While we realize that some of you do not use Mac, or may have individual issues using this method, we unfortunately will not be able to assist beyond what is detailed on this video at this point. We hope there are those of you who can help each other with further questions or help you may need.

Thanks for this. So dumb of peloton to not realize that allowing people to use the screen for viewing other content is a huge selling point.

For the amount the bike costs this should come standard with peloton! They should advertise the split screen.

Just as a heads up, it looks like there's another barrier that must've gotten added with a recent update. When attempting to enable USB debugging I was getting an error message saying "Because an app is obscuring a permission request, Settings can't verify your response". In order to fix this, just go into Settings->Device Settings->Apps, click the gear in the top-right, then go to Special Access->Draw over other apps, then unselect both apps that are checked. You can then reconnect your USB cable, and enable USB debugging. Make sure you check 'remember this device', and then immediately check both of the apps again. After that you can then install any apps you want :)

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!! If anyone is looking for a a REAL tutorial on how to add Netflix and other apps to their Peloton equipment, this is the tutorial for you.

This is so well edited, clearly spoken; amazing work!

Thank you SO MUCH! What a clear spoken, even presentation. You just increased the value of my brand new Peloton Tread x1000! 🙌🙏 WELL DONE!!!

Very nicely done Sir! A windows tutorial would be awesome 👍

A Windows version would be SO appreciated!

Feb 2024 update - managed to do this! Nova launcher, Prime video, Netflix, Google chrome installed and running. Nova Launcher set a s default launcher, and no issues getting back onto Peloton. Disney+ not working for some reason may try again in the future. You NEED an active subscription to install the APK successfully. Tried it without an active subscription and it did not go through. Bit the bullet and tried again. Went through! Thanks so much for this guide, it's breathed a new life into my Peloton. Very happy!

This is probably the first comment I ever made on youtube. Thank you so much for this brilliant, simple and well thought out tutorial.

Great job! I've wasted quite a few hours trying to figure out how to get this to work and you explained it well. Did it on a Windows laptop, just drop the ./ before adb in the command line and you're good to go. My only issue was with trying to use Powershell to do this instead of running a command prompt...Poweshell worked fine connecting to the Peloton but was unable to install the APKs.

compatibility test for custom navigation on my peloton fails but rest was smooth. Thanks for putting this together. Great work

Thank you for posting this! All my frustration towards Peloton has been channeled into hacking it, and I really appreciate this video :)

I literally bought a second hand tablet to experiment with this. It was so easy. Thanks very much

Great tutorial but I'm really struggling using my PC, could you do a Windows version of the video?

Beautiful!! I will subscribe, can’t believe it all worked first try and I’m not a computer guy by any means

Hello, I can't get the compatibility test to work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi there I was able to download the custom navigation bar app but when I go to start the compatibility test, the arrow does not appear at the bottom and I get this message. "device not compatible with this app." Is there a way to still enable split screen or is my peloton bike+ simply isn't compatible with the app at this time? it looks like I am running android 10.

Tried to set up Custom Navigation Bar on Peloton Bike (NOT +). Failed Compatibility Test ( never got the little arrow at the bottom). Did I do something wrong or is that app not compatible with bike?

When I download the Custom Navigation Bar on my Peloton Bike+, the compatibility test says my device isn't compatible. But everything else worked fine. is there a solution or workaround for that? many thanks in advice

Very well done. Could you please create one for Windows.

Has anyone had trouble after Peloton upgraded to Android 10? The P and back buttons are now no longer working for me once in Nova Launcher, and the Android apps are a bit clunkier than before

Is there an alternative to the Custom Navigation Bar? My Bike+ got an update to Android 10 and this is not supported by the Custom Navigation Bar.

Thanks for great video but you didn't mention the biggest pre-requisite, i.e. apk install only works if you have active peloton subscription. Another things is you didn't mention that charging USB cable doesn't work. You need data USB cable. Apart from that great job!

For the tread+ the micro usb is in the back on the top where it says peloton. Remove the peloton cap by pulling up and it will expose the micro usb port. There is a USB 3.0 port on the bottom of the tablet next to a headphone jack but that port DOES NOT WORK. Use the micro usb. I also had to utilize the comment by Eric Kevin to fix the “Because an app is obscuring a permission request”. Had to do those step before debugging would be allowed with my device. Then followed all the terminal commands and successfully uploaded all APKs. I also used the Nova Launcher 6.2.19 because my android is 7.0 version. Hope this helps.

I would love to see a windows version. I do not know what to do after I download SDK software. This would be great to watch as I am riding.

Best tutor and tutorial out there! Amazing and thank you

Dude I've been looking for this for hours. Thank goodness you just uploaded. I have windows and will try it but if you can do windows that'll be awesome. Already subed!

