Configuring VPN on Mi Box 4k

Hi Guys,

Recently purchases a Mi Box 4k and I'm looking to configure PIA VPN on it.

The thing is I'm JUST looking to run IPTV through the VPN and not Netflix, etc.

Does Kodi have VPN configuration or does anyone have any other recommendations?

Thanks

3 Answers

Mi Box gets stuck in login screen when casting

I installed a Mi Box int version tonight. I'm trying to get the chromecast function to work. I' ve updated this function to version 1.21. Emby works fine like this. Can't get Netflix to work. Not from my Android phone or from my iPad. Both can start the cast, but on the Mi Box it gets stuck at the login screen. I van manually choose one of my three users. But no video will start. Spotify works also. Who got Netflix working?

1 Answers

looking for a Airmouse for my mi box

im currently looking for a air mouse / keyboardcombo for my mi box, as i have some legacy apps i ant to run that cant be controlled very well via the remote.

What remotes do you all run / can recommend?

4 Answers

Exploring the Android 7.0 CDD for TVs - Android TV News

1 Answers

ES File Explorer and this icon on the far right of my TV

So I installed ES File Explorer last night, configuring PIA vpn and misc Kodi stuff last night. Middle of doing my configurations, I noticed a small circular tab icon in the middle of the far right screen of my TV. I looked further and it was a small circle with a scary face in the middle like the girl from the RING. I freaked the fuck out, rebooted, and it went away. Still felt uneasy, thinking I got hacked or something with all the tweaks I been doing with OpenVPN/PIA and Kodi, I decided to F* this and restore clean install.
After the reboot, started reinstalling everything...ES file explorer included. And this time, I see the same circular tab, but with a doc icon in the circle. I was so confused thinking it was Kodi, since prior, I was testing with SMPC and didn't see, it, I uninstalled Kodi and it was still there. Next I uninstall ES File explorer and it went away. SOOOOO pised it was ES file Explorer. WTF is that icon?? It was a long night of installing, configuring and reinstalling again.

9 Answers

Even without Steam, SHIELD can also do a lot of gaming via emulation

9 Answers

GTA on Mi Box?

Has anyone played any of the GTA games on the Mi Box? How does it play? Is it laggy? I'm trying to figure out if I should buy it because I just got a bluetooth controller.

3 Answers

Food Network and HGTV Apps now support "Live TV"

I just got updated HGTV and Food Network apps that now have the "Live TV" option to get the live feed, instead of on demand only. This brings it up to parity with the Roku app.

Note: They still don't integrate with Live Channels unfortunately. Note 2: If you're on PS Vue the foodnetwork.com/androidtv is still missing an option to login with psvue, so you need to go to foodnetwork.com/roku to reactivate the app.

7 Answers

Sided loaded PIA VPN and the app is horizontal

All,

I recently signed up for PIA vpn and side loaded the app as many had suggested. But for some reason when I load up the app, its loads up horizontal.
Any pointers on getting PIA to work on my MI Box? Thanks!

4 Answers

Amazon Prime Video in Canada on Nexus Player

I have not been able to find a guide/how-to to get this working with today's announcement on prime video available in Canada.... Tried Amazon prime launcher which installed prime video APK, which then threw an error about not in an available region when logging in.

Anyone have any success?

5 Answers

Freezing HBO Go App

Hi,

I have a shieldTV and my WAF is going down daily when she encounters issues with the HBO Go App. If it is left idle paused, or exited and later re-entered...it will just hang when you try to resume playback or fast forward. Because the app doesn't exhibit this behavior she is convinced she'd rather ditch to an Apple TV. Ugh.

Curious if this happens to other people. On my Nexus 6p the app was utter shit too, so I'm convinced HBO has bad coders.

Also, is there a way to force stop an app without having to reboot the whole damn shield?

2 Answers

Beelink Mini MXIII II custom firmware?

Hey guys i bought this box today and im not really loving it, is there a way to install a real Android Tv OS instead of the pure android?

Thanks!

