yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] gtoussai55:
l have tow mi box TV 3 running Android TV Oreo 8.0 and it works great. Rémy good TV experience in 4K.

I noticed that some people had issue with this update but for me nothing to complain.

Since the Mi box TV 3 is project trebble compatible so Android TV 9.0 Pie could be pushed via OTA.

Anyway I juste asked if it is planed to update mi box TV 3 to the latest version of Android TV or if Oreo is the latest update since the box was released with Android 6.0!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] LgPWN'd:
So we can boot armbian images from uart...

I have to wonder can we use that to root the android?

i have a usb to uart adapter on the way and going to see what i can do,

my initial idea is to use uart to dump the boot and the dtb and from there try and disable dmvarity and flash a magisk patched boot.img and modded dtb...

Anybody tried anything like this?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
I am sure some of the users that contributed 130,000 views have travelled down your proposed path in the 3 years of this post'sexistence.

As yet, no hint of success has been publicized...
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] LgPWN'd:
ok i'm publicizing a hint of my success...

I have root access to my box and on oreo build....

CAN'T SAY HOW I MANAGED THAT SO NO BODY ASK....

But now i have root access and am trying to decide what to do with it LMAO.

any suggestions what anyone else would do with root on oreo?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] runtime_Err0r:
Hi all,

I have used the search function in this thread but did not find anything so sorry if it's a duplicated question already answered.

Will the box lose the Chromecast function of I upgrade to the beta for not being a certified firmware by Google? Will APPs that check if the firmware is not modified stop working with the beta?

The playback bug after sleeping is very very annoying

Thanks in advise
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] intel_outside:
how did you do that?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Noter2017:
He didn't. The box can't be rooted
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] intel_outside:
I did it through a little hack to uboot. And it can boot unofficial images. Until now, I have just hacked android 6 and 7 userdebug firmware. Look at my post.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
I gained root by getting an update.zip, unpacking it with my tool, adding su binaries, adding the correct platform.conf, repacking and update using the pin short method

Only thing i cant unpack is the DTB, it seems to be encrypted?

but yes, 8.0 rooted, attempting to build TWRP for the device
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] ivanzaykov:
I'm running Nougat 1028, and the only think I can see is the MM build 1901. Is there a way to force update it?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] flipside101:
No
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] chmcarro:
Is YouTube TV available with this release?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
Yes YouTube TV is available.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sinni800:
Just today I looked into android TV boxes and saw the Mi box. Android 6.0 kinda turned me off but I found this thread..

Quick question: If I buy the Mi Box at https://www.geekbuying.com/item/-Of...IAOMI-Mi-Box-4K-H-265-Android-Box-381148.html, will I get a version eligible for the Oreo update ("MDZ-16-AB")? Does anyone maybe know?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: After looking through the images on the site again, it does say MDZ-16-AB on one of them... I think I'll just believe that
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] petrus764:
Yeah, that's the one you want.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sinni800:
Thanks for confirming that
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bradhoschar:
You might even be able to find it at your local Walmart
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sinni800:
Thanks for that suggestion! I live in Europe though and our country doesn't have Wal Marts. The usual "hypermarkets" and big electronic chains don't seem to be carrying it though.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sonudevgan:
Send download link
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] flipside101:
https://goo.gl/images/nTzC3V
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sonudevgan:
Lol
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] highlanderpt:
No dump yet??
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] buggyglint:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GgLdtipZaInYq-SOwZTe13cTnpe84piA
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Gingernut78:
Now that's a dump and a half.

Thx
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] highlanderpt:
Thanks for the dump, too much Drump on it!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] gdroid666:
my box came on MM ,so are there any advantages to staying on MM? or even N?

i understand MM has unlockable bootloader and N does not

are there any practical things i can do with root?

the main annoyances i have with this device is no app switcher, i also heard that N will give me double tap home for app switcher ,is this right?

also i noticed this box has problem with CEC

it works the wrong way , if i turn off the TV then the box is no longer discoverable in android so i can not just hit the cast button from my quick settings or Youtube to cast to it

i wan to set it up with my livingroom GH mini which i have setup with a gen 2 CC right now that i use to switch the TV on and off and to cast to

i wan to get rid of the CC and just have mi box but in this state it is not a full replacement

so am i better off staying on MM and looking for solution through root (if that is even possible)

or do either the N or O update fix these issues?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] battierpeeler:
:confused::confused::confused:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] gdroid666:
What do you mean? that i am confused or that you are?

I don't know much about this this device and it is not easy to find information .

This section of XDA is a $hit mess they should have made a dedicated section for mi boxes with subsections for each model ,instead of lumping all the models in together in with all other AMLogic boxes.

