I have one of my Shields (2017) enrolled in the beta program for over a week and have not gotten the Orea beta update yet? Any advice or pointers as to why or what I can do?

EDIT: I just got the notification for the update! I already downloaded it! Thank you everyone for your advice!

I recently watched old videotapes on my Sony Bravia KD-55XE9305 and I was wondering if I could digitalize these tapes through my Android TV. Maybe with an app? If so, do you recommend any?

Ok, so my first impression is that this thing looks cheap and tiny. Second thing...wow, it runs real AndroidTV? With DRMInfo pre-installed? Oh, interesting. Pretty responsive too Anyway, we've got Google Widevine L1, Microsoft Playready is supported, Adobe Primetime is NOT supported. Still, this means we're good for HD video from Netflix, GPM, Hulu, and the like, and I've got screenshots to prove it, as soon as I get them uploaded. I like the remote too, though frankly anything is an improvement over the SHIELD remote.

One thing I did notice is that the power button on the remote actually powers the frigging device off instead of putting it to sleep. And there's no Power icon on the main launcher to use to put it to sleep. This is not good. Also, as expected, no Chromecast. CEC audio controls don't seem to work, but I've had the thing hooked up for a grand total of an hour so far. I'll be doing some more extended evals, and I'll run some benchmarks too, if I can figure out how. I haven't written reviews in over 10 years though. :)

EDIT: the default behavior of the power button on the remote is to power off but it can be changed in the settings to "sleep" instead. However, there's ZERO way to do volume control over CEC and power over CEC also doesn't seem to work properly. Not the end of the world given the price point but definitely important to keep in mind.

Put terrarium on mi box and need to reduce it a bit but can't find settings anywhere to adjust it.

Hello guys. I really need some advice on a good and affordable android TV box.

I'm planning to use it mostly for IPTV, Netflix, Youtube and Plex.

Browsing sites and looking at boxes seems pretty wild, so many choices but I have no clue which brands are good.

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Hi, I've installed Eurosport Player, which requires location services, which know I have enabled and allowed. I've also allowed scanning in the network settings... but my shield still doesn't seem to know where it is; I've installed Google Earth to test it, and when I press the "go to my location" button, it just says that location is unavailable at the moment.

My Shield has never been connected to any wifi network, which I worry is the reason for my problem, am I correct? or am I doing something wrong?

Not sure if this is a common issue but my Shield will be set to show the most recenyly used apps first on the home screen. It will unpredictably reset to a set order.

Any way to keep it set to Most Recent Apps first. I've done a few factory resets over time. It's up to date (outside the pending Oreo update).

I have an Nvidia Sheild with 7.0.1 on it. In the play store I noticed there is a Google Photos app that says installed already but there is no open option. There is also no Google Photos app in my home page or apps list.

Does anyone know that that app does? Ibwas excited that Google finally came up with a photos app for AndroidTV but that doesnt seem to be the case still.

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Hi guys!

I just got a mibox for my home and I'm kinda a noob on all android TV box stuff.

I freshly installed exodus through supremacy repo and azdrama from cthlo repo.

I would some advice tips to fully enjoy this box.

I'm looking for some addons and apps to get chinese channel like TVB HK and sports channel like espn, bein sport etc.....

Could you give some app name ?

And I would like to change the default launcher of the mibox which kinda sucks. any suggestions is welcome :)

Thanks in advance.

PS: Sorry for my english which kinda sucks, I'm French despite my username :) FBC dude

I just got The Incredibles on Google play and the audio is only 2 channel stereo?!? This is with a shield tv. However since I have movies anywhere I try the movie on my old (not 4k) Apple TV and it's in Dolby Digital 5.1. Other movies that are in 2.0 stereo are in Dolby Digital 5.1 as well.

Looking at the description on Google Play does not show 5.1 on these movies. Any way to fix this or should I look a dumping the shield and investing in a 4k Apple TV?

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Hi, on my mi box the time is always wrong. For example now is 13.53 and it become 16.21

The time zone is correct, and after an hard reboot the time is midnight

I am tired to go in the settings all the time, turn off automatic time, turn it on again, wait for sync.

Is it just me, or it's normal?

I've purchased a 1k€ Sony Bravia a week and a half ago, and I've done so with the context of "If a 300€ LG WebOS can do it, then this'll be perfect".
I've been digging online, but there's nothing current/recent enough to sathe my ponder. So basically, I've got a 300€ LG WebOS smartTV that I've purchased as a replacement for my sister's TV one full year ago. We're all perfectly satisfied with that TV. We always watch stuff, primarily anime, together on it. It's uterly convenient, as all I've gotta do is simply connect an external HDD via the TV's USB port. I was like, if a 300€ LG WebOS can handle this, then I know I'm far in the green with a premium device such as a Bravia TV with Android... What the hell. Everything stutters as fuck, or simply put, everything on my HDD is unplayable on the TV. Am I seriously to drop the hope of having the convenience that our 300€ LG WebOS based smart TV has been providing us for the last year, on this new, what was assumed to be a vastly superior TV? Don't even tell me about converting.. That is a TREDMENDOUS nuissance the kind of which I exactly counted on avoiding already a year ago when I had purchased the LG.

I'm opening a post on this because if this is actual fact which cannot be circumvented, if not proven false to begin with, I want to return the TV as the retailor I'd bought it from offers a 14 day return period.

Edit: The TV model: KD - 55XE8577

Edit2: What's up? Why the downvotes on the OP?

Is it possible to do it? Any trick? YouTube closed caption wherever possible is checked on web version. But on same you tube account on Android tv, i have to turn on everytime for every vedio. I remember it was working fine for apple tv. Thank you!!

TV isn't in the BBC's supported list, but supports HLG so was hoping it would work. Unsure if my TV just isn't supported or if I was too late as only 10k can in. Be great to hear if anyone with the same TV had managed it

What's the best way to run a N64/Gameboy/Gamecube/~insert retro games console here~, using multiple mobile phones as controllers?

(Ideally both android/iphone, and easy enough that if I have a guest over it's fairly easy to get their phone hooked up)

I've had a good Google, and can't quite seem to find the perfect set-up!

I'm running a Sony X90E.

If anyone has a decent way of doing this it'd be much appreciated, thanks!