5 Answers

Xiaomi TV - What filesystems are supported via USB storage? + question about audio passthrough

Hi all,

I currently have an old crappy media PC running Linux + Kodi etc. It's a pain in the butt with constant problems and I want to ditch it for the Xiaomi TV Box. I would prefer the Nvidia Shield, but in Australia, it's extremely expensive.

I have a few TB of movies all stored on ext4. Is it possible to mount that on the Xiaomi box?

Do I have to do anything special to mount it?

Also, quite a few of my movies are over 30GB (Dolby True HD 7.1 | Atmos etc) and I was wondering if it's possible to do passthrough/bitstream via HDMI so my receiver can decode the stream.

Thanks in advance

2 Answers

Examining Authentication Methods on Android TV

1 Answers

Looking for an alternative to the Nexus Player.

I'm tired of my controller not pairing and having to constantly reconnect it. I like the Android TV. We use it for Netflix, Hulu, Emby, Youtube, and Kodi.

Is the Mi Box the best thing out there now? What are some suggestions for a replacement?

4 Answers

[UPDATE] We've been working on the Vimeo TV app for the past few months and we'd love feedback

##Play Store Link

Not too long ago I made a post about the beta of our app. We've responded to all the great feedback and now we're finally live in the play store.

It's been about 6 months in the making with pretty limited resources but we managed to pull our app together. It's something we're all very proud of and we tried to not half-ass yet another app on the Android TV app store.

We wanted to put together an experience that has the look and feel of Android TV but with a little more flair. You can find it in the Play Store on your Android TV or you can install it straight from your browser by going to the link above and clicking "Install" or "Installed" and selecting your TV device.

Some more info about the app if you're interested: Our designer on the project came up with this concept of "blooming" of the information cards. The cards animate with additional lines of info as you get closer to selecting them. We'd love to know how you feel about it.

I also highly recommend creating an account (which is totally free) since a lot of the best features of the app require being logged in. To get you started, I recommend checking out some of these awesome channels!

Thanks!

P.S. We've got tons of other cool features we're planning to add over the next year so hang tight for more cool stuff. We'd also love any and all feedback as regards to bugs, features you want, or things you think we're doing right.

8 Answers

The chinese boxes are getting closer and closer. Still not cost efficient and lord knows about the spyware

3 Answers

Amazon prime video gone global!

2 Answers

Mi Box + DVB-S / DVB-T2 (H.265)

Hello everybody,

I have a Mi box and I love integrated systems.

Currently I am looking for a possibility (a USB receiver) for my Android TV Box, live tv to watch via DVB-S / C or DVB-T2 (H.265, in germany we use only H.265 for T2 not H.264).

Does anyone of you have appropriate hardware that is compatible with Android TV / Mi Box? Preferred with deep integration into Android TV. Channels, recommendations, etc.

3 Answers

HDR YouTube Playlist - which Android TV devices can play this in HDR?

2 Answers

"Cache full" even right after clearing cache on kodi/SPMC

Have had 2 miboxes for a few weeks now. Both have been getting quite a bit of use. We downloaded SPMC on both and use netflix. One of them has only prompted a cache full message once. The other has done it half a dozen times this past week alone. We have manually cleared it and installed Echo Wizard for auto clearing. It will show empty and 2 minutes later when trying to watch something the "cache full" message will come up again. Anyone have any ideas on what might be going on/what can be done for this?

3 Answers

Along with Steam Big Picture, Nvidia Shield is the best console ever

9 Answers

PSA: Xbox Digital OTA Tuner $44.99 CDN ends today

1 Answers

Mi box : Pia VPN not working.

I just got the mi box from Wal-Mart. I sideloades Private Internet access VPN APk. The app does run and says it's connected when I turn the VPN on. But when I try to use Kodi or YouTube. It doesn't seem to be connecting at all. Is there a proper way to setup vpn for the mi box?

2 Answers

Nvidia Shield TV Canada

Is it possible to find these anywhere in Canada? Most places have them listed for a hefty price and they all seem out of stock.

5 Answers

759 / 885

Back to start