Sideloading and Traffic Inspection on Google TV Streamer: A QA Setup Guide

Motivation When testing streaming applications on Android-based TV devices, establishing a reliable workflow for APK deployment and network traffic inspection is essential. This guide covers the full configuration process for Google TV Streamer — from enabling developer access through to routing device traffic through Charles Proxy for API validation and debugging. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure the following conditions are met: Charles Proxy is installed and activated with a valid license Charles SSL certificate has been downloaded and trusted on your test machine. If this has not been completed, navigate to Help > SSL Proxying > Install Charles Root Certificate in Charles and follow the prompts before continuing Google TV Streamer has Developer Mode enabled (see Part 1 if not yet configured) The test machine running Charles and the Google TV Streamer are connected to the same local network Part 1: Enable Developer Options and ADB Debugging Developer Mode must be unlocked bef