• Stop/disable/uninstall all unused apps
• Developer options and set a max of 4 background processes
• disable all animations (developer options)
• You can see my step by step guide here

Since doing the above, my device definitely is cooler and apps seems to perform better.

Let me know how you find it.

thanks!

Hard to find many reviews online for it. Wondering if the Android Tv performance on it is any good. https://www.target.com/p/element-55-4k-uhd-120hz-smart-android-tv-with-google-assistant-black-e4sta5517/-/A-53328829

This patch is exactly what was disseminated on a very limited basis to a small group of testers recruited at https://xiaomi.eu/community/forums/xiaomi-mi-box-mi-tv.116

IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BETA AND EXPERIMENTAL!!

Final version released for public consumption
may be different from this build 2175 and will be numbered accordingly.

I do not have any wifi issues with my MiBox so I am unable to confirm suitability or efficacy of the Wifi bug fix contained herein.

There may be some ancillary issues that are ameliorated by the enhanced WIFI performance resulting from reduced CPU load this patch entails.

In any event, please reply to this thread if other seemingly unrelated benefits.

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https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota-api/xiaomi_once_once/b22b4ca76f5ea903a4effb59af2f2d86a5f4602f.zip

rename zip file to update.zip

copy update.zip file to FAT32 formatted USB thumb drive

create a file WITHOUT EXTENSION including the following..

--update_package=/udisk/update.zip --wipe_data

(The process to erase all data may be lengthy. If not successful, remove --wipe_data and try again)

Save the file with name xiaomi_update (no extension) on thumb drive

Remove power plug from Mibox

press and hold BACK arrow and OK button (Do not touch any other adjacent buttons)

reconnect power

It should start recovery mode and automatically start update NO MENU SELECTION REQUIRED

If it starts showing colored dots, try again.

It may be useful to get an extra set of hands..

I have a Shield TV, Philips HUE lights and a Harmony remote (the old HUB based one without home automation buttons; https://secure.logitech.com/assets/47654/glamour-image-lg.png)

I want to map a few of the buttons on my Harmony remote to control my HUE lights. This can't be done within Harmony's software.

I figured that I can use Tasker on the Shield TV to control the HUE lights, and then map a button on the remote to trigger that Tasker task. The first part was easy - I've installed Tasker and AutoHue and created tasks that control the HUE lights.

But no matter what I do, I can't find a way to map the keys to trigger the tasks in Tasker :(

The Harmony remote is paired to the Shield TV both as a "Shield TV" device and as a PC, which means I have all keyboard keys to choose from.

I've tried "Button Mapper" but no luck; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flar2.homebutton

It reacts on key presses in the setup and I can chose Tasker tasks as a shortcut. But nothing happens when I press the key. It also breaks the Leanback UI (pressing OK is seen as a long press, and I can no longer open "all apps" by going to the far left).

I've tried AutoInput which is a Tasker plugin, but same story there. It breaks the UI.

Has anyone else tried to do something similar before?

Does anyone know of a button remapper app that works with Android TV 8.0?

Thanks!

https://i.redd.it/crexxwrj79d11.png

And a jack input in the front (right bottom corner):

https://i.redd.it/nzyjm5uq79d11.jpg

The TV has the following connectors:

https://i.redd.it/f54fj0l6a9d11.png

The TV has no settings, where I can choose to output only audio via analogue composite.

After researching the issue, I found that I have (primarily) two options:

1. a HDMI extractor which connects the Shield with the TV (via HMDI) and the AMP (via composite AUX).
2. I could connect the TV to the Shield with HDMI and use the digital TOSLINK output (PCM) of the TV to connect the amp. For this purpose I would need a DAC.

My questions are now:

a) What would you recommend out of these two options? Which route offers the best sound?

b) Also: If I choose Option 1), would I be able to play sound files from my Android mobile phone without turning the TV on?

c) What is more expensive: Getting a HDMI extractor or getting a small DAC?

d) Are there other options which I am missing now and can be recommended?

Thank you for your time!

https://forum.xda-developers.com//android-stick--console-computers/amlogic/s905x-xiaomi-mi-box-3-mdz-16-aa-t3502992/post77095117

This thread started for the AA model, but switched to AB quickly.