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There will be some buzz 6 boxes later this year not necessarily p6

Downloading from playstore is not side loading Try aptoid market or download apk from their site Their site says it's compatible with android TV You also have to enable usb debugging according to their website

I’ve had P6L 256 for about 2 months. I have disconnected all my streamers (cube/3rd gen, Onn 4k pro, several fire sticks) except for my Roku Ultra which I use for Fandango (android ver sucks) and Netflix. The Powerstation is faster, smoother, and has minimal/no buffering. Each software/firmware has improved the systen and running 64 bit with Kodi and others is a dream.

where did I post that you can't use it?

Buzz 6 App Update V1.0.187 July 29th, 2025 Changes: - Fixed Messages from Servers - Fixed Channel Changing in Adult Channels - Fixed TV Series. Faves and Stop buttons on all remotes. **Pop Up for Update will Appear or you can check App Updates Manually. **App Updates are separated now from Firmware Updates. **App will Restart to Install. ** App will automatically install after 2 hours of no user input. Please Leave Feedback Below Thanks

are you using the hdmi cable that came with it? have you ruled out the service?

Did a reset and now it's working properly

You can use aptoid like nbs has mentioned above... However you can also easily download the APK from their web page, put it on USB stick and install it using app installer, or one of the file manager/explorers. https://surfshark.com/download/android Just click on the "download apk" button The reason it probably says it is not compatible is because unlike other boxes that use regular android os, the 5 series of buzz boxes uses a native AndroidTV OS, which is different. So if the author of the App has not tagged or built the app with the proper properties to identify that is it androidTV compatible, it will not show up in play store for the device. Does not mean however that it won't work. I typically keep all the usual apps that I install, as apk on a usb stick and I just install them one after the other, without ever using my google account on the box.

Buzz was unable to update so they asked me to return it for service.

Do you have Max volume enabled ? Disable max volume and you can then control the variable volume of the box with the remote. I typically keep the TV volume at about 60% or 70%, and then use the variable volume on the box. Also, the BT250 has 4 button (on the top surrounded by blue line), which are IR learning buttons. So you can even have the remote memorize some of the buttons from your TV (but keep in mind that is IR only, not bluetooth obviously). So those 4 buttons can mimic any 4 buttons of your TV. most people will use them for power, input select, and TV volume +/-, but you can really use them for anything you want. Since in my case, I don't use any other input, I had mapped the "input" button to be the "sleep" button from my TV remote. If you want to program the 4 buttons, you can check out the instructions in the manual: https://buzztv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/BT-250_Manual_V1.1.pdf

What version of f/w and software are you using ? This has been fixed, but I don't think is has gone out to general public yet. Will certainly be in next update. It was fixed in early June with the 1.0.183 update but that has only gone out to beta testers for now. Pretty sure an update is not far away. Due to summer holidays everything takes a little longer

Try removing it temporarily and see what happens. And you are using it for apps ? So you formatted it as internal storage ? If you did manage to format as internal storage then that is a big mistake. You should always format as portable storage, and using it for recording and other media is fine. But if you use it for "apps" then as soon as there is any corruption on your unit (which can happen), you will be stuck resetting it completely all the time.

disconnect the storage and reboot

so far so good. thank you

Have you checked to make sure it is not an issue on the server end ?

delete entry and set it up again

And what's the issue?

You have to be a little more specific on which settings you tried on the p6 What's your brightness set at?

That is all subjective. And this is a BUZZTV support forum, so the question is not appropriate. You can take your question to a different forum for opinions. Everyone likes what they get used to. No app is 100% perfect, they all have their pros and cons. Feel free to install them on your buzz box and try them out and see what you prefer. Nothing stops you from installing any 3rd party app on your buzz box.

All is okay. Got it working.

Pick mine up about 3 weeks ago. I think this is my new Go To box... 8K server and High Speed internet, 2 Terabit Samsung Pro card, it really is a beast. Thanks, Mark7

He didn't get the vpn from Google store

Thanks community for all who read and made suggestions. Results: I tried everything that was suggested. Results: I ended up clearing the cache and force closing the BuzzTV 6 app then restarting the box. After a while I searched through US local networks. Some of the networks started populating with more than just network name. I left system to allow other channels to send information. As far as “My Channels” I found out that as long as the network channel was broadcasting information that channel which was in my “favorites” did appear in the :My Channels section. Thanks again community and especially Allaboutbuzz for making post it to the community.