The search on this site is bad enough as it is

this just make it even more of a nightmare

it needs it's own section with subsections for each different model stickies about general info and tutorials

Very poorly organized
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
Not sure what you're saying in the first post or the reply. There is plenty of specific information available if you search for it. Reddit has a Mi Box subreddit

perhaps have a look. MM 6.0.1 is the only official version. N is beta and O has not been released.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] gdroid666:
yeah but XDA is more of an authority on these things

oh ok ,i though that this thread meant that N was stable and that an O beta was out
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
You have it 100% opposite. There was never a final Nougat beta, even after 5 builds. There is not (yet) a public release of Oreo final, although there is a final release of build 2094 in limited distribution as of 28 April.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] gtoussai55:
Can someone upload the zip to manually update to Oreo the Xiaomi Mi Box TV 3?

Because I made the mistake to update to the nougat version on it is not very smooth. If I go back to marshmallow I will lose wideline DRM and Netflix !
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
https://xdaforums.com/android-stick...ic/xiaomi-mi-box-mdz-16-ab-downgrade-t3737186
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] morphuex:
This is a terrible title/thread. Post if someone actually has an update zip.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
Unfortunately the only method of disseminating Oreo is via OTA.

The following conditions apply

You must be connected to internet when your turn comes for public release

>>>You must be running stock MM 1901

OR

You must be running Nougat Beta 1560<<<

You must have a valid MAC address that has not been altered
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MrKuenning:
Do you know of anyone with 1560 that has received the update?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
No reports of anyone receiving the update for Beta 1560 or Stock 1901 thus far.

Just rumors, one was by the end of May which is approaching quickly.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] hachiroku:
hope Oreo is released soon! Oreo for my LG V30 made a huge improvement in usability
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] lolwatpear:
​

How do you even know this?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/xiaomi-mdz-16-ab-oreo-update-build-2116-received.44396/
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] colinc755:
Just Sad

It's sad to see the software still isn't out. It seemed that an OTA update or at least a flashable image would be here soon but now it has been a month and my box is sitting on MM. Oreo just needs to come soon
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Sea-Wolf:
I hate to be sceptical but I'll believe they're going to release Oreo when I actually get the OTA.

They don't seem to have a problem sinking an awful lot of time and effort into things that never get released, look at all the Nougat betas. Despite all the resources that must have been spent on developing a Nougat version, it never saw the light of day.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MrFunken:
Does nobody have an Idea how to force that upgrade?

I mean, I never have seen an OTA update that I can't also install "manually"
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
The Amlogic 905X Nougat kernels provided were never sufficiently patched to resolve major issues affecting ATV.

Oreo kernel for 905X has microcode kernel that finally remediates the issues that MM and Nougat cores did not.

Noone was more frustrated by this slow progress than Xiaomi, who is the only maker creating ATV hardware based on Amlogic socs.

Xiaomi could not unilaterally effect a cure by their own actions as this resulted in failure of the Google certification suite.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MiniBlu:
While a lot of what you say is true. Xiaomi do not deserve to be defended when it comes to the mibox3. They have been in direct violation of the GPL laws for over 2 years now by not releasing the kernel source code. Had they obeyed the law and done so I'm sure the development community would have quickly cracked the bootloader and produced far better ROMs than we have now. But with no kernel source code no Real Devs have any interest in it.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
The rules are quite different for devices that are produced to conform to Google's Certification Suite and include the variety of DRM licenses inherent to the device.

I am willing to wager Xiaomi thought it much more appealing to support Netflix HD/UHD and other commercial streaming services than to cater to your desire to have another hackable device to play with.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MiniBlu:
Completely untrue. Under International gpl law all android kernels released MUST have source code for the kernel made available upon release. It is ILEAGAL not to release them. This has nothing to do with GCS or DRM(this is in the bootloader and doesn't need to be released) or Netflix. All Google devices and most netflix supported android devices do obey the law and release the kernel source code. The mibox3 is the only official ATV box available that doesn't have kernel source available. If you are going to even think about defending Xiaomi on this issue at least educate yourself on the issue first.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
So sue them!!!

Maybe you'll feel better.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
I'll believe it when I see it. It's allegedly been out of final Beta for two months, now, and still no OTA updates reported anywhere.

Thread title is just a bit >< misleading. It should be changed.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
There was never any reference to Oreo 'beta'. The builds in circulation to small group of beta testers are FINAL versions, with incremental spelling and grammar corrections.

Chill...
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
In other words: MiBox 3 MDZ-16-AB Oreo is not really "out." Not in the way in which anybody reading the thread title would take it to mean.

My point remains.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
I believe the title came from the original Reddit post by a guy named koshergoy. He posted the update was released with screenshots and the size of the firmware

update and deleted the post a short time later. He "koshergoy" and "miboy" on the Xiaomi forums are, well, not as helpful as they pretend to be. They both have access as they are in the beta group. I have to assume they find people's frustrations with the device to be funny. Just my thoughts on the matter.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] alexinc:
Ever thought about it being the same person? ;) He's in here too... It's up to you to judge who he is. :D Hint: it's not me!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
Not really concerned with who it is to be honest. Just not impressed with the posts and trolling people who are honestly not having much luck with their Mi Box..

I'm sure they have multiple accounts and probably get a kick out of it. Just sad in