Xiaomi Box Android TV Box

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Vionratio said:
I bought from xiaomi official site in China. it doesnt come with google play store. U need to install it manually.
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Hello, i cant seem to dl playstore from SHAFA market.
any idea how can i do this?
i am trying to DL toggle so i can watch the local shows too on TV

Thanks
 
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ybeex92 said:
hello kind people here!

can anyone help?

i am unable to select a video on the youtupe app and the on-screen keyboard doesnt work.

how can i get my navigation to work?

going through the UI and into the app is fine but using the app is another issue.
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Get a bluetooth mouse. I see it as a must rather than optional.
 
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Hi guys,

Recently after the software update , the box unable to play video from thumb drive , only got sound but the screen not moving.

Any idea what's happening?
 
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Cheepoozz said:
Thanks Greg, you mean to say i can just DL and install into my xiaomi box?
any path i need to save?
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cheepoozz, pls do this:
1. d/l toggle apk into a thumb drive
2. insert thumb drive into mibox
3. install apk
tadaaa can watch liao

but personally, i suggest u use the latest version of instantv (ver 1.4.8) to watch mediacorp channels. just installed on my mibox 3 a few days back works perfectly. im not sure but think toggle doesnt allow u to watch live mediacorp tv. instantv does. tried using toggle on my smart tv and find the app quite useless.

u will need a mouse to use instantv

http://www.mediafire.com/download/5oggq6aegbcvk6x/InstantTV_1.4.8.apk
 
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ysyj48 said:
cheepoozz, pls do this:
1. d/l toggle apk into a thumb drive
2. insert thumb drive into mibox
3. install apk
tadaaa can watch liao

but personally, i suggest u use the latest version of instantv (ver 1.4.8) to watch mediacorp channels. just installed on my mibox 3 a few days back works perfectly. im not sure but think toggle doesnt allow u to watch live mediacorp tv. instantv does. tried using toggle on my smart tv and find the app quite useless.

u will need a mouse to use instantv

http://www.mediafire.com/download/5oggq6aegbcvk6x/InstantTV_1.4.8.apk
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Thanks for the instantv link. The previous one I used does not allow me to watch as it thinks I am in China (bec of Xiaomi default location).

Toggle does not allow watching channels live, but on paying a fee it even allows watching yet to be broadcast episodes.
Toggle's very old tv shows, though listed in menu, always gives error when you click to watch.
 
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oho said:
The bad thing is, everytime mediacorp updates Toggle, we have to search for the updated apk on the web. The old version cannot be used anymore.
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-Run emulator on the pc and you can get whatever version of the apk you need by Titanium backup. If it is there on the Playstore, you can get the apk.

-Run ES File Manager on Mibox, set network to shared & you can just drag & drop from pc folder & mibox folder, don't even need sd card or thumb drive.

-There are many live, paid & catch up channels there on the top left menu of the Toggle.

-Use System app remover-root or Setting to uninstalled app. I am not sure whether Setting can be accessed from Shaffra market, otherwise you can use RUI Launcher (free) to access the typical Android Setting.

-Setting option, access Developer Options & set to use SD card as a storage also great help as there are very limited space on board. I installed less frequent apps such as ES file manager on the SD card & free up onboard memory for other frequent use apps such as HDPTV & Kodi.

-I rooted my Mibox to modified hosts file & most of the ads can be blocked, together with AdBlock Plus & Lucky Patcher, most ads are gone=happy watching.

-Install Reboot Manager for easy rebooting the Mibox as there is no on/off button.

-Wireless vs bluetooth; I am not sure wireless mouse will work if you left Mibox behind the TV as of mine, get according to personal preference/needs.

-By the way if the app is working fine, I would not recommend anyone to update, unless you have backup apk. I did the updated and some of them did not work properly until I removed & put back the old version.

Recommended apps:
Cloud TV
HDPTV
Free Cartoon HD
Kodi+Genesis & Phoenix add-ons
Hola to change your location as some online TV only work on specific country.

By the way, I think other Android TV box which can run TVapp.so would be better than Mibox. I wouldn't have bought this Mibox if I knew it cannot run TVapp.so. I do not see anything so special about the box as most of the function are depending on the apps.
 
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Pengsp said:
Need HDMI port, if your TV have the port (which I guess should be smart), then can use.
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Actually works better with dumb TV with hdmi ports. If you connect the box to a smart TV, then most likely you will use the smart TV as a dumb TV.
 
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Pengsp said:
Recommended apps:
Hola to change your location as some online TV only work on specific country.
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Hola free vpn apparently uses your internet connection to do other stuff in the background. Flipboard tech news said users' bandwidth are sold by the company and can be used for spam attacks, etc. Better read up before using.
 
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