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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcex:
Found a way !!!

Hi there,

I managed to successfully root my Mi Box 3 w firmware 1.3.114 . Thought I'd share :)

Tools needed:

- Male to Micro USB Female Converter Connector

- USB stick

Software needed:

- Mi image 1.3.106:

yadi.sk/d/Yvr1jYflm6GZR or

dropbox.com/s/72x76khqjlpekap/MiBOX3_jurassicpark_gitv_1.3.106.386.zip

- Kingo root for windows

kingoapp dot com

First you will need to downgrade the firmware to version 1.3.106.

Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to a formatted usb tick (Fat32).

(Should be two files: xiaomi_update and update.zip)

Put the stick in your Mi Box and boot in recovery: unplug power, press and hold back + ok button ( or Home and Menu while rebooting ) while plugging the power back in. The remote should be nearby and facing the box. Do not let go of the buttons until it booted in recovery. the flashing should start and finish automatically.

After first boot make sure you disable Intelligent Update.

Second step is to root your box with Kingo.

Enable USB/ADB debugging and reboot (it's right there in the menu under security settings).

Install Kingo root on your pc or laptop and connect your box using a micro usb charging cable. This is where you'll need the adapter. Start Kingo Root, follow instructions and choose 'Root again'.

This will take a minute... done!

Any question let me know I will be glad to help :) .

All credits to : passerby
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raducutzu:
It works great, the hardware is a beast! The only important issue I encountered so far is that sometimes it exits the video player, some other times just pauses the playback on Netflix, every 10 minutes or so. On You Tube it exits fullscreen mode, which can be quite annoying. The only solution I could find is this:

- In Settings (not the Chinese app, but the one that comes inside Shafa Market, or even better, make a google search for "startSettings.apk", download it , then install it on your Mi Box, this way you´ll no longer need Shafa Market), go to About the Phone section, and click repeatedly on the Build Version, till you are granted Developer rights.

- Back to Options, go to Developer Options, and change the number of background processes from Standard to None. You´ll have to repeat this last step every time the box reboots, but not after sleep/wake.

Done.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcex:
How did you install Google Services and does Play Store work ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raducutzu:
I suppose you already have a bluetooth/wifi/usb keyboard/air mouse at hand, and switched to English by now, if not, please refer to this post:

http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/04/12/how-to-change-language-to-english-and-install-apps-remotely-on-xiaomi-mi-box-3-enhanced/

I skipped Shafa Market, I downloaded instead startSettings.apk from here:

https://www.google.es/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjb6Ir4pcjNAhUCNhoKHaj6BdcQFgghMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffolderview%3Fid%3D0B16bkj0QSkYnfjc1YXQ1YU1sSGVGOHZqY3FjWUNabUVJd1dSTFpSb1BZbnU4cVZQMi1hMUk%26usp%3Dsharing&usg=AFQjCNE5hETwCJgxaa0KE0MtCkzU_tJF-w&sig2=Xk-SKY_nzqTE7aLmkhevZg

Copy it on a pendrive (you might want to copy the other apk-s for the next step, as well), then install it by inserting it in either USB port. You´ll be prompted to allow installation from unknown sources, click yes 允许. It´s all you need to have on your mi box for tweaking, like changing the language, instead of shafa market. Once opened, scroll down to the globe icon, and change it to English.

Then, follow really carefully this step-by-step guide, it´s a bit cumbersome, but it definitely works:

http://flying8pus.blogspot.com.es/

A few pointers, though:

1 - When rooting the device (the same thing here, use a pendrive, download all the apk-s you need on it, and install them from there), be patient, in some cases people had to wait a whole night for the 100% and the victor´s cup to show up. Check it out, and if it´s not done after 10-15 minutes, you´re out of luck, you might as well just go about your day, it will be over at some point. Make sure that in the mi box menu the sleep mode is disabled (set it from 30 minutes, I think, to Never), and don´t touch it, don´t open any apps, let 360Permroot do its magic.

2 - After installing Play Store DON´T OPEN IT! Install afterwards You Tube, then open this one. You´ll be prompted then to download Google Web Services (or something like that) in order to function properly. If you open Play Store before You Tube, you´ll never be prompted, and it will not work, at least that´s what I´ve been told, and I trust the guy (my brother).

