Surfshark not supported on Classic 5?

[Fred Chic]

Hi there!

I got a classic 5 box and wanted to install SurfShark Vpn as my ISP gives me trouble. I've installed on Formuler Z8 and Z11 and it works like a charm.

However, when I wanted to install it on classic 5 (way more recent than Formuler Z8!), Google Play says it's not available for it!!!

May be I'm wrong but classic 5 is not an android box? How come it's not supported?

Does anyone have a way to install it (like with apk or something else?). I have licence and all!

Thanks

Fred

[nbs.]

Try aptoid market

[Emporium]

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.

 

[Fred Chic]

Thanks!

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