How do I make remote control play/pause buttons to work?

by wabibung

Hi reddit, I bought a shitty Venz V10 Pro android box in order to run Netflix on my older TV.

See the product here: http://venztech.com/v10pro/

It came wit ha nice remote and everything worked smoothly, but when I use Netflix, the OK button or the play/pause, stop buttons do absolutely nothing.

Is there a way to program those buttons to do something?

Only way to pause a show now is to hit the back button. I appreciate any help. I have spent hours trying to navigate these Android menus with a poor remote.

mudsloth

You don't have an Android TV box, you have a box with regular Android on it that is designed for touch input. Refer to the stickied thread in this sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/58frpc/subreddit_rules_aka_what_is_an_android_tv/

CuvisTheConqueror

This is precisely why people on this sub stick with devices based on actual Android TV, rather than these cobbled-together shitboxes put out by fly-by-night companies.

You might check out /r/androidtvboxes; they might be able to help you out. If you want my advice, though, ditch that thing and get yourself something made by a company with actual support.

Max_Roc

You could try button mapper apps to remap the button. Not sure if it'll work but doesn't hurt to try. Also, if you're a Kodi user, look into any Netflix addons for Kodi. There may be a legit version that has you sign in with your Netflix credentials. Otherwise, I'd forget Netflix and just use other Kodi addons such as incursion to stream whatever you want.

swimfan229

Lol you got scammed.