DeGoogle Yourself

I am so close to completely being degoogled, the last nail in the coffin is my tv.

I have a very old Sony Bravia (over 20 years old), it has a Firestick to get access to Plex and Smarttube, these are the only apps I use. I also have a Mycloud server for Plex.

I have heard you can stream through Raspberry Pi, but am an absolute beginner in this area and don't even know where to start.

• Which Pi do I get?
• Can I get Plex and SmartTubeNext on it?
• How do I set it up?

I just need a start point, guide, tutorial, anything to get this last little bit of privacy interfering tech out of my life.

Thanks!

UPDATE 1: Right after posting this, got my mitts on a used RP4 for a handful of change (even got the micro HDMI thrown in for free), and after anxiously waiting til I had some time to research and do it, I installed Lineage OS on the lil guy to do an Android TV thing (via Konstakangs build.)

However, while I had success getting the OS on there, after many dumb little issues that I caused through ignorance or accident, the guides I followed for installation all focus on putting Google apps on there. This is the guide I used the most.

Now I am a little stuck on my next step. The only apps I have on the box are settings and a file manager.

How can I get, say, the Aurora app store or AFTVnews downloader on the device? I use lineage on my phone and tablet and that's easy as they have browsers and I can alternately do it through ADB on my Laptop.

One can get the APKs for these, but I have no idea how to apply them to the Raspberry Pi.

Other future issues are, a usable remote (I have an old amazon firestick remote) and the screen is a little cut off at the edges, my tv is so old it doesn't have any overscan options in settings. Plugging the laptop into an HDMI to the TV does this also. Didn't do that when I used Windows so that's a tomorrow problem I guess.

UPDATE 2:

Well, that was easier than I thought! Turns out ADB can connect to your pi via the simple method of finding the IP address of your Android TV (Settings - System - Network) Then on your PC in the terminal, run adb connect And you can install your APKs from there. This guide has all the details.