atvTools
Release notes

Android changelog

What changed in each release of atvTools for Android phones and tablets. Newest first.

Android iOS
1.3.214 Sep 2026Latest
  • Removed the premium requirement from D‑pad / directional controls
  • New customisation settings for screen‑mirroring buttons: size, transparency and button swapping
  • Improved HID cursor movement on high‑refresh‑rate devices
  • HID event capture in button‑editing mode for quick key customisation
  • New microphone mode (Google TV Remote Control API v2)
  • Fixes and improvements
1.3.114 Jun 2026
  • Remap remote‑control buttons to other keycodes or ADB commands
  • Configurable gamepad layout
  • Two new widgets and the ability to customise widget appearance
  • Improved icon picker for Shell shortcuts
  • The floating remote button can be hidden or shown from the notification
  • Install apps from the local device onto a remote device
  • Optional D‑pad on the Now Playing screen
  • Multi‑user support, cursor speed control and improved AppOps support
  • Technozon TV Search installer
  • Many other fixes and improvements
1.3.011 May 2026

Remote control

  • New configuration options: Floating Mode and Full Screen Mode
  • Text‑to‑speech button supports real microphone input on long press (Android TV / boxes on Android 13+ only)
  • New text‑mode icon sends text as real keyboard input, which may fix input issues in apps like Kodi
  • Alternative virtual‑keyboard mode that supports any language; requires the atvTools Server app on the target device
  • Numpad section includes an HDMI input selector for the remote device (TVs only)
  • Long press on the power icon shows a submenu

Install

  • New selection interface on long press
  • Batch installation of APK, APKM, XAPK and APKS files, with progress bars
  • In normal mode (single tap) automatic installation is enabled by default
  • New setting to configure app installation, including allow downgrade and auto‑grant permissions

Upload

  • New selection interface on long press; displays upload progress and speed
  • Normal mode has its own progress dialog with a minimise option
  • Upload folders and change the destination directory in long‑press mode

File manager

  • “Select All” and “Invert Selection”
  • Upload folders; one‑tap APK installation (APK, XAPK, APKM, APKS)
  • Improved dialogs with progress percentage and transfer speed
  • Download any selected file or folder to the phone's local Downloads directory

Screen mirror

  • Voice‑to‑text inside the icon; long press enables real microphone input (Android 13+ only)
  • Clipboard synchronisation
  • Option to keep the remote screen on
  • New button to enter Floating Mode; long press on the shortcut icon launches directly into Floating Mode

Screen recording

  • Multiple resolutions in native mode
  • New TCP mode records audio and video simultaneously with no time limit
  • Multiple audio sources, including remote and local microphone; full features on Android 11+, older versions support local microphone only
  • New configuration interface via long press on the recording icon
  • New sharing option for recorded videos

Power, Apps, Info, General

  • Sleep, Reboot and Power Off grouped into a submenu to prevent accidental taps
  • Apps: download bundle files and store them in APKS format; visual improvements
  • Info: new UI; MAC address data for network interfaces
  • Installation, download and upload processes show a notification for quick access and background execution
1.2.022 Nov 2025
  • Media control (for remote devices on Android 10+)
  • Screen mirroring with many features (does not work for video content)
  • Share files into atvTools to install apps or upload files to the Download folder
  • Gamepad
  • Display of launcher channels
  • Create shortcuts for apps and shell commands
  • Apps: faster loading, new filters, and sorting by install and update dates
  • Remote control: mouse works on Android 7; physical volume buttons handled in remote control
  • Shell: optional binary instead of TCP, history and bookmarks, saved shell state, pinch‑to‑zoom font size, horizontal scrolling
  • Installation: error display, APKS support, new configuration dialog for APKS / APKM / XAPK
  • New settings: keep server running, use server for mouse, use HID mouse over TCP, horizontal scrolling
  • A lot of fixes and improvements

Thanks to Allen for this great work.

1.1.213 Apr 2025
  • Auto search for devices with “Wireless debugging”
  • Real‑time keyboard
  • “Screensaver” and “Sleep” buttons in the Tools tab
  • Fixed file manager and custom app language
  • Added Bulgarian and Simplified Chinese translations; improved German translation
1.1.06 Nov 2024
  • Install and upload multiple files at once
  • The app keeps the ADB connection alive in the background (configurable in settings)
  • Support for XAPK and APKM formats
  • Right / left buttons and drag‑and‑drop in mouse mode (double‑tap the touch area, or button + touch area)
  • Saved devices; the chosen tab is remembered
  • Select multiple apps for deletion or disabling
  • Select multiple files for deletion, copying or moving; rename files and folders
  • Language switcher
  • Video preview after stopping a recording
  • Uninstalled system apps are visible in the list and can be reinstalled
  • Various fixes and improvements