Would love to give the service a shot, but no Android TV app means it's a non-starter for now.

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I've updated to Oreo, and noticed that media with DTS sounds are now being transcoded when watching from Plex android app. MiBox is connected with HDMI to my Samsung TV. I've tried setting the profile to unlimited, passthrough to on/off but it doesn't help. If i turn on surround to always it works but then I do not hear main channels properly. When i watch media in Plex addon in Kodi 17.6 it works fine, no transcoding. This didn't happen in 6.0.

Does anyone have a solution for this?

Ver 8 installed a bunch of paid service apps I don't use don't want! Sling, netflix, hulu, etc.

Will NOT let me uninstall them! Argh! What gives?

I do not know what happened, yesterday worked well. From this morning youtube only plays audio and the video image is only a green color. Strangely, the image of the preview when advancing or retreating is seen correctly.twitch and vlc work well.

EDIT: I do not know why it works well now. Well, 3 hours later he fixed himself.

I'm not running Plex for a while and instead want a HDD attached to my MiBox, what would be the best app for this? I know I can use Kodi but that seems like a lot of setup, the Plex app was really nice and convienent so something similar would be great.

from one smart tv to another?

Anyway to bring up gmaps on my tab box?

I received the Oreo update on my Mi Box, and after installing, it boots directly into the stock recovery. What is the best way to restore it (to Oreo or any older version)? I'm used to flashing roms on phones, but I don't have a custom recovery on the Mi Box and I can't seem to find a full rom 😅

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Hey.

I was wondering if there is a way to manually update to Oreo, as Xiaomi have disabled the OTA updates.

I know there are still a lot of bugs, but still, I would like to update.

Also, updating manually, will I still get further updates OTA, or will I have to stick to manually updating all the time and unable to update via OTA that Xiaomi pushes?

Thanks.

Having trouble finding out what I need so I'm hoping someone on here will be able to help me.

Basically I want to buy an Adriod Tv box of some sort that allows for a SIM card to be used to access data. Currently where I live I have very limited access to the internet, but I do recieve 4G signal. My idea is to use a network called "Three" in the UK which allows unlimited streaming from Netflix, Deezer and two other apps that I can't recall. I was hoping to the use the Andriod Box to set up as a hotspot as well to allow myself and my wife to use this as our wifi.

the problem is I'm not sure if this is possible as the only andriod boxes that I am seeing with SIM card holder are al coming from Alibi and so I can't really find out if they are legit or not.

Any help would be greatly apperciated

Any apps that can alter Audio Compression to even out movies? Ie huge explosions then quiet dialog.

No TV or amp settings unfortunately.

Edit: I think Viper4android can do it but the mi box on Oreo doesn't have root yet 😒

Here's my situation. I finally got a 4K HDR TV (Sony 55X900e), but my home (well - apartment) network setup can't handle streaming high bitrate files from my PC to either my TV or my PS4 Pro.

My PC is in my second bedroom and the TV is in the living room. They are connected via a powerline connector. A hardline isn't an option without getting in the way of walkways (and looking horrible to trace along baseboards and doorways).

What I'm thinking of doing is getting a USB 3.0 external HDD and connecting it to the TV to play HDR content locally. But my main concern is is being able to transfer the files from my PC to the hard drive through the TV.

I could move the hard drive between the TV and PC when I need to transfer, but that would get really annoying really fast. The simplest method while be as I said above, transferring the files over the network using the Android TV, but is that a possibility?

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Can we all take a minute and give it up for Spotify? 👏. Their casting experience is amazing! Instead of creating a separate instance of the app when you cast (IE. YouTube), it is the SAME app! That may not sound like a big deal but the biggest advantage is it let's you seamlessly move between your phone and the remote. Most importantly, all the functions still work with the remote. In contrast with the YouTube app which locks you into only being able to play/pause and does not give any options when you're using the remote after a cast.

TL;DR : Spotify casting >>> YouTube casting. More controls when casting then using remote

Edit: I'm dumb, you need to link your phone in the app😅. Thank you /u/ProgrammerPlus

This subreddit was in desperate need of a fresh coat of paint. Please bear with me as I fix issues with the new theme. Enjoy!

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