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Hi everyone!

I own a Mi Box S (MiBox4) which is running Android 9.0. Recently I've been trying to control my TV with voice via the Google Assistant, but the results haven't been good.

The box is connected to a Philips TV which has the EasyLink (their version of HDMI-CEC) enabled, so I'm able to power on/off the TV by simply using the Mi Box remote without any problem. The issue presents itself when I try to control it via the network using the Google Assistant: I can turn off everything, but I cannot turn them back on. Whenever I say "Hey google, turn my TV on", nothing happens. Sometimes the box will turn on a few minutes after I do that, but I'm not sure it is every time or not, because the time interval seems to be different each time. (Note: both devices are connected to the same WiFi network).

After searching a lot, to the point where you visit the same page many times, I've found out that this might be related to the fact that whenever I turn the Mi Box off, it's somehow disconnected from the network and so the assistant can't do anything.
I've tried a few things:

• Go to the Box Settings -> Screensaver -> Never sleep
• Install the wakelock revamp apk to prevent it from powering down completely
• Resetting to factory settings
• Unplugging everything and plugging back on. This produced some positive results (i.e, I was able to turn the box on again with the voice command), but eventually it started to fail again

Any suggestions?

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Hey guys, new to the subreddit :)
So, let's get straight to the point, I have a old Vaio Tap 20 that I don't use and I want to make a TV of it, I've seen some videos on YouTube about it but information is scarce.

I have also seen a XDA thread about it, but that was in 2018 and is really not updated. Also I've seen Netflix doesn't work.

I have ran Kodi (LibreELEC) on my machine before, but I wanted to know if there was any ATV x86 possibility, as I kinda don't like Kodi as much as native Android.

Any help and info would be greately appreciated :)

Looking for some Wireless Controllers that work with Android TV. Don't need anything fancy, I just got RetroArch and some old Roms I wanna play with 2 players. So I hardly even need analog sticks tbh.

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Thanks 👍🏼

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I realize that some apps have their own voice search function. Is there a way where I can be in an app and press the mic button so it activate the app's voice search instead of Google Assistant?

I have a feeling that this is hard programmed by Android but I thought I would ask.

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Any one else experiencing the same problem? Suppose I could downgrade but have no idea which version I was running before.

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Greetings, everyone.

I want to buy Mi Box S for my friend. Primarily, my friend wants to watch MKV format movies from his 2 TB NTFS external hard drive. I read on the internet (and this subreddit) that Mi Box S had a severe problem regarding the external hard drive compatibility in the Oreo version. So, does Xiaomi already fix the issue?

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A little side story: I have a Mi TV that runs great on reading the MKV movies via VLC (I've never tried Kodi). I also tried my friend's hard disk, and it ran great. Can I expect the same thing with the Mi Box S? My friend doesn't have any streaming subscription service nor a descent internet, so the Mix Box S probably is gonna just for the media reading.

I welcome any suggestions. Thank you!

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EDIT:

Huge thanks for all redditors who replied my question!

I purchased and tried the Mi Box S. I also updated the Mi Box S to the 9.0 version. It read MKV movies well with VLC and KODI (I'm not sure if the movies are h264 or h265 MKV). I notice the Mi Box S performs slightly better than Mi TV (perhaps due to Mi Box S' better RAM).

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Am I missing something, or is the only option to copy my pictures to USB if i want to see them in full resolution?

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Been using my fancy new Sony KD65X750H Android TV for a couple weeks. Wish I'd bought something else. This is a joke beta platform, extremely buggy and nothing works. Typical bleeding edge tech pushed too soon without any thought.

Endless problems, the apps (the few there are) are even more buggy and broken. Can't stream CBS, can't open the NBC app, on-screen keyboard vanishes... Nothing works. Everything is full of ads, crashes, or is expensive. I miss actual TV. Sony Bravia Android TV is just another layer of selling you shit 24/7 while tracking your every move.

Is this.... normal? What a sick sad world.