[mythtv-users] interface an Anrdoid STB with MythTV system?

[James Miller]

On Tue, 8 Dec 2015, Eric Sharkey wrote:

> Another relatively simple option is Daniel Frey's MythTV Player Android app.
>
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mythtv.android&hl=en

This seemed such an appealing and KISS solution I wanted to try it out 
right away--not yet having received the STB thingy, but having at my 
disposal an Anrdoid tablet for experimentation. But I've been unable to 
get it to work and am getting an error message from the app to the effect 
that the backend is not connected.

I'm not finding anything in the way of online help for using this app, but 
maybe I can ask for some input here. Is there some sort of configuration 
necessary on the backend to get this app working? Since my Myth system is 
a FE/BE combination, I do have the backend address entered in its settings 
as 127.0.0.1, rather than the Myth machine's actual address on the LAN 
(though I am feeding the app the Myth machine's actual LAN address). Could 
that be interfering? Port 6544 was the default the app came with, so I'm 
assuming that will not need modification.