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OmarchyTV 2.13.8: Grok Bot without the PC, mic & video fixes, Grok voice, tested Lights

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@piermark piermark released this 31 Oct 11:33
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OmarchyTV 2.13.8 for Android TV, LG webOS and Samsung Tizen. I tested this build on my Sony BRAVIA.

What's new and fixed

  • Grok Bot Direct mode, with the PC off. When no PC is linked or the PC can't be reached, the TV asks your own Grok Bot webhook routine and the reply comes back through ntfy.sh on a random topic. Your webhook URL and key stay on your TV. Guide: docs/GROKBOT-DIRECT.md
  • Fix: the in-app mic. It now uses the in-app SpeechRecognizer, so your words reach the chat on Android 9 (Sony).
  • Fix: video playback. "Play a video of…" plays the real video, and falls back to a YouTube search.
  • Spoken replies in your language.
  • Optional "Grok voice (xAI)", off by default, with the system voice as fallback.
  • The Blue key launches Grok Bot. The docs explain PC mode (Tom Ballard's Grok Bot Desktop Companion, unchanged) vs Direct mode.
  • Lights / Ambilight tested on a Sony BRAVIA: OmarchyTV finds the Philips Hue hub, syncs the lights with the theme colour, and turns them off when you leave the launcher. docs/LIGHTS.md

Downloads

File Platform
omarchytv-release-2.13.8.apk Android TV / Google TV / Fire TV (release-signed, versionCode 25)
omarchytv-webos-2.13.8.ipk LG webOS
OmarchyTV-tizen-2.13.8-unsigned.wgt Samsung Tizen, unsigned: sign it with your own Tizen Studio certificate before installing (tizen/INSTALL-TIZEN.md)

Easiest install: the OmarchyTV Installer bot, https://x.ai/bot/kkVjmjPKhIb2atxHQPsfp

Update: LG/Samsung packages refreshed: companion shows only the avatar, version label fixed.

Update: LG: reads installed TV apps with real icons.

Update: LG/Samsung: Grok Bot · Omarchy TUI added.

SHA-256

ddaedc63840b7f355be25e6dbe5a32a8ec1ee0b205fae4ed29ab4c1edd7e1c39  OmarchyTV-tizen-2.13.8-unsigned.wgt
7511649fba969b2f8127d45dcf00ceb1011812340780842b11892a733dec1bc2  omarchytv-release-2.13.8.apk
d91ea7ebd22ad4bf4ab84a26df6f1c1143a8a7a9f621107d411cc1e216ee5357  omarchytv-webos-2.13.8.ipk

Tests: 121 JUnit, 57 webOS and 26 Tizen tests pass. Full changelog: CHANGELOG.md