Advanced setup with ADB commands

On some Android TV devices—especially Xiaomi TVs—Google blocks the ability to set a custom screensaver through the normal settings menu. In these cases, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) commands

Prerequisites

• A laptop and your Android TV connected to the same Wi‑Fi network

• Developer Options enabled on your TV

• Wireless Debugging enabled on your TV

How to enable Developer Options

Go to Settings (gear icon) → System or About → Find Android TV OS build or Build number → Click 7 to 8 times rapidly until you see "You are now a developer!"

Step 1: Enable Wireless Debugging

1. Go to Settings → System → Developer options

2. Enable Wireless Debugging

3. Note the IP address, port, and pairing code shown on screen

Step 2: Pair your laptop with the TV

Open a terminal on your laptop and run:

adb pair IP:PORT

Example: adb pair 192.168.1.130:37081

Enter the pairing code when prompted. After pairing succeeds, the TV will display a new connection port (typically ending in :5555).

Step 3: Connect to the TV

adb connect IP:5555

Example: adb connect 192.168.1.50:5555

Step 4: Set Buzzblender as the screensaver

Run these commands to enable the screensaver and set Buzzblender as the default:

adb shell settings put secure screensaver_enabled 1
adb shell settings put secure screensaver_activate_on_sleep 1
adb shell settings put secure sleep_timeout -1
adb shell settings put secure screensaver_components com.buzzblender.tv/.playback.PlaybackDreamService
adb shell settings put system screen_off_timeout 30000

What each command does:

• screensaver_enabled 1 — Enables the screensaver

• screensaver_activate_on_sleep 1 — Activates screensaver when the device sleeps

• sleep_timeout -1 — Disables sleep timeout restrictions

• screensaver_components com.buzzblender.tv/.playback.PlaybackDreamService — Sets Buzzblender as the default screensaver (this is the setting Google removed from the UI)

• screen_off_timeout 30000 — Sets the screen to turn off after 30 seconds of inactivity

Step 5: Verify the setup

Let your Android TV go idle for 30 seconds. Buzzblender should now display your content as the screensaver.

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