# theothernt/AerialViews

A screensaver for Android TV devices including Google TV, Nvidia Shield, and Fire TV. Inspired by Apple TV's video screensaver.

Repository: https://github.com/theothernt/AerialViews
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aerialviews
Language: Kotlin
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: android-tv, screensaver, android, kotlin, nvidia-shield, chromecast, google-tv, media3-exoplayer, exoplayer2
Last push: 2026-09-02T18:21:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2361, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 33, "gap_med": 51.5, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1059, forks 68 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:18.577115+00:00)

## What it is
Aerial Views is an open-source screensaver app for Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV, and Nvidia Shield devices, inspired by Apple TV's video screensaver. It plays 4K HDR aerial videos and personal media from USB, Immich, Nextcloud, Samba, or WebDAV with customizable overlays.

## Use cases
- show a video screensaver on my Android TV like Apple TV
- display my Immich photo library as a screensaver on Fire TV
- play 4K HDR aerial videos on Nvidia Shield when idle
- show clock and weather overlays on my TV screensaver
- send custom messages to my TV from Home Assistant
- avoid OLED burn-in by moving screensaver overlays
- use my own videos and photos as a TV screensaver

## When to choose
- you want an Apple TV-style aerial video screensaver on Android/Google TV, Fire TV, or Nvidia Shield
- you want to display personal media from USB, Immich, Nextcloud Memories, Samba, or WebDAV as a screensaver
- you need overlays like clock, date, metadata, or Home Assistant-driven messages on your TV
- you care about HDR, Dolby Vision, and refresh rate switching

## When to avoid
- you need a screensaver for non-Android platforms like Roku, Apple TV, or desktop OSes
- you want a simple photo slideshow without video playback features
- you require a GPL-unfriendly license for redistribution in your own app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui
- domain: media, android-tools, entertainment
- platform: -
- tags: screensaver, android-tv, aerial-videos, fire-tv, nvidia-shield, google-tv, exoplayer, dolby-vision, immich, home-assistant, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- theothernt/AerialViews (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:18.577115+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:59:39.297602+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/theothernt/AerialViews (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:18.577115+00:00, sha 55abac865ce6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.