We got one of the Walmart Xiaomi Mi boxes and love the thing. But my girl went and lost the controller for it. We're using the Google remote from the Playstore on my tablet to run it, but I really just want a new remote. Can't seem to find one anywhere. Does anyone have any suggestions where to get one or even a compatible one? Thanks in advance.
Can you pair the android TV remote app? That's what I always do when I lose my remote
Get yourself a "Flirc"
It's like $20 bucks and allows you to program any remote in your house to work with your Mi Box or that you purchase.
Most gamepads should work out of the box that support Bluetooth.
I ordered the Mi box from walmart.com and it arrived with a bad remote control, after all the trouble i went through getting it accross the border to Toronto, i didn't bother trying to return it for another. So I had to use the Mi remote from the play store to set it up. now i use a mouse and wireless keyboard for everything. Don't really miss the remote though.
I bought a "Xiaomi Remote" on ebay, looks and functions identical to the original
Any USB mouse, air gyro mouse, or mini keyboard will work. Without mi box rooted, I am not sure the voice button command could be remapped.
We ended up getting this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U78EKM4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Pretty happy so far. The mouse thing is taking a little getting used to because I've never dealt with one like this before. But it seems to do what we're wanting it to. Will report back in a couple of weeks to see if we're still happy with it.
The one from the first gen fire stick works perfectly except you loose the voice search function. https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Remote-Amazon-Fire-Stick/dp/B00LORGAG6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483399591&sr=8-1&keywords=fire+stick+remote
You may find that your TV remote works also. The ones from my sharp and sony tv's work. The only thing that I have not been able to figure out is how to wake up the mi box.
Others have reported the Logitech remotes work. A quick search of this subedit should find that information.