The order in one breath
Install Happ on the box, copy the bot link on your phone, bring that text to the TV, add it in Happ as a subscription, connect and approve the system window. The only awkward part is moving a long link without a phone keyboard, and step four below deals with it.
From the remote to a connected box
Open the app store on the TV and search for Happ. The developer lists an Android TV build under the same Google Play package, com.happproxy. Snag: a box without the store; then the developer's GitHub page offers a direct file, taken only from there.
Install it and open it once. Snag: older boxes with little memory close the app on first launch; start it again.
On your phone, open the Canting bot and copy the link message. Snag: a long link wraps across lines, so copy the whole text and not a part.
Bring that text to the TV. A TV remote is poor at typing, so use an attached keyboard, the on-screen keyboard in short pieces, or a note you open on the box. We found no TV-side shortcut for sending text from a phone, so none is described here.
In Happ, add the text as a subscription; the control name differs between versions, so follow the screen. Snag: stray spaces or a cut end make Happ read nothing.
Choose a server and connect, then approve the system window about a VPN connection with the remote. Snag: the window sits behind another and the remote is slow to move; wait for focus.
Check that it worked, as below.
How to check that it worked
Look for the list of five cities in Happ: Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Frankfurt. A single line saying "App not supported" means the app on the box is not Happ. Then the connected state in Happ, and an ordinary app on the TV that loads a page or a menu it could not load a minute before, if the earlier fault was a network one. If nothing changes, switch the tunnel off and test again, so you know what the line under it is doing.
What a TV box limits
The link serves up to 5 devices at once, so count the TV among them along with phones and a tablet. A box wakes slowly from standby and may close Happ to save power; connect again after waking it. A reset of the box removes the app and its saved link, so keep the message from the bot in a chat with yourself.
No speed numbers are published by us for the home line, with the tunnel or without it, and no server stands in Indonesia.
If steps one to three fail
- The store shows no Happ: check that the box is on Google TV or Android TV and not another system with a store of its own.
- The install is refused for lack of space: remove something unused, since a TV box has little room.
- The bot will not open on the phone: fix Telegram first, since without the link Happ has nothing to read.
- The file route asks to allow installs from unknown sources: allow it for that one install, then switch it off.
Whose advice this is
Canting sells the plan whose link this is, so a step list from us comes with an interest; test it on your own box. A TV is also a shared screen, and rules for tunnels, from a boarding house, a hotel or the law of your country, vary and change, so reading them stays your job. Nothing here promises catalogues or broadcasts limited by region.
Questions
Can a mouse or keyboard make the typing easier?
If the box accepts USB or Bluetooth input, a small keyboard with a touchpad turns a painful job into a short one. Many boxes do accept it, but check yours before buying, since the support depends on the model.
My box runs Fire OS, will the same steps apply?
We cannot confirm it. Fire OS has its own store and we found nothing placing Happ there, so treat that route as unknown. The Happ listing we checked names Android TV through Google Play, and the file route is a fallback.
Does the TV need its own link?
No, the same link covers the TV, within 5 devices. The TV will show up as one of them, so a sixth device would need a slot freed first.
Why does the tunnel drop when the TV sleeps?
Many boxes shut apps in standby to save power. Look for an energy or background setting for Happ on the box, whose menu names vary by maker, or connect again after waking it.
Does it change anything for other devices at home?
Only for the TV. Phones and laptops keep their own connections unless each runs Happ with the same link.
What if the TV is the only place I want it?
Then install it only there, and keep the other four slots free. The link is yours, and its use on one device is allowed as much as on five.
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