Samsung Universal Remote vs Xiaomi Mibox S

by dankasan1992

Hey everyone, there is an option on Samsung TVs allowing to control multiple devices with Samsung smart remote. It is called universal remote, and on OTT devices list I found Xiaomi brand as well but it doesn't work, I tried manually selecting the model number, in my case MDZ22AB, but still didn't work.

TV brand: Samsung Q80T (50inch) OTT brand: Xiaomi Mi box S (MDZ22AB)

The same thing happened when I connected my PS4 to it. Before setting up a universal remote it seemed to control the interface of PS, but when it recognized PS4 and applied the settings for it, the remote stopped controlling it.

Did anybody face the same issue? It's pretty annoying that there is an option to stay with one remote and it won't work as it should. I wonder if I do something wrong.

Thanks!

FlickFreak

Most likely the only way this is going to work is via HDMI-CEC and neither Samsung or Xiaomi are known for their great CEC implementations.

voxcuriosa

Found a solution? For me the TV (Q90T) does not turn the Mi on, only off.

BarrelXO

Had the same issue,

You should first disable Xiaomi remote and then connect the Samsung one.

Should work fine.

BarrelXO

You should first disable Xiaomi remote, then connect Samsung one.

Should fix the issue.