Some pics would help

Please clarify.. You state: So if you press "OK" for a channel list, do you have ANYTHING ? Any categories, channels, etc.. ? And you say ["still" had favourites], I don't get the point ? You still see favourites ? So does EPG have the channels listed and no EPG info ? Or is the EPG completely blank, ie: not even channels listed on the left. Just as a test, did you try creating a "new server" name it whatever you want, and use the exact same info M3U/EPG xml URLs ? Does the server support XC ?

Firmware version and app version

Thanks! I installed Downloads app from Google store then used apk from surfshark website to install. Works like a charm now

How old is that info ? I did not bother to check YT. The P6 has been getting all sorts of fixes, since it was introduced last year. Sure when it was first introduced, like any modern device it had a few bugs. But if you take some time, you can read the release notes of the various updates and you will see there were many audio bugs fixed, including for Bitstream audio, passthrough codecs etc... Even updated HW Codec libraries not long ago to fix rare but potential glitches with some types of streams. Example of one from August 2024 where amongst other things, they addressed the following: If you have a receiver, you will most probably enable passthrough and let the receiver handle the decoding. There was an issue with some passthrough, but they have been addressed over the number of updates.

Manual Update fully works now if you're running this update Previous FWs downloaded it in the background, so if it wasn't downloaded yet and you checked manually. It would say there is no update. As we separated the FW + App Updates now for all future updates after the FW and App update below. To make things easier. Dealers were complaining that you had to reboot the box for an App update.

which volume buttons? there are 2 sets top set doesn't control box volume

Futher to your post it doesn't say you can't use it with your receiver Its referring to initial setup

as nbs. mentioned do you get a message?

Glad it is back up. Something obviously got corrupted. Unfortunately if it is not something we can replicate, so it is hard to "correct" the unknown. If it happens again, I would consider temporarily leaving the nvme out of the box for a while, to see if it is potentially the source of the issue. Not all nvme drives are created equal.

yeah if not resolved then reset

what home screen are you using? I have no problem reordering them using buzztv 6

Emporium, so sorry for posting in the wrong place. I tried your suggestions and they didn't work. But I did fix the issue! I went in the settings, view all apps, found the YouTube app, and selected "Uninstall updates" which reverted it to the original version. That worked. I can control the volume again! So there's some issue with the updates for the app.

I only have had one box at a time with power hooked up about 5-6 years ago I didn't and had to do a reset on the box I wasn't using because it was taking commands from the remote at neighbourhood bar they have 4 boxes hooked up and have 3 of them covered with a cardboard shell so IR won't work on those 3

Lol.. Chances are very slim that this would work... I've tried a few of these creative versions and without any active conversions, good luck. But something like this one seems to be the correct order of rings.. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07C13SWML Or one of these HDMI to composite https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09KZBWRL4

keep in mind the remote is configured for buzztv

Email buzz or message allaboutbuzz with ALL your info so they can check into it

Unfortunately here we don't discuss specific servers. This is a buzz hardware forum and mentioning different services is NOT permitted. You'd have to find another forum to discuss different services.

yes it's possible

Did you try creating another server entry with same m3u link to see if it helps ? No typo (extra space or something in the URL - sometimes android keyboards adds space automatically after a "."). Was it working fine before the update on the P6 ? If you use the BuzzTV 5 app which is also on the P6, does it behave the same way, or does it work ? PS: Note that the EPG/Guide button on the remote, is mapped, and will always bring up the BuzzTV 6 EPG, so if you are in BuzzTV 5, please use the Menu button, and select EPG from the menu to check.

did you plug in the usb adapter?

read the posts above

When he says "manual" update, it is from the Settings screen (from home screen), where it has the option to check for updates don the list. Not using a file physically to update manually.

You can email buzz or pm allaboutbuzz with your device id and ask them to send it to your drvice

as seen somewhere else reboot it

What's exact message?

Is passthrough enabled?