Hello guys,
I bought T95Z plus Allwinner H618 android tv box! It comes with Android 12 installed.
However, the simplest example is Netflix, even the Exxen application has to be operated with a mouse. Can't install the application that is on the TV and my control time with the remote.
There is a rom series similar to the television systems found on televisions. I want to be able to download all kinds of TV applications and manage them with the remote.
There is no chance of using it with that mouse. I can't understand why they are pushing so hard.
Do you know any compatible ROM, firmware? What can be used?
Or do android TV Boxes not work as compatible as televisions?
Some of these boxes come with a little backlit keyboard that has a mouse touchpad dead center of controller. Ive owned a few of these, and initially the build quality wasnt so good, and/or they were prone to failure. Now, however, quality is much better and they are quite handy to use: HERE is an example of one. You may also want to try out Kodi.
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Hey,
I was thinking about an Android box thingy and there are many cheap options.
I would like to play around with some emulators (PPSSPP included) with a USB controller I have and watch some anime ^^ I'd also not like to spend in excess of ~$35 (max $45)
Any good cheap boxes that can do that? Preferably that support Lolipop since I love its UI.
I've seen ones with Amlogic S802,812 and 912 CPUs and RK3188 and 3368 CPUs.
Which one is decent? eBay links would be appreciated ^^ Thanks! (OpenGL ES3 support would also be nice.)
RK3188 drives my LighInTheBox mk809iv. It's got 2GB RAM, 8GB EMMC, a full sized USB 2 port, hdmi, microSDXC port, runs KitKat 4.4, comes with Kodi pre-installed. I rooted it with Kingoroot.com, so that I could run a vnc server on it. I remote control it with my phone which running the free Valence app, or sometimes I remote it with Screen Sharing on my Mac. It plays nicely, and I get decent enough Wifi speeds. It's run everything I have thrown at it. A quick search for mk809iv will bring up a whole lot of these devices, even some with 16gb EMMC. Some will arrive pre-rooted, others will not. Look for Realtek Wifi for best compatibility if you intend to flash it (which requires a PC). It is fun to play with, but looking back on the experience, I'd rather have had a small Android phone with MHL/hdmi-output, as it would have been much easier to set up if there was a screen on the device itself. Just a thought. Used Galaxy s3 handsets are getting cheap enough now, with the same functionality. Cheers!
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RK3188 drives my LighInTheBox mk809iv. It's got 2GB RAM, 8GB EMMC, a full sized USB 2 port, hdmi, microSDXC port, runs KitKat 4.4, comes with Kodi pre-installed. I rooted it with Kingoroot.com, so that I could run a vnc server on it. I remote control it with my phone which running the free Valence app, or sometimes I remote it with Screen Sharing on my Mac. It plays nicely, and I get decent enough Wifi speeds. It's run everything I have thrown at it. A quick search for mk809iv will bring up a whole lot of these devices, even some with 16gb EMMC. Some will arrive pre-rooted, others will not. Look for Realtek Wifi for best compatibility if you intend to flash it (which requires a PC). It is fun to play with, but looking back on the experience, I'd rather have had a small Android phone with MHL/hdmi-output, as it would have been much easier to set up if there was a screen on the device itself. Just a thought. Used Galaxy s3 handsets are getting cheap enough now, with the same functionality. Cheers!
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Thanks anyway! ^^ I got a $34 RK3368 with 2GB RAM/16GB Flash off eBay since they had sale! ^^ My Nexus 7 sadly doesn't support MHL/HDMI
KawaiiAurora said:
Thanks anyway! ^^ I got a $34 RK3368 with 2GB RAM/16GB Flash off eBay since they had sale! ^^ My Nexus 7 sadly doesn't support MHL/HDMI
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Congratats! They look awesome! I wish everything supported MHL or just HDMI already.
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Congratats! They look awesome! I wish everything supported MHL or just HDMI already.
