Last updated: 2026-11-07
Applies to: the Sony MultiView Android TV app (com.sonymultiview.androidtv).
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Sony MultiView receives AirPlay and displays the stream on the television. It also serves a Safari remote from the TV on the home LAN. It has no user account, cloud service, analytics, advertising, or telemetry.
Data and network use
| Data | Use and destination | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| TV name, local IP address, protocol identifiers, and MAC address | AirPlay, mDNS and DLNA discovery/transport on the local network | Used while the receiver is running |
| Mirrored video/audio, shared photos, and media metadata | Sent by the iPhone or other sender to the TV over local receiver protocols. A DLNA controller can query the active item's URI and metadata over the local network. | Processed in memory; not saved by Sony MultiView |
| iPhone IPv4 address, browser label, six-digit pairing code, and remote session token | Local Safari pairing and authorized control between the phone and TV | Address/label are in memory for the pending request; code expires in five minutes; token remains in memory until revoked, service restart, 45 minutes idle, or eight hours maximum |
| App settings, TV identity, and AirPlay pairing material | Private app storage on the TV | Until cleared or the app is uninstalled; Android backup and device transfer are disabled by the app's extraction rules |
The remote page and its API are served from the TV on private IPv4 port 8877. The TV shows a QR containing only the local URL, not the pairing code or a session token. Pairing requires the code and an explicit approval on the TV. The HTTP server binds to one RFC1918 interface and rejects peers outside its subnet. No data is sent to an internet endpoint by this remote.
Transport limitation: Safari cannot establish browser-trusted TLS to an arbitrary private IP without a certificate trust setup. The remote therefore uses HTTP. A device capable of observing or modifying traffic on the same Wi-Fi could read the pairing code or control requests. Pair only on a trusted network and never forward port 8877 from the internet. This is not an encrypted or internet-safe remote service.
Permissions
The app requests network access for AirPlay and discovery, multicast access, and foreground-service access so the receiver can remain available. SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW is a user-granted special access used to draw the AirPlay video in a separate window above an ordinary TV app; it is not granted automatically and is required for the overlay feature. The overlay covers part of the foreground app without resizing that app's activity. The app does not ask for camera access; scanning the QR code is done by the iPhone camera.
For Wi-Fi Direct, Android 12 and earlier may require location permission, and Android 13 and later use the nearby Wi-Fi devices permission. Sony MultiView uses those permissions to discover nearby Wi-Fi Direct devices and does not read or infer your physical location. The app can show a receiver notification. It can restart the receiver after boot if you enable that setting.
The app does not request microphone, contacts, phone, or storage access. It does not collect analytics, send crash reports, or upload diagnostic reports. Debug builds may write reduced technical logs to Android's system log; release builds do not install the debug logging backend.
User controls
Stop the receiver in the app to stop discovery and media reception. Use Disconnect all phones on the TV to revoke every Safari session. Clear app storage in Android settings to remove saved settings and AirPlay identity material.