Some time ago I wrote that the problem seems to have been solved, but it has not been, the device is still not working.

[NautilusX]

The problem is most bothersome in applications that display video.

[NautilusX]

And the worst thing is that no one watches IPTV on Google, so they won't notice the problem.

[GuillaumeS]

Too bad I haven't read that thread first. I've just updated all my Google tv Chromecast to android 14 as of today.  Now all my BNB guests are glad to watch slow motion stuttered tv 😤

DVB server is HDHomerun , using DVB-T channels. H264 interlaced streams 25/50 fps.

All stream now have the half speed symptom. This clearly looks to be an issue with interlaced streams. 

Was working perfectly with android 12.

Now it's all useless ( I have 6 guest rooms + main family).

I'm a bit worried Google dev team has still not fixed this issue months after. Should I reconsider my whole setup? 

[AdamKa]

The only solution at the moment is transcoding (I think it's about deinterlacing) or changing devices. I had the same problem with many IPTV channels. Now my provider transcodes the signal and all h264 channels work without problems.

[Fredi]

channels are wrongly recognized as 60Hz instead of 50Hz. At the moment there is no device that is completely bug-free. Android 14 has some problems on every device.

[NautilusX]

I don't completely agree with you. I have a device from another brand that costs 1/3 the price of the Google Streamer and has Android 14. Everything works without any hiccups or problems.