shareBySquareTV
Open shareBySquare TV on the television, connect a phone by QR or a PC with the 8-character code, choose a local or Cloud video and use the connected device as the remote control.
The TV displays the picture. A phone or PC selects the source and controls playback.
Open shareBySquare TV in a modern television or computer browser and create a temporary TV session.
Use Private Direct for a TV-supported local video, Compatible Play when server conversion is needed, or Cloud Play for an eligible encrypted Cloud video.
Scan the QR code on a phone, copy the controller link, or enter the 8-character session code on a PC.
Upload a permitted video from the controller device or choose an eligible Cloud video. When it is ready, control playback from the paired controller.
Choose the mode before pairing. The difference matters for conversion, Cloud playback and what the server is allowed to process.
The paired device encrypts the original file and the TV decrypts it for playback. The server transfers ciphertext and does not convert the video.
With explicit consent, the server temporarily analyzes and converts the unencrypted file to a TV-friendly video.
Play an encrypted video stored in your shareBySquare Cloud. The connected device hands the key to the TV; the server does not see the content.
A file extension is only a container. Actual playback also depends on the video codec, audio codec and capabilities of the TV browser.
Private Direct and Cloud Play use MP4, M4V, MOV and WebM only when the television supports their codecs, commonly H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP8 or VP9 with AAC, Opus or Vorbis.
The server can verify MP4/MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI/DivX, WMV/ASF, MPEG/MPG/VOB, TS/MTS/M2TS, 3GP, FLV/F4V, OGV/OGG, RM/RMVB, DV, MXF and selected raw video streams.
Compatible Play prepares H.264 video with AAC audio in MP4, plus optional adaptive HLS. Availability depends on the FFmpeg tools and limits configured on the server.
Commands are sent to the paired TV and the controller waits for the television to confirm the new playback state.
Play and pause
Timeline and ±10 seconds
Volume and mute
Full screenPairing grants access to one media session, not to other shares or the rest of a shareBySquare Cloud vault.
The QR, link and code connect the controller to a temporary session. Do not share them outside the intended room.
Private Direct and Cloud Play stay client-encrypted. Compatible Play requires separate explicit consent because the server must process an unencrypted temporary copy.
End the session when finished. Temporary TV media is removed when the session closes or expires; a Cloud source remains governed by its own Cloud retention rules.
No television app is required, but the TV and the controller device need supported browsers and access to the service.
No. Both devices only need access to shareBySquare. The temporary pairing link connects them to the same session.
No. The TV player and controller run in a browser. A phone can scan the QR code, and a PC can connect with the 8-character session code.
Try Compatible Play if server conversion is available. Cloud Play follows Private Direct rules, so unsupported Cloud videos are rejected instead of transcoded.
TV session media is temporary and is scheduled for deletion after the session closes or expires. A Cloud source stays in your Cloud until its own retention or deletion rule applies.
Open shareBySquare TV on the television, create a session, then connect a phone by QR code or a PC with the session code.
