Hey, after I installed the Oreo update my MiBox remote control is not working anymore (I tried new batteries). Also i can't connect via phone, because that would require to hit "pair" at the MiBox.. is there another way to control it? The only thing that works is connecting with Spotify Connect.

Is there a factory reset without using any kind of remote? Is there a way to skip the pairing request?

Thanks!

whenever i change the volume using the mibox remote it also changes the volume of the tv. how can i unlink them. this started happening after the oreo update

In the previous version of Android TV, the search button allowed you to access the search function in the program you were in. Pressing it in Youtube would take you to Youtube search, pressing it in the PlayStore would take you to the Playstore search and so on.

On the current version, Android Oreo, the search button always takes you to Google Assistant.

I think that the previous approach was more useful than the Android Oreo approach. What do you think?

Hi guys. I have a MiBox and two controllers:

• The Xbox360 controller and a wireless USB receiver

• An Ipega gamepad

Some games, like Pacman 256 and Crossy Road, only work with the Xbox360 gamepad.

Other games, like Retroarch and Age of Chivalry, only work or work better with the Ipega controller.

Morphite doesn't work with the Ipega controller and seems to work fine at first with the Xbox360 but I can't get some functions to work.

Is there a gamepad that works with every game? Why some games work with only one controller?

Hey,

since 4-5 days i´ve seen, that my youtube videos on my TV (philips 55pus6561) are not displayed in fullscreen. Its like shown in 4:3 two times side by side. Anyone got this problem two?

The problem comes in both ways. direct video start in tv youtube app or if i start the video from my smartphone. But not all videos are affected. A few videos are displayed in normal size.

Sandisk ultra fit 128gb plugged into extension cord into port furthest from power supply.

Seems fine but how do you guage temp is within normal operating range? Infared measurement or just touch, and where on it?

Any chance of an overheating flash drive damaging the console?

I've changed the resolution to many different options, but the screen flickers when watching YouTube or Netflix.

Ive plugged in my 1TB usb into my mi box but its not being read. It comes up being connected but no files. Harddrive is working fine on PC.

I have recently installed Aptioide Tv on my NVIDIA Shield running the latest Oreo release. The app works fine however when you download a app and try to install it, no apps will install properly.

Is this something others are seeing ?

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Whenever I try to change my DNS settings on my Nvidia Shield I lose my internet connection. I’ve tried both through Ethernet and wifi. I live in Iceland and we use playmo.tv to watch things like amazon prime and hulu.

I’ve found no specific fixes that help me.

HI I've just upgraded my 2017 Nvidia shield TV to experience 7.0 ever since I did this I've had issues downloading and installing apps from the pre-installed app store. I don't know if its a coincidence but I seem to have issues after I've used any VPN and it turned it off despite these being downloaded off the appstore. The only real fix is to unplug the box for a few seconds and try again I never had this issue on experience 6.3 is anyone else experiencing similar issues since they have updates

Oreo seems to run great on my Mi Box.

The one weird thing is that when I click on any app on the home screen, instead of just opening the app it brings up a menu that has a couple options with 'open' being the top option. So now instead of just clicking netflix and having it open I have to click the remote twice. Not a huge deal but wondering if there is a way to change that? On the old version it opened right away.

Sadly I'm one those affected, and nothing I tried worked (factory reset, static ip, various router settings), and the box is pretty much useless for my me at this point. So my only hope is a patch, but I didn't see any indication on when I should expect one or that Xiaomi are even working on it.

I've looked in their official pages and couldn't find any mention of the update-related problems of the Mi Box. They haven't replied to my email as well.

My remote is not connecting to mi box I have tried everything and also factory reset please help

Hi - I am in Canada and would only see the Android TV apps for the Canadian region; they are very limited. I have a couple of questions:

1. Would I be able to see and download/install Android TV apps from different regions by VPNing to the different regions?
2. Is there a non-official repository of Android TV apps from different regions hosted somehwere?

Thanks!

I've updated my MiBox to Oreo (no regrets). However I am noticing that everytime I start Kodi (SPMC), it starts from scratch (splash screen, loading theme, loading widgets, running library update, etc).

Previously, even when using other MiBox apps (YouTube), Kodi would remain running in background, and switching back to it took seconds.

Is this a change with Oreo that everyone is experiencing? Or just me? Can it be changed?

I do not know if this falls under the rules of this subreddit, but I think it's important to warn about this.

I received a message from a user telling me that he is an internal employee of Xiaomi and responsible for the MiBox project, and asking me for the serial number of the device to send me a patch to fix the disk problems.

I find it extremely suspicious and I though maybe other users are receiving it. The user in question is u/cytherea900204, without posts, with a low karma, and created a few days ago. Looks like a scam.

Please, be careful.

UPDATE: This user send me another message as an answer to a message where I tell him I think it's a scam:

We are planing to upgrade the second Oreo OTA one month later, before rolling out, we want to check if we resolve the bug you mentioned. We fix two issues about U-DISK 1)UTF8 2) failed to detect NTFS format.

The way he wrote it make all of this more suspicious to me.

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Ok i finally upgraded to the nvidia shield tv from the MiBox. Both running the latest Orea 8.0 update. However I'm noticing on the shield, it doesn't keep apps running in the background for very long. I was very surprised. The mibox keeps all my apps running for quick access but on the shield apps like youtube, netflix, Directv Now will relauch after going back to it. What gives?

Anyone else seeing this? I have 2 Shield TV 2017 in my house. Both now showing 'batteries are critically low'. So I replace the batteries and guess what, doesnt go away. Ok something's up. You go into the Shield Accessories menu and it says the remote isnt connected. Well its able to control the unit soooo how is that not connected. Also says update available, currently v1.25 it wants to go to 1.33. Ok click update and it says press button, do that it just goes back to the menu.

It started on my bedroom shield like last night I think. Now here in the living room getting same message and same symptoms. Ive replaced batteries with brand new. Ive 'forget accessory' and re-paired it without any issue. Both doing it via that menu and even doing it via the hold the select button for a few seconds method. I've tried holding down the 3 button reset, 2 buttons, every combo of buttons I can.

I am not an idiot...I do tech related things for a living... I know how to properly troubleshoot things. But now I have 2 units doing the same thing and just recently after this Oreo update. It did update the one controller i have without issue...after i plugged it into power since it was dead and I never use that thing anyway.

Thoughts? Anyone else getting this symptom as well?