Hey everyone, I have a Tread+ and I got the following to work for me: 1) Netflix APK added 2) Chrome browser added 3) Disney+ APK added 4) Custom navigation bar added I could not get the Hulu APK to work at all. Hulu is not something mentioned in the video, but I wanted to try and get it to work. I did manage to install a Hulu APK, but when I went to launch it, the app said I needed to make an update from the Google Play store. I tried to update the app from the APK Pure launcher but I could never successfully finished updating the Hulu app despite trying to allow installs from unknown publishers in the security permissions. However, I WAS able to get Hulu to work by running it as desktop mode in the Chrome browser. I did this by simply clicking on the 3 dots on the upper-right of the Chrome browser and selecting '"desktop site." I did everything mostly as described in the video. There were several comments that were extremely important that need to be noted: 1) This will NOT work unless your Tread+ is active on a subscription (at least it did not for me). Once I re-enabled the subscription, it began working. 2) You absolutely MUST follow Eric Kenvin's comments about special access (Settings->Device Settings->Apps, click the gear in the top-right, then go to Special Access->Draw over other apps, then unselect both apps that are checked.) 3) On the Tread+, the USB port underneath the screen DOES NOT WORK. You must use the micro-USB cable on the back. This information was buried in a comment, but I am noting it here for those with at Tread+. Access to the USB micro requires you to remove the plastic portion behind the screen that says "Peloton'" (be gentle so as to not to break the plastic clips). I mostly followed the entire walkthrough and got all the apps loaded, but then when I went into Peloton "Just Run" the Tread+ was no longer giving me the option of getting back to the Nova Launcher. The Peloton forced me to unselect the "special access" in order to use it. What I suspect then happen is that the firmware on the Peloton launcher disabled the Nova launcher. Connect The Watt's video description is superb. However, the the 10-button trick as described by Wolfbaine on XDA (there is a link for this step-by-step tutorial in the video comments) was VERY helpful! I had to completely factory reset the tread and reload the APKs because I had the functionality but then lost it. I think if I would have used Wolfbaine's comments, I could have kept both the Nova Launcher and the Peloton Launcher working. When I did successful get the Nova launcher up and running, I set it to the default "always launch'". That is the only comment that I want to add in case it is helpful for someone else. Pamela Fagan Hutchins hits on a lot of the important points that I also needed to make this work, and without which would not allow this to work. The other really important tip was on Wolfbaine's post by user "xda_uef". Only once I enabled the resizing option could I run split-screen "Just run" and Netflix app. Here is a link to that article: www.howtogeek.com/273409/how-to-enable-split-screen-for-any-app-in-android-nougat/ HUGE shout out and kudos to Connect the Watts for this amazing video walkthrough. Everything is clean, crisp, clear, and amazing. It is SO professionally done and easy to follow. There are a couple of important pointers that helped me immensely that I gleaned from comments below and the original thread Connect the Watts based this video tutorial on.

Wow!! This is really cool stuff. Are these steps applicable to Echelon Bikes as well? I think both Peloton and Echelon are using Android OS under the hood. Do you think these additional changes can be overwritten with a new software update from Bikes manufacturers or these will stay in their own namespace? I must commend the way you have presented this tutorial, very professional with such a clean voice. Thank you !!

Do that have an APK to cast from a device? I’m saving $50 a month and using the fitness+ from Apple. It would be awesome if I could cast it on the peloton screen.

Trying to add the BODi app (beach body) but I get an "enable google play services" window that says "service_invalid". I click enable. Then I get another window and it says "there is an issue with your google play services, please update.". How do I update my Google Play Services on the Peloton?

I can't get Chrome to work no matter what I try. I looked for the version you installed and couldn't find it. Any chance you could post a link for Chrome and KZfaq? I got everything else working great!! Thank you sooo much. Fabulous tutorial!

Has anyone had luck with the KZfaqTV app? I loaded the app in using the same instructions as in the video, but when I try to launch the app, I get the message "KZfaq TV won't run without Google Play services, which are not supported by your device." Any work arounds?

The custom navigation bar does not cause an arrow to appear for me. I assume that means that it is incompatible? Everything else worked. Any help?

Currently having an issue with Netflix...all my other apps work but netflix closes immediately upon opening unless i reboot peloton and go directly into netflix...then itll play but once i keave and try ro go back in it force closes again. Any suggestions ? Update: the workaround for now is instead of rebooting and going straight into Netflix you can force close the peloton app then open the Netflix ... Saves time rebooting.