Unfortunately, very few apps are recognised by Play Store as compatible with the device (luckily mx player is one of them), but you need it anyway, otherwise some Google services might not work. What I use instead for ease of use is uptodown app market, not even close as abundant as Play Store, but I get by. Once you install an app from there, it will update as soon as a newer version is available, and it´s not as picky as Play Store in terms of compatibility.

Take your time and good luck.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jholland92:
Can you verify the model number on your box? Mdz-16-aa or mdz-16-ab? I did a bunch of research into rooting this box months ago and no one had found a way. I'm disappointed in the mdz-16-ab ever since I bought it. It has become more of a paper weight to me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcex:
I'm sorry I sold it 8 months ago.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bouluququz:
Get rid of "Game play time xxh xxm" notification

Guys my Mibox 4k always has notification

Game play time xxh xxm

At the bottom left corner screen how to get rid of it please help thanks
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] papuchis2016:
Anything for this tablet,
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sound Engineer:
Since I upgraded to Marshmallow (6.0.1) on my Nexus, the battery has been taking a MASSIVE hammering by the wifi.

It was charged a couple of days ago and is now down to 52%, but of that 39% has been used by the wifi!

Disabling the wifi when I'm not using it seems to make zero difference.

Anyone had this issue or got a fix?
[XDA Assist] koko162000:
Hello! My problem is that when installing Freedom(the apk, not the custom rom) and try to start a game through it, it says "Google Play has stopped working". I have tried many different versions of Freedom, but my problem still can't be resolved. I am using Lenovo S90-A with Lolipop 5.0.2 . Can someone show me the way to fix it? :confused::confused:
[XDA Assist] engloa:
Freedom is considered warez and you wont get help here

Thread closed
[Wing, P4350 General] motoi_bogdan:
Hello,

Is there any program, shareware, freeware or so, that will encode video files (avi/divx) with the subtitle text embedded into the video file? I head that smartmovie does that, but mine doesn't encode the text into the video. Is there any pc program that does that?
[Wing, P4350 General] Maximus-CZ:
I m using "pocketdivxencoder 0.3.60.exe" which can add subtitles to the file and convert it (very easy to use - very elegant) ... try this -- (dont know, if it is in ENG ... i have czech version and dont know if there is ENG version too ... try search ..
[Wing, P4350 General] motoi_bogdan:
Thanks, I've found the english version, I'm using it to convert and play the files with core player on the pda. It seems to work fine.
[Wing, P4350 General] TylerC161:
I got pocket DVD converter last night, not tried it yet, but im hoping to shrink the movies way down in size.. how big was your movie?
[Wing, P4350 General] EP3hatch03:
Smartmovie can do it

http://www.lonelycatgames.com/?app=smartmovie
[Wing, P4350 General] motoi_bogdan:
I encode with 320kbps video and 44khz - 96-112kbps audio. For an average 700 mb film you will get a high quality 300mb converted one. Of course you can reduce the video bit rate to about 240 without major loss in quality but in some fast moving sequences the quality loss will be visible. I encode using pocketdivxencoder and play the files via core player on the pda. You may need to overclock your device to play such files, a value between 247 - 299 Mhz should handle just about anything you can throw at it.
[Wing, P4350 General] motoi_bogdan:
Smartmovie has some encoding problems in some cases and doesn't add the subtile to the video file. At least my version doesn't do that as hard as I try.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechMillz93:
So it logs me in, but it loads infinitely and nothing ends up loading in entirely. I've tried uninstalling it, deleting the data/cache but no luck
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
Remove this folder from storage

