So when I side load something like Chrome I need a mouse cursor and a way to click. As is with the phone remote app, the remote that came with the box I can pretty much just type a search, see results, scroll up and down and that'd be it.

So I'm assuming a standard BT remote/keyboard would work? Will that just activate some sort mouse cursor as soon as it's connected?

I'm seeing tons of small remote looking combos so just need some advice.

I've tried it on both a nexus player, and the mibox. I am using a nexus 6p. I also tried using my sister's note 5 in a different location (a different router). It did not work as well. Is this a widespread problem?

So for the past couple weeks I have been using my ps4 controller (2 of them) to play rocket league over gamestream.

Has been working pretty awesomely. Though we were noticing a slight lag so a week ago I lowered it from 4k to 1080p and it was perfect.

Now all the sudden starting yesterday we are getting completely random and awful lag on the controllers. Times buttons won't register at all or it sticks and we are spinning in circles.

Any ideas to what is causing this ? I haven't done anything different so I have no idea what is causing this sudden problem.

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happens in youtube, netflix etc. driving me nuts. what could it be?

Plex just released a really cool Alexa skill. However, the issue is, it only works if the TV is on and Plex is launched. So, I can say "Alexa, ask Plex to play West World" and it would work if my TV and Plex is running.

I'm using OpenHAB2 with a Harmony Hub, SonyTV Binding and hue hub emulation for Alexa integration. Turning on the TV via Alexa isn't a problem. I can even launch Netflix (because their is a Netflix button on my remote which I can send via the harmony hub).

My issue or question is, how can I launch Plex? Any ideas?

My only thought right now, it to send the "Home" button, followed by some arrow keys to find the Plex app on Android TV interface and sending a "enter".

Ideally, I'm looking for a "Alexa, turn on Plex", which will turn on my TV if it isn't already on and launch Plex. Then I can say "Alexa, ask Plex to play X".

"Alexa, turn on Plex" - would run a OpenHab2 rule, that would turn on the TV, and launch Plex. Launch Plex is the part I need help figuring out how to do. Any help or suggestion is appreciated. Thanks

Has anyone been able to root their mibox yet? Only reason I want to do it is to pair my Dual shock controllers for emulation.

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Anyone else wish Xiaomi Made the Mi box have a USB 3.0 port instead of 2.0 and or also two USB and Ethernet

Yes I now the price would have been higher then 69$ us but still idk at least 3.0 would have been not much expensive to add instead of 2.0 .

Does anyone have a #sideload tag that works?

I am using a Mi Box, and have Kodi 16.1 installed. Kodi 17 was recently released. I would like to stop my Kodi install from auto-updating to the latest version. Is there a way to do this without turning off auto-updates for everything?

Anyone know which is the best aquarium app out there? Any in 4K?

Anyone knows of there is a trick to access the native VPN settings? Or at least a 3rd party app where I can configure my own IPsec VPN? PS: not looking for VPN service with its own app.

Thanks

Hello there, I am trying to build my own android tv box and start selling it. What I mean by building my own android tv box is using android in order to create my idea of a media center. I want to use the core android system to create apps on top, like video player, games, etc.

How can I do this ? Is there a android version available to load to a Raspberry for example and building ?

I recently received the International version of Mi Box android TV and started playing with it. Automatic setup with my android phone didn't work so I set up the device manually and connected it to my home 5Ghz wifi network. Device is connected just fine and I could download updates, apps, watch youtube etc. So what is the problem? I later installed the official android tv remote control app from play store and I noticed that my device was not detected by the app. I also noticed that Mi Box was not detected by Google Home App, so I couldn't use it as a chromecast device. As soon as I connected Mi Box to a 2.4Ghz wifi network problem solved. I could remote remote control device with android tv app and I also could cast everything from my phone to Mi Box. I tried different configurations with dhcp and static ip but 5Ghz problem is still there. It doesn't matter if phone is connected to 5 or 2.4Ghz wifi network, both networks are in the same ip range. Someone on Google support forum told me that he has no issues, so Ι suppose it's not a device software issue. Anyone with the same experience or any ideas what is the problem with 5Ghz wifi. I can live with the 2.4Ghz connection but I prefer to connect my device to 5Ghz .

Thanks