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Yep! Any suggestions regarding TV apps, websites with TV shows, forums for TV boxes and input devices? I don't really think the bundled remote would be something I'd wanna use. I've seen wireless small keyboards with trackpads, do you know anything about them?
http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/201366333584
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Yep! Any suggestions regarding TV apps, websites with TV shows, forums for TV boxes and input devices? I don't really think the bundled remote would be something I'd wanna use. I've seen wireless small keyboards with trackpads, do you know anything about them?
http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/201366333584
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The forum I use for my Android devices is usually XDA, right here.
I used a USB keyboard and a mouse to set mine up.
For the record, I rooted my MK809 IV, which has an rk3188 SOC running KitKat 4.4, with Kingo Root, to allow me to run a VNC server, because I use a free Android app called Valence on my phone as a wifi trackpad/mouse and use my phone's keyboard to type on the Android TV. Root allows me to use the free RemoDroid app to control my Android TV from my phone or tablets from anywhere in my house.
Kodi comes on mine, and it's a free app in the Play Store anyway. I tried to set it up last April, but it kept crashing. If you are into that sort of thing, it is a very capable media server for sure.
For playing local files, I think MX Player is the champion app.
I ultimately bought a Logitech k700 keyboard with built-in trackpad to use with mine - I purchased it refurbished on a Newegg special for fifteen dollars! I take that keyboard everywhere with me. I love it. I prefer to use an actual mouse, but since I bought the k700, I have not missed mice enough to actually plug one in. I like it because it is nearly full-sized, but still compact, and it comes already set up to use a single USB wireless dongle. Range has been great, and after almost a year I am still on the first set of batteries.
Just today I was looking into purchasing the remote that came with your TV box, so please, let me know if you like it.
I bought a Hubman USB 2.0 hub in case I need more ports. It seemed like a good idea to have it, but I have not actually plugged it into the Android stick yet. I'm sure it will support a mouse, keyboard & usb thumb-drive just fine.
I don't want to go too far off-topic, so if it's okay with you, I'll pm you a list of apps I use for video. Nothing seems to slow down my aging rk3188 quad. Your rk3368 octa-core is going to be fantastic! Would you please post a link to the auction? Even if the auction is closed, I'd love to take a look at the device. The price you paid is unbelieveable!
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glenesis said:
The forum I use for my Android devices is usually XDA, right here.
I used a USB keyboard and a mouse to set mine up.
For the record, I rooted my MK809 IV, which has an rk3188 SOC running KitKat 4.4, with Kingo Root, to allow me to run a VNC server, because I use a free Android app called Valence on my phone as a wifi trackpad/mouse and use my phone's keyboard to type on the Android TV. Root allows me to use the free RemoDroid app to control my Android TV from my phone or tablets from anywhere in my house.
Kodi comes on mine, and it's a free app in the Play Store anyway. I tried to set it up last April, but it kept crashing. If you are into that sort of thing, it is a very capable media server for sure.
For playing local files, I think MX Player is the champion app.
I ultimately bought a Logitech k700 keyboard with built-in trackpad to use with mine - I purchased it refurbished on a Newegg special for fifteen dollars! I take that keyboard everywhere with me. I love it. I prefer to use an actual mouse, but since I bought the k700, I have not missed mice enough to actually plug one in. I like it because it is nearly full-sized, but still compact, and it comes already set up to use a single USB wireless dongle. Range has been great, and after almost a year I am still on the first set of batteries.
Just today I was looking into purchasing the remote that came with your TV box, so please, let me know if you like it.
I bought a Hubman USB 2.0 hub in case I need more ports. It seemed like a good idea to have it, but I have not actually plugged it into the Android stick yet. I'm sure it will support a mouse, keyboard & usb thumb-drive just fine.
I don't want to go too far off-topic, so if it's okay with you, I'll pm you a list of apps I use for video. Nothing seems to slow down my aging rk3188 quad. Your rk3368 octa-core is going to be fantastic! Would you please post a link to the auction? Even if the auction is closed, I'd love to take a look at the device. The price you paid is unbelieveable!