comquoordtapatalkxdapreactivity

Then wipe caches and reboot.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechMillz93:
Nvm so it's suddenly good now
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD0701:
I haven't had this issue yet but it does have problems from time to time. When I have problems I usually wipe data on app and reboot and sign in again and its fine. I always make sure I have an old backup too using titanium backup cuz sometimes the updates cause issues and I'll just roll back. My advice is use XDA app maybe and try tapa again in a week or so maybe it will work again. Idk. Looks like you've already tried what you can and its not working.. Hope you get it fixed.
[Samsung Gear S2] JohnnyCanuck:
Not a fan of S Health because it's reporting views are pretty poor. If you want to record nutrition, you can really only view calorie intake, not actual nutrition (eg. sugar, carbs, protein, etc). I prefer to have a central hub for fitness information and was using MFP when I was wearing my Fitbit because it integrates with Fitbit, Endomondo, etc. I played around with S Health SDK and data viewer to see if I could code a plugin to view that data in S Health, but no go (and no Strava or Endomondo integration anyway). Not interested in Lifesum and the need to buy a premium subscription to make it remotely useful.

Finally, I figured out a way of getting S2 step count data into MFP (and therefore facilitating integration with Endomond, Strava, etc) and probably Fitbit as well.

It's kludgy, but it works:

Install Withings HealthMate.

Open S Health and under More/Settings/Data Permissions, turn on Withings and enable Step Count. Withings will now read and record your S2 Step Count from S Health.

Install Google Fit.

Scroll down to Connected Apps and Goolge Fit Apps & Devices, connect Withings to Google Fit. Gootle Fit can now read and record your step count from Withings.

Install MyFitnessPal and then scroll to Steps. Under Steps, select "Android" as your device and MFP will now read Step count from Google Fit.

In theory, Google Fit shouldn't be necessary as MFP claims to support Withings integration. I have not been able to get that to work because I think it requires an actual Withings device. Since MFP has the widest scope of integration, you should then be able to use your S2 step count with the long list of MFP compatible apps and devices including Strava, Endomondo, UA Record, etc.

Mods, I know I started a new thread for this and there are others complaining about lack of integration ... wanted to put the solution in one place for reference. If it should be somewhere else, please move it.
[Samsung Gear S2] NinjaMom:
I'm not seeing android under steps. :(
[Samsung Gear S2] JohnnyCanuck:
When you select "steps" from the hamburger menu, it should give you a list of choices for "choose a device". Is Android not listed?
[Samsung Gear S2] ColMustard:
In MFP under Steps->Choose a Device has two options

1. Add a device

2. Don't track steps (with a check mark) - no way to un-check it
[Samsung Gear S2] dwallersv:
Well, did you try Add a device? What happens?
[Samsung Gear S2] persichini:
WOW.. that is an incredibly long work around. there has to be away to do this with out 4 apps running in the background to sync..
[Samsung Gear S2] JohnnyCanuck:
I wish ... as I said, I thought I could eliminate Google Fit from the equation but not really. That said, I am not sure all the apps need to run in the background. In some cases, the APIs that link MFP to other services are not device level but operate on the web. In other words, some of these services sync data with each other across the web, not on the device.
[Samsung Gear S2] ColMustard:
Well, yes I did and Android was not an option.

---------- Post added at 07:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:17 AM ----------

From these instructions, the only thing I was able to do in Connect Withing Healthmate to S Health. Did not see Withing as an option to connect to Google Fit or Android as an option to connect as a device in MFP.
[Samsung Gear S2] JohnnyCanuck:
In Google Fit, scroll down to Connected Apps. Select "All apps & devices" and there should be along list of apps. Scroll down to Withings and select it. You should get the option to connect Withings to Fit.
[Samsung Gear S2] ColMustard:
Yup, tried that, but Withings in the list of "All apps & devices".
[Samsung Gear S2] JohnnyCanuck:
It is working for me. The only thing is that nothing updates instantly so there's no way to tell until you check back a bit later. If it's not working, maybe uninstall Withings/Fit and start over?
[Samsung Gear S2] sefar:
I had trouble at first too. Withings does not show up as an app I can connect in google Fit.

