Connect to Android TV with ADB & Scrcpy

To connect your MacBook or Windows PC to an Android TV, you must first enable Developer Options and USB Debugging on your Android TV. Then, use your Computer terminal to connect to the TV’s IP address using ADB and authorize the connection on the TV. Finally, to mirror and control the TV screen, install the scrcpy tool on your computer.

1. Enable Developer Mode on your Android TV 

• Navigate to Settings: on your Android TV.
• Go to “System”: and then to “About” or a similar section.
• Find “Build”: and tap it seven times to enable Developer Options.
• Go back: to the main Settings menu and find the newly enabled “Developer Options”.
• Enable “USB debugging”: within the Developer Options.

2. Install Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and scrcpy on your Computer

1. Install ADB:

You’ll need the Android SDK Platform Tools, which contain ADB. You can download them from the Android Developers website.

2. Install scrcpy:

This tool allows you to mirror and control your TV.

• Open the Terminal on your Computer. 
• Use a package manager like Homebrew to install scrcpy. If you don’t have Homebrew, you can install it by following the instructions on its website. 
• Run the command: brew install scrcpy. 

3. Connect to your Android TV 

1. Find your TV’s IP Address: On your Android TV, go to Network Settings to find its IP address.
2. Open Terminal on your Computer .
3. Connect to the TV: Type adb connect [your-tv-ip-address] and press Enter.
   • For example: adb connect 192.168.1.54.
4. Authorize Connection: A prompt will appear on your Android TV asking you to allow the connection from your MacBook. Select “Allow”.

4. Control your TV from your Computer 

1. Run scrcpy: In the same Terminal window, type scrcpy and press Enter.
2. A window will open on your Computer showing your Android TV’s screen.
3. You can now control the TV using your Mac’s keyboard and mouse.