I finally received the Android 9 Pie on the Ematic Jetstream (Little review)

by latinriky78

The update went through smooth and without issues, I didn't need to reset the device to factory settings because it's been working great so far.

Pros:

- Better responsiveness throughout the interface.

- Dolby Digital Plus to Dolby Digital conversion through the SPDIF audio setting (Using "Auto" doesn't make the conversion).

- Native UVC webcam support.

- Amazon Prime Video didn't come as a system app because it was already available in the Play Store on Android 8.

Cons:

- The WiFi is NOT that stable or at least it doesn't get to the full speed of the internet connection, for example, I have 20Mbps download and upload and the download speed only gets to an average of 8Mbps though the upload always gets to the maximum speed of 20Mbps. I just hope u/sdmc_tech take this into account and provide a firmware update to Ematic to fix this problem.

- The device doesn't support Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio passtrough.

- Google removed multichannel PCM support on Android 9 for some reason.

What is still missing:

- Auto frame rate support.

- An up to date security patch.

Thanks u/sdmc_tech for such a great device and firmware.

clintonSouthwood

Nice review for a great box. I too just got the update and everything seems to work fine here. I just realized that DD conversion has been added and am stoked - Previously on Oreo this had to be transcoded when streaming with Plex.

Greg00135

You mention UVC support, would be interested to see this used with Duo or Zoom or something. If anyone got it working would love to hear more.

altsuperego

"couldn't install system update" 😟

yanousyn

Mine is still on Android 8.1 and it keeps saying no update available I got it from Walmart and emailed ematic and they said no updates are available yet?

1stdudeoverthere

The update bricked my box 😭

altsuperego

I was able to update after a reset, guessing not enough free space. but it appears my Bluetooth speaker is now out of sync in every app. I tried to force pcm to no avail.

sham63

I feel it worked better before the update. I get pauses while using sling tv, and I don't recall that many before the update. I also have had to unplug it a few times because it won't turn on, even though the blue light comes on.

BiggussDikkuss

Q.

Does this v9.0 Pie update retain NTFS Hard Drive compatibility ?