I installed and set up the Withings app, then logged out of it and back in. It brought me to a "steps" page, and asked me to activate steps. (I probably could have done this from teh Withings dashboard.) When I did, it read the steps from Google Fit (I presume) and they displayed in the Withings app. My google fit app currently reads from my Sony Smartband Talk, which I am wearing today instead of the Gear S2. I opened S health and the step count is there as well. This absolutely works, thanks for the workaround! It also picked up steps from S Health when I wore the S2 over the weekend.

can't get sleep to transfer yet, but thanks for the great workaround!
[Samsung Gear S2] razorseal:
I got it to connect withings to S health and do see my steps, but like others, I'm not seeing withings as a connected app/device in settings. so without that middleman, I dont think I can get MFP to work. I was hoping to get fitbit integration as I use fitbit stuff often (and their scale)

edit: I got it to connect. It's done from the withings profile page (to connect to google fit) the only issue is, google fit only pulls the "weight" information I manually entered and did not update the steps...
[Samsung Gear S2] ColMustard:
That was the missing piece, good find.
[Samsung Gear S2] kirstieh:
Nearly there, just one last issue. Please can you help?

Hello

This is an amazing thread and I am nearly there but.....

1) I have linked google fit to withings (All good and showing steps)

2) Have linked withings to S Health (All good showing steps)

However...when I go to MFP and to the Steps menu, it doesn't give me the option to select Android. I can only see a range of Apps to choose from. Without this MFP doesn't know where to get the steps from does it? Or am I over complicating it?

Can anyone help? So close:mad:
[Samsung Gear S2] sefar:
I didn't have the option either at first, but it was working anyway. You have to link Withings to google fit first (I think) and then open google fit and make it work that way. The other thing I noticed in Withings is that you to activate step counting before it actually worked for me. I never got the option to select Android either.

the other thing that I did was downloaded Sleep as Android and shared that with S Health.
[Samsung Gear S2] kirstieh:
Ooh thanks so much,

Can I just check.....in your MFP what did you select under the STEPS menu as your default? I currently have Withings tracker....should I select something else or have you got the steps turned off completely?

Thanks in anticipation :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Gear S2] sefar:
i am embarrassed to say I don't know what you mean by MFP.

There is a lag somewhere as well. currently, S Health shows 3637 steps, withings shows about 2400 and google fit shows 1900 or so.
[Samsung Gear S2] kirstieh:
Sorry I mean My Fitness Pal :laugh:

OK I think I have it...

To send step count = Withings linked to S Health (and so Gear S2)

To link MFP to be able to read Step count = Google Fit linked to Withings

To get MFP to pick up steps from S Health = MFP linked to Google Fit

FINALLY...........MFP STEPS set to "android" (It finally appeared after reboot)

I am wondering if need to have BOTH Withings and Google Fit linked to MFP or is this creating a circular link? :cyclops:
[Samsung Gear S2] Henri Claytor:
Step count doubles

I've followed the instructions, however my step count doubles as either google fit or withings decides to use my internal step counter adding to the S2's step count.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
Hey! I am trying to get Cyanogenmod 12.1 on my stock Nook Tablet. I no longer use the Nook Tablet as often and would like to give it a new life by making it an Android. After reading a ton of articles and forums, I have tried a ton of them, but none of them seem to work successfully. One of them I tried was, Install CM for acclaim on the wiki.cyanogenmod.org website , the process went successfully until I rebooted and it continued to boot me to the regular Nook setup. I think it is because the Clockworkmod Recovery is outdated. I also see that Cyanogenmod's latest recovery is also available, but how do I put it on my SD card successfully. Please provide a step to step guide for me. Thank you! :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
I just did this about a week ago (finally) and there are no better instructions for getting started than those provided by digixmax here. Just ignore the statements about CM 11 and forge ahead. Later in that thread there are a variety of recommendations for file substitutions in the method if you are aiming for CM 12 instead of 11. I followed the ones here. These also work.

My own discovery was that you should ignore the TWRP error messages about being unable to mount '/bootdata'. I finally came across that somewhere and it proved to be true for me.

Take it slow. Gather together all the files you will need first. Then prep the SD card (don't forget to set the flag). Then copy the files over in the order specified. It matters. Then go for it! (don't neglect to backup the stock system before wiping things--you may be glad you did).

My start-up with CM 12.1 was really rough and I thought I might abandon it but after a few days and quite a number of reboots things settled down. Maybe that has something to do with coming from CM 10.2.1, maybe not. Anyway, the system is no worse than CM 10.2.1 and I don't have trouble with cold or warm boots hanging like I used to with CM 10.2.1.