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Now it's $40 : http://www.ebay.com/itm/262241520176?ul_noapp=true
This one is $37 : http://www.ebay.com/itm/RK3368-2G-16G-Octa-Core-Smart-TV-BOX-KODI-Fully-XBMC-Loaded-Android5-1-Lollipop-/172059715005?hash=item280f8ee5bd:g:mt0AAOSwGotWlLtG
China gadgets also has firmware updates for it! ^^
Thanks, I'd love a list of apps!
Thanks for the links! It's insane that we can buy an 8-core computer for forty bucks. So sorry that I haven't checked in for a while.
I haven't really been watching TV or movies lately. When I've had free downtime, I've been playing a roll-playing game that's called Skydoms. I didn't think I'd get hooked on it, but then I did.
How is that box working out for you?
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I picked up the QacQoc M9C Max a few weeks ago and have been evaluating it for stability for a few weeks. Previously, the Chinese box I'd been using was the DoCooler M9S-Pro (32GB/3GB) because of the large amount of internal storage that it had in the EMMC.
The M9C Max had similar hardware (S905X vs S905); slightly different processor, and less RAM and smaller ROM. But it did have a major advantage that I'd missed with the DoCooler I'd been testing: it was running Android 6.0. With a good microSD card, storage problems seem moot.
The box came with a typical IR remote, standard for Chinese boxes, and I was nonplussed to discover that there were no batteries included. I didn't have any AAA batteries lying around, so I pulled them from the DoCooler remote to test. Before I did, I tried the DoCooler remote on it -- works fine. So if you already have a Chinese box with an IR remote, and you enjoy controlling it with an IR remote, there's a good chance that they're interchangeable. Included also was an HDMI cable, which was nice. The M9C Max has the following ports:
Analog A/V (cable not included)
SPDIF
Ethernet
HDMI
2 x USB 2.0
1 x microSD
Out of the box it booted up with the typical Marshmallow bootscreen, and after setting it up, you are greeted with a very typical Chinese box launcher.
I opened the "OnlineVideo" app and was given a choice to link this to any application I wanted. I'm guessing that this was designed to run with Kodi and did not come with it for ease of being sold on Amazon. The stock launcher did not stay for long, and I quickly put NovaLauncher on instead.
Google Play came preloaded -- not the AndroidTV Leanback version, but the version on tablets, and I was able to install a wide variety of apps. The literature indicated that the box was pre-rooted, and I downloaded a root checker to verify. Sure enough, the box arrives rooted. I was concerned that this would be problematic for Netflix operation, since I'd learned that rooted users might have some difficulty installing the app, but Netflix came preloaded and I had no difficulty viewing TV episodes.
As far as I was able to tell, the box does not have bluetooth. If you are interested in using it to game (why? it has a Mali-450 GPU only) you will need a Bluetooth dongle. I tested one, and I had no trouble pairing my old OUYA controllers. Because it was rooted, all I had to do was put the keylayout files in the proper folder and they worked fine. The box was also able to put out enough power to play from my external 2.5" movie drive.
Everything seemed pretty stable. Antutu scored 32,437, which by today's standards is not great, but is good for the S905x. In normal operation everything seems very quick. I was easily able to sideload Kodi and it worked fine. I don't think it was any faster than the other S905 I had.
Anyhow, the M9C Max is on Amazon for $50, and I paid nearly twice that for the Docooler M9S-Pro. There's less RAM and a smaller ROM, but I don't think it makes a difference with the expandable storage. The GUI for this and other Chinese Android boxes is not very good. I recommend installing Nova Launcher and getting a good Keyboard/Touchpad combo: I use the Logitech K400r. Using it this way, one of the two USB ports will be used by the dongle, and the second will probably be used for an external hard drive.
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I picked up the QacQoc M9C Max a few weeks ago and have been evaluating it for stability for a few weeks. Previously, the Chinese box I'd been using was the DoCooler M9S-Pro (32GB/3GB) because of the large amount of internal storage that it had in the EMMC.
