Pavel chce psát

Update as of November 2025: The below guide stopped working for me after upgrading my KDE Neon to Plasma version 6.5.1. If you are using the same combination, proceed with caution.

Some house rules at the beginning: This is tried by me on Ubuntu based distro and am not responsible for you breaking your distro. This whole article is written purposefuly in English, so that you have it easier to read and share. This article can be cited, re-used and worked upon. Giving credit back in form of link is always welcomed.

This article is based upon this awesome youtube tutorial

Step 1: Install official Waydroid repository

curl https://repo.waydro.id | sudo bash

Step 2: Update your package list and install Waydroid

sudo apt update && sudo apt install waydroid -y

Step 3: Download Android TV Build

Go to Android TV for Waydroid github and from Releases page pick the one which fits you.

I have Intel-based architecture, so I have picked the build with x86_64-minigbm suffix.

Once the build is downloaded, extract system.img and vendor.img somewhere you know (assuming Downloads folder from now on)

Step 4: Move Android TV images to the Waydroid

sudo mkdir -p /etc/waydroid-extra/images/
sudo cp ~/Downloads/system.img /etc/waydroid-extra/images/system.img
sudo cp ~/Downloads/vendor.img /etc/waydroid-extra/images/vendor.img

Step 5: Start Waydroid

Simply click „Waydroid“ in your applications and let it boot. Do not do anything inside the waydroid itself.

Step 6: Get your Android ID:

sudo waydroid shell -- sh -c "sqlite3 /data/data/*/*/gservices.db 'select * from main where
name = \"android_id\";'"

The result of this command should look something like this:

android_id|3792969812417783545

Copy the numerical part to your clipboard

Step 7: Register your Android TV

Go to https://www.google.com/android/uncertified and enter that ID to the box. Click register

Step 8: Restart Waydroid

Step 9: Start Waydroid and sign in to your Google account

Yes, you guessed it. Once you are signed in, you have access to the Google Play Store. And inside Google Play store is also SkyShowtime app for Android TV

Yes, navigating around is really hard. But once you do sign in, you will be able to watch content from there.

Happy watching and let me know if this was helpful!