My pet peeves are listed here and/or here but may be idiosynchratic to my device or particular flash.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
I literally just finished sending a message to digixmax when you posted this. I remember seeing you in the other forum, trying to get CM12.1 to install. I did all this instructions over and over for hours, but I keep getting stuck at the CyanoBoot section. I get the Boot Menu, but then the SDC Recovery option isn't available, I see it, but it isn't clickable.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
OK, so as soon as the cyanoboot screen appears you hold down the N button, right?

Also, did you boot with the power cable connected?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
Yes, I booted with the power cable connected, I tried on being connected to the laptop and power wall as well. I also held down the N button, which is why I got to the Boot Menu.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Bear with me :)

Are you sure you got the SD card version of TWRP?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
Yes, 100% sure.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Well that was interesting! We're "live" apparently :)

I want to help but I'm not digixmax... I'll bet he has an idea. Wait for him to get back to you while I rummage around.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
Lol, thanks for the help anyways though. I will have to wait for digixmax.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
Wow, everytime you mention digixmax, he replies. He just privated messaged me in return.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] digixmax:
If you can get to the CyanoBoot menu but its menu entry for "SDC recovery" is greyed out then it's because CyanoBoot (flashing_boot.img) cannot find a recovery.img file on your bootable SDcard.

Which version of SD-based recovery did you download and use?

You might want to wait for and check against the answer to my inquiry post at http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65016892&postcount=41 (I no longer have a NT and as such cannot vouch for any specific recent recovery versions).
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
I'm sorry, I should have been more precise. I don't know if it will help, but this is the TWRP recovery image I used successfully when I tried this process. That's v. 2.8.6.0
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
I have seen everyone else's folders and they seem to include "flashing_boot.img" However, the file I downloaded from your page only has "flashing_boot" When I try to rename the file, the Nook Tablet won't even turn on anymore at all. Matter of fact, I can't even get to the Boot Menu now, it keeps having that red line that states, "booti: bad boot image magic (in memory)" I'm losing hope...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Don't give up. If you're using a Windows machine to prepare the card then whether the .IMG is displayed or not depends on your settings. It does not show on mine but a look at the file properties shows it is an .IMG file.

So that's the wrong tree. SDCards have been known to be problematic so if you have another around you might want to give it a try. You also might do a slow (complete) format on it before preparing it from scratch.

The other thing, of course, is the integrity of the individual files. Checking the MD5 values is a pain but sometimes reveals a bad download.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
I have tried everything. It doesn't seem to work. I'm also sure there aren't issues with downloading because I have redownloaded the files over 7 times. Is there a way I can download the folder of files that you used to install cyanogenmod?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
I've already shut down my computer for the night. I'll have a look at the size that an image of the card would be. Maybe that's the easiest way if there's room in my dropbox. If you've read through the CM11/12 thread you know I ran into problems and if you were to look at the CM10 thread you'd find me floundering around there also, so I know how frustrating it can be. And then suddenly it just works.

I'll let you know tomorrow.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] digixmax:
As [MENTION=5562185]nmyshkin[/MENTION] pointed out, it's most likely because your Windows Explorer is configured not to display the file-name extension, so when you try to rename "flashing_boot" to "flashing_boot.img" you in effect end up with a file with name "flashing_boot.img.img".

This is likely also the root cause of your original problem: if you now just rename the TWRP recovery file you had downloaded (which already has the hidden .img extension) to "recovery" (and not "recovery.img" lest you end up with a file named "recovery.img.img") then CyanoBoot will see the recovery file.

For avoidance of doubt, just set your Windows Explorer to display file-name extension.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
You are totally correct. I enabled Windows Explorer to display file-name extension and the TWRP recovery file turned out as "recovery.img.img" I am going to try it out now and reply with if it works or not.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] BornReady_:
Alright, I have been trying and following the instructions clearly, but it keeps giving me the red line stating, "booti: bad boot image magic (in memory)" now. I have gotten to the Boot Menu before, but now it won't even let me get there. What does this message mean?