The M9C Max had similar hardware (S905X vs S905); slightly different processor, and less RAM and smaller ROM. But it did have a major advantage that I'd missed with the DoCooler I'd been testing: it was running Android 6.0. With a good microSD card, storage problems seem moot.
The box came with a typical IR remote, standard for Chinese boxes, and I was nonplussed to discover that there were no batteries included. I didn't have any AAA batteries lying around, so I pulled them from the DoCooler remote to test. Before I did, I tried the DoCooler remote on it -- works fine. So if you already have a Chinese box with an IR remote, and you enjoy controlling it with an IR remote, there's a good chance that they're interchangeable. Included also was an HDMI cable, which was nice. The M9C Max has the following ports:
Analog A/V (cable not included)
SPDIF
Ethernet
HDMI
2 x USB 2.0
1 x microSD
Out of the box it booted up with the typical Marshmallow bootscreen, and after setting it up, you are greeted with a very typical Chinese box launcher.
I opened the "OnlineVideo" app and was given a choice to link this to any application I wanted. I'm guessing that this was designed to run with Kodi and did not come with it for ease of being sold on Amazon. The stock launcher did not stay for long, and I quickly put NovaLauncher on instead.
Google Play came preloaded -- not the AndroidTV Leanback version, but the version on tablets, and I was able to install a wide variety of apps. The literature indicated that the box was pre-rooted, and I downloaded a root checker to verify. Sure enough, the box arrives rooted. I was concerned that this would be problematic for Netflix operation, since I'd learned that rooted users might have some difficulty installing the app, but Netflix came preloaded and I had no difficulty viewing TV episodes.
As far as I was able to tell, the box does not have bluetooth. If you are interested in using it to game (why? it has a Mali-450 GPU only) you will need a Bluetooth dongle. I tested one, and I had no trouble pairing my old OUYA controllers. Because it was rooted, all I had to do was put the keylayout files in the proper folder and they worked fine. The box was also able to put out enough power to play from my external 2.5" movie drive.
Everything seemed pretty stable. Antutu scored 32,437, which by today's standards is not great, but is good for the S905x. In normal operation everything seems very quick. I was easily able to sideload Kodi and it worked fine. I don't think it was any faster than the other S905 I had.
Anyhow, the M9C Max is on Amazon for $50, and I paid nearly twice that for the Docooler M9S-Pro. There's less RAM and a smaller ROM, but I don't think it makes a difference with the expandable storage. The GUI for this and other Chinese Android boxes is not very good. I recommend installing Nova Launcher and getting a good Keyboard/Touchpad combo: I use the Logitech K400r. Using it this way, one of the two USB ports will be used by the dongle, and the second will probably be used for an external hard drive.
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I got the same box but mine came with some different pre installed apps.
How has Nova Launcher been going? Do you notice if it's any smoother/less resource intensive than the native launcher?
Also, you mentioned about Netflix and potential root problem. Have you been able install Magisk or some other root hiding app on this box? I would like to get to systemless root but I don't think I can "unroot" since my box came pre-rerooted.
Would love to know what other tips or feedback you have for this device. Thanks.
I'm looking to get an Android TV device and I am overwhelmed with options. I want something that is fully unlockable with an active development community. What originally got me interested was the Amazon Fire TV but after reading up it seems the new units are no longer rootable/unlockable. That lead me down the path to other devices. I think I've settled on the AMLogic based devices (if there are other suggestion I'm open). It looks like there are basically 3.
S905 - Older chip and stuck with Android 5 roms
S905x - Newer with 4k but performance is not as good at the S905. More dev/roms available
S912 - 8 core. Has DVB S2/T2 support (not sure what that does for me though) Does not seem to be a lot of dev for this. Only one thread I saw.
Based on these assumptions I'm leaning toward a X96 - S905x 2GB/16GB model for $42.99.
Also. Do the non Amazon devices support Amazon video? My current chromecast's do not and that is one reason for the upgrade.
I am in a similat boot here
Decided on the X96 because I found the page for the firmware updates before I found a link to buy the box LOL
Apart from the missing BT a great box considering the usual limitations.
