I'm contemplating returning my Mi Box which is currently on Oreo, and all the bugs that come with it, for a new one which ships with the alot more stable, MM build. Then keeping it on the MM build, until (if) a new oreo update comes out that for sure fixes all bugs.
I'm asking if it's wise to go ahead and do this, since i have no idea if Xiaomi pushes a firmware update tomorrow that fixes all current bugs, or if it's simply abandoned by now. I really don't know their intentions.
But it would be a shame if i exchanged my Mi Box, and a new update is released a week or two after, that fixes everything.
Before you say it, i'm already on 2179 build. I've tested all builds, and i've done countless of factory resets. It's meaningless, since this is most likely an underlying kernel issue, and not dependant on whether i'm on this or that build.
Any thoughts on this?
EDIT: E-mailed the store where i purchased my Mi Box from, and they told me that software is not covered by warranty, so they wouldn't let me exchange mine for a new unit that's on Android 6.0. One would think otherwise, since a device that is riddled with bugs, can not really function as advertised. They also told me that, based on the information they could get, an 8.1 update is coming. But that, we already kinda figured out by now. What we don't know is, if that update is released tomorrow or in 9 months. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
i've mentioned to people to this but you might be too late in trying to do so. walmart doesn't document serial numbers on receipts for these so if you can find an old gen mibox, you can return yours with its original box in its place. walmart does check to make sure the serial on the box and the one on the product match. the problem with waiting so long now is it's a discontinued product and they are selling the mi-box S now with a different upc. can't swap it.
i was in the mibox beta and every single update was broken on oreo. 2179 still disconnected wifi every 20 mins or so and ethernet usb didn't work.
i swapped mine and manually updated to MM 1901 and have zero problems.