You can watch movies while working out but you cannot maximise the movie/video player while you're working out (that will pause the workout), so your movie must be basically a PiP to the main peloton workout for the two to work seamlessly while keeping all stats, metrics and original movie playing. I've tested with Just Ride and not a prerecorded / live class or anything...

I cannot seem to get the custom navigation bar to install. It says installing but never completes. Any idea?

this is perfect! i made an arm that attaches my iPad to the back of the pelaton screen. I don't have a subscription so I was using my iPad contents for entertainment while I ride, then use the "just ride" to monitor my ride. I will try this for sure!

July 2023 and still can't get passed PERFORMING STREAMED INSTALL :( , can someone please help with this ? Really want to get this to work . Thank you guys

I’m having error when on adb devices it says unauthorized. How do I go about it?

Hello! When I get to the custom navigation bar to do split screen, it seems on the current bike plus its not compatabile, I don't get the little arrow to go next after the install and compatability check. Any updates on that?

Could you do a windows tutorial? I tried following yours but when I connected the cable to my computer nothing happened and I don't own a mac.

Running into “performing streamed install” problem. It never ends loading

I have connected my peloton tread via usb c to my Mac, and even tried 2 different cables and different ports on my Mac, though I am physically connecting them, no matter what I do the pop never appears “allow USB debugging” with the option to check “always allow from this computer”. Then when I bring up the terminal to run the list of devices attached, nothing is listed. Can anyone help me resolve this connection issue?

Will this work without a subscription? I don't care about the Peloton workout but I like the build quality and ride of a Peloton. If this works without subscription, I'm all in. Thanks

I don’t have valid subscription (stuck at performing streamed install ) . What are my options to get Netflix and some apps without a subscription?

Very clear, but also, complex. What I'm not clear about is whether you can hook in your mac laptop diretly with the USB connection that you've shown, and then does the screen then show your laptop screen and play whatever you play on the screen. I realize that it would be nice to have the full controls on the screen and not need the laptop to be connected. And if it does connect directly, does it play whatever you are showing on your laptop? As you might guess, I'm looking for a simpler way to use that great screen. Thanks, Ray Canada

im stuck on "Performing Streamed Install". I do not get the success message at all. I am wonderin if a new bike is set up not to allow that. Well, Im returning it if that's the case.

The split screen is not working , pretty much followed all the steps …any ideas as well 😂? Thank you

when I run the script I get "Requires newer sdk version #26 (current version is #24)]" but I thought it would download the most recent version. Any ideas?

Nice trick. I was looking for something like this. question though - can i start my workout on the peloton and then go and watch netflix? will the workout continue in the background? or will it pause (as in the split screen example). trying to to find the best of both worlds :)

Worked like a charm! Thank you!

Does this require am active subscription? I'm stuck on "performing streamed install". I've read others saying it requires the subscription. Please let me know.

Allow USB debugging. I checked the box to “Always allow from this computer” and tried to press ok. It keeps telling me “ Because an app is obscuring a permission request, settings can’t verify your respond. Anyone has this issue? What app is obscuring the permission to allow my Mac to debug

Im using an older Pelton with a mico USB plug and for some reason whenever I am installing the launcher thru terminal, there is no success. Any recommendations?

Can I do this with my peloton bike + and my iPhone 13 max please??? Thank you

Can you do windows 11 tutorial? Thanks

(10:18) In the case of Chrome, that means you'd not be able to sync your settings and other content over, so you'd still be able to go to website and such if you remember what domain it's at or if you just do Web searches. If you can't dismiss such Google Play Services errors, then you may be able to just tap outside those dialogue windows to dismiss them. I've installed apps on some other Android devices that don't have them, like embedded devices normally locked in to specific apps, and have usually been able to do so. For Firefox, which is what I prefer to use instead, I believe that has Google Play Services dependencies, though I haven't tried it myself with the Play Store version, nor with the version downloaded directly from Mozilla's own archice, but I instead use a modified version from F-Droid which removes a number of Mozilla annoyances and Google dependencies. Notifications don't seem to work on that version, but that's not much of a problem for me. For Chrome, you might be able to find a Ungoogled Chromium build that should not depend on Google Play Services, however, I haven't tried that myself. (15:37) I believe that's an Android limitation, in which it only allows 1 A/V session at a time without apps hacking around that limitation.

Getting failed to install error when installing Nova Launcher, any thoughts?

Hey my Mac won’t authorize the connection. Maybe because I have an m1?

I don’t get the arrow to move forward on the Nav bar. Any thoughts on how to fix it?

Can I do this if I don't have the peloton subscription?

Hey Jeff, I have the Peloton 1 with micro usb and when trying to connect my MacBook via a usbc to micro USB adapter plug the bike doesn't recognize anything and has no debugging screen pop up once I plug it in after switching on the debugging mode. Any advice?