Amazon video only works on Amazon devices AFAIK but I don't use it.
Same story for Android TV, great hype about it but I think it is just a crippled launcher with really limited content showing up - mainly Youtube and Google but nothing else.
The S912 seems to be the affordable alternative if you need BT and a bit more computing power for games but S905D boxes are slowly turning up.
Same for devices running on Android7 and offering up to 3GB/32GB.
But Android7 for TV boxes is in an early beta to say it nice with a lot of bugs and half cooked menu structures - better to wait a bit longer if you ask me.
And since the hardware for these boxes is literally identical within the families it comes down to personal preference and what can be modded or not.
Personally I am starting to think that despite the huge price tag the Shield is still the best option in terms of quality, hardware and support.
DVB is for terrestial and satellite TV.
Thanks. I did not realize there was no BT on the S905x boxes. My only concern there is I was planning to use a wireless BT keyboard with it.
Almost all wireless keyboards that come with a dongle will work, for example the Logitech and MS ones, same for the dirt cheap and tiny touchpad keyboards you get on Ebay.
BT is only a problem if you need it for game controllers, weather stations or to pair some speakers to it.
I see. I went ahead and ordered a X96 that included a mini keyboard last night. I figure for $47.98, including shipping, what the heck right? I'll have a cheap new toy to play with.
Once you played enough you will start playing even more when you try different custom roms
hi please help i flashed wrong twrp recovery i think now my amlogic smartbox failed to boot in recovery mode and the main problem is my smartbox Encryption Unsuccessful Factory reset, when i click factory reset nothing happend please guide how to solve this
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Hello!
I am a newbie here.
I have H96 PRO+ Amlogic S912 Octa-Core TV Box w/ 3GB DDR3, 32GB ROM and I would like to buy a webcam to be able to use it for Skyep too.
I would like to know if the Logitech C930e is compatible with Android 6.x or should I buy the Logitech C920?
If you have other webcam recommendations, please feel free to mention it
Thanks
AFAIK it should not matter as the cam will only be detected as a normal webcam anyway.
I doubt Android has specific drivers for Logitech.
I tired on several Android devices with a USB inspection cam using noname Windows drivers.
The cam worked on all Androids right away but I was for example unable to activate the light.
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AFAIK it should not matter as the cam will only be detected as a normal webcam anyway.
I doubt Android has specific drivers for Logitech.
I tired on several Android devices with a USB inspection cam using noname Windows drivers.
The cam worked on all Androids right away but I was for example unable to activate the light.
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Not too far right. Not every USB Webcam is supported by Android.
You have to pick a one that is compatible with the Android version you have.
For example, I tried an old USB Webcam Logitech v-ubk45 that has a built-in mic with my box and only the mic worked but the cam was not recognized.
Thanks for that info, will keep in mind.
So far I had problems with all sorts of devices but even cam I connected just worked.
I have a 920 still around in one of my spares boxes, will hook it later today and report back if my box will recognise it.
C920 should work well as long as you have Android 5.x and above
Can confirm, my C920 works fine on the X96 and the Yundoo Y8.
I confirm that logitech c930e works well with Android 6.x
Hi all,
This is a wacky request, but bear with me.
So I have a 2015 Shield TV, which is hooked up to a 55" Touchscreen Monitor. The regular Shield TV Software wasn't really touch friendly and I wanted access to more Android Apps. So I installed a custom image which effectively gave me Regular Android OS from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/development/rom-t3138575.
However that was a couple of years ago and I would like to update to a newer version of Android. It is still working really well and part of me doesn't want to risk losing what I have, but the newer versions of Android have much more features (like extending memory to SD Cards) which I would like to have. I know this will be a nightmare to do as I will need to go back to stock and then upgrade to a newer image. But this got me thinking.
Would it be possible to flash the Shield Tablet image onto the Shield TV? I am effectively using my Shield TV Like a giant tablet anyway.
Any thoughts or Guidance from Shield TV or Tablet experts would be much appreciated.
Thanks all, J