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Summary

I got the terminal app running fullscreen on my NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro (Android 11, no root): the Linux release inside a Debian container in Termux, audio through PulseAudio to the HDMI output, Sixel cover art, the live visualizer, and quitting with q. This adds a guide so others can see that unusual setups like this work.

• New docs/android-tv-termux.md, marked unofficial at the top, with questions pointed at Discord and Discussions instead of issues.
• docs/README.md gets a "Community setups" section that links it and says these are not supported installs.

The guide uses the official spotatui-linux-aarch64 release, so self-update works. The live visualizer needs the fallback from #959; the guide says so.

Testing

Docs only, no code changed. I ran every step on my SHIELD with a cross-build of my branches, then checked the parts that differ for the release:

• tar tzf spotatui-linux-aarch64.tar.gz lists only spotatui, so tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin lands it in place.
• The Termux master build link points at .github/workflows/debug_build.yml, the workflow that builds the apt-android-7-github-debug_arm64-v8a artifact.
• pulse_monitor in /etc/asound.conf shows up in cpal as "PulseAudio monitor of the HDMI output", and recording from it while music played gave a peak of 0.81.

Not tested: a fresh install from the release end to end, which needs a release with #959, and any box other than the SHIELD TV Pro.

Additional notes

The steps for closing Termux from the recent apps screen give Termux adb rights on the box. The guide says so and marks it optional.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added an unofficial guide for running spotatui fullscreen on a 64-bit Android TV device using Termux and Debian.
  • The guide covers setup, Spotify pairing, audio configuration, daily use, troubleshooting, and removal.
  • Includes instructions for launching spotatui locally or over SSH, recovering after crashes, and optionally stopping playback when Termux leaves recent apps. The optional ADB feature requires network debugging and grants Termux ADB-level access.

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Walkthrough

The README now links to an unofficial guide for running spotatui fullscreen on an Android TV box. The guide covers Termux and Debian setup, launch and audio scripts, Spotify pairing, remote access, troubleshooting, and removal.

Changes: Android TV setup documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Document and link the Android TV setup docs/android-tv-termux.md, docs/README.md	The guide describes the setup and use of spotatui on an Android TV box, including an optional ADB watcher. The README identifies community setups as unofficial and unsupported, and links to the guide.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

Possibly related PRs

• LargeModGames/spotatui#959: Adds the ALSA monitor fallback that the Android guide says is required for the visualizer when PipeWire is unavailable.

Merge Risk: Low · previous review 5a716

The guide is broadly usable, but these setup and security instructions should be corrected before merging.

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Review comments at @docs/android-tv-termux.md:
- Line 72: Update the Termux setup instructions near the `spotatui-tv` save step
to create the required parent directories (`$HOME/bin` and `$HOME/.termux`)
before users save files there.
- Line 48: Update the Step 2 install command so its download URL is pinned to
the first release that includes #959 instead of using /releases/latest. If that
release is not available yet, add a note that the default command installs a
release without the visualizer fallback.
- Line 163: Update the watcher guidance in the Android TV Termux documentation
to warn users to run it only on a trusted network, explain that it keeps network
debugging enabled and grants Termux ADB access to execute device commands, and
instruct them to disable network debugging and revoke the ADB authorization in
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