Can you cancel the $44 peloton subscription and use $12 digital peloton subscription on it?

Really simple. Stay tuned for atomic devices next week.

Awesome - Does Peloton sometimes run firmware, etc. updates that cause this setup to reset? If so, should I try to block those updates until required by the application, etc? I have a TV in the same room and have not even received my Pelotons yet, but thinking maybe I should go ahead and make these changes while they are available as things change, software options get renamed, packages get blocked, etc. Having some freedom to run watch youtube, youtube TV, and hopefully plex client is just a nice option

If watching KZfaq in split view with Peloton running simultaneously, will Peloton still record analytics of workout, I.e., speed, pace, distance, etc?

custom navigation bar says not compatible with my device. the arrow on bottom does not show up. ?

device is not showing connection

I was able to download all of the APK's except the split screen. it keeps failing the compatibility test. I downloaded the version you provided. Do you have any suggestions? thanks so much!

Doesn’t work anymore. 3:37

Can someone who has used a PC to do this process provide a bit more info about how this works on the PC? I got to the developer mode and the debug, I have downloaded the SDK tools but I can't get the cable to show the second option of allow debugging and then the command prompt won't work even trying to use extra pieces in others comments.

When I download the Custom Navigation Bar on my Peloton Bike+, the compatibility test says my device isn't compatible. But everything else worked fine. Please Help.

great guide! i wish the video wouldn't pause when using split screen during workouts.

Can you please make a quick tutorial for PC users! I've downloaded everything, but don't know the terminal commands for Windows

Great Video, Love the way you do!

Custom Navigation bar doesn't seem to work anymore (no arrow at the bottom during setup). Any ideas or others apps that could be used please?

Awesome, step-by-step process. QQ, everything is working perfectly, less the IFIT app (it's started but closes after a while). Do you know if the Peloton or Ifit new versions don't allow work with each other? Regards!

So this only works if your paying monthly for their Peloton subscription

I cant find the device when I tried connecting the computer to the Treadmill with ./adb devices. I dont get the prompt when connected as well. What do I do?

😅This was great to find, but now I have to log in to the Peloton app every time I go to use it. Anyone know how to stop it from logging out?

It should also be noted that you need an active subscription to peloton for the adb install to work. I was connected to the bike on adb and the installer kept hanging even after a factory reset until I reinstated my subscription then without even reconnecting my computer or restarting the bike, the adb install worked.

I'm gonna go ahead and say that nothing works now to sideload apps. I've tried adb and tried directly from peloton storage. Nothing works. Adb just sticks on performing streamed install. I've left it for an hour or more and nothing. Any help would be appreciated. UPDATE: you must have an active subscription to install apks. There is no workaround for this

Could you post the method doing it using a PC please ?

This is pretty sweet. Question is, can you put the cheaper Peloton app on the tablet?

Anyone else getting a message saying “Because an app is obscuring a permission request, Settings can't verify your response" when trying to allow USB debugging?

getting an error when plugging my computer to my peloton not showing allow computer

You should do meditation content as well ha ha your voice is so soothing I have the bike plus I thought about doing this but I’m probably the only person in the world that does not have a computer so yeah there’s that. But I did put Spotify on the bike plus. I’m so happy I bought it I love the bike plus. I am blind so I use the accessibility feature on the bike I’m so happy that peloton actually thought about blind people and made this option available.

Solid tutorial! Thank you

super helpful. great tutorial

Any idea why I can’t download the chrome? Managed to get Netflix but chrome via the Apk mirror isn’t working can you advise which one to download,

just got the tread a few days ago... I inadvertently activated my membership so I immediately cancelled... Couple days later I tried this on a windows PC and it worked without reactivating. Only thing is the custom mav bar installed but said it was not compatible so I couldn't use that app. Also all video content KZfaq(web version) , Netflix, Xfinity stream, HBO max all show in SD quality not HD. Anyone know how to fix this?

Awesome!! I just did it. Thanks!!

Awesome video. Thank you so much

Great tutorial! Would appreciate a windows tutorial if you can as a fair amount of step

If I’m on Netflix does the tap Apple Watch feature still work for analytics? Or do I have to manually set up my Apple Watch to exercise mode prior to cycling? Thanks for the video this is gonna be a game changer for me.

Is it true? This only works for the paid membership. I’m not able to install and I’m currently stuck in performing streamed install

For those who have to use a Micro USB cable to connect to a PC/Mac. what kind of Micro USB cable can you suggest, because i don't know how to physically see the difference between one that is for power and those that are for data transfers. Every Micro usb to usb cable I've used doesn't connect the Peloton to my Mac/PC, as I've tried both. Thanks for any help offered.