I believe the limitation is due to the fact that both the Shield and the Pik TV box are "certified Android TV devices", which forces them to recognize limitations placed on apps within the play store. FWIW - I actually have the PikTV app installed o...
The shield is a fantastic Android TV platform, but the Pik TVBox is no slouch @ 2Ghz & with 2Gb of DDR4 Ram. - the BCM7252 SoC is the latest from Broadcom, and it incorporates the VideoCore V HW (V3D-530) GPU. Kodi/android and other apps don't yet ev...
This is not a bug with Kodi or Pik TV - this is a "feature" of the app "ES File Explorer". To disable the ES floating icon - go into ES File Explorer --> Settings --> Logger floating widget settings --> uncheck "enable floating widget". voila! Had th...
FYI - the next build of android TV will support splitscreen, PiP, and DVR features: https://medium.com/exploring-android/android-n-introducing-picture-in-picture-for-android-tv-35f2392fb609
Yes - all android devices with version 7 (Nougat) or greater of android can split window.Samsung devices can do this with versions as low as 5 on certain devices. Just long-press the app button. You cannot split-window on the Pik TV box itself (a lim...
