Hi.
With Oreo update comes support for Google Assistant.
Generally it is working fine but I have problem with launching music from Spotify.
I have Spotify App installed and Spotify account is linked with Google Assistant.
When I ask Google Assistant "play XYZ on spotify" - it displays and speaks confirmation like "ok, playing XYZ on spotify" ...
... but nothing happens.
Anyone have similar problem? Maybe is there some known solution for this?
tl;dr
Plex on Mi Box lose DTS support/DirectPlay on DTS files after Oreo update
As most of you guys know, Mi Box does support DTS.
But playing DTS thru Plex has been a trouble for a long time coz it makes Plex Server (PMS) to transcode for every single time Mi Box need to plays movie with DTS.
But somehow this issue has been fixed for a while. IDK when it was resolved exactly... at least for the past 3 months, it works perfectly with DTS movies.
Until the Oreo update came, after the update all movie with DTS have to, again, be transcoded by PMS.
If you use not so powerful server, like NAS, (so you gonna need DirectPlay to works) and have a lot movies with DTS audio, then I suggest to stays on Mash-mellow, at least for now.
Here is an example of this issue
File : The Darkest Hour (DTS audio)
Mi Box (Oreo) Transcoded
https://i.imgur.com/5AQQAtfl.jpg
Mi Box (Mash-Mellow) DirectPlay
So like many others here I have the Mi Box on Official Oreo.
One of the things I've been excited about with the update is the built in DVR functionality with live channels using my HDHR Connect.
First thing I needed to do was make sure that I'm using google's own implementation for the "Network Tuner" and not watching the actual HDHR app through live channels as this doesn't give you an option that says "DVR Recordable".
Next, I dug out an old 500gb USB HDD and formatted it directly from the Mi Box. The drive shows in "storage and reset" https://i.imgur.com/b5zSLFQ.jpg
In the guide I see "DVR recordable" https://i.imgur.com/nt6P4dl.jpg
When I try to click record, I get an error message that there is no external drive. (bonus awesome type-o) https://i.imgur.com/q6MCnOk.jpg
I have also turned on the "storage" permission for the live channels app, which was off by default, but this doesn't seem to do anything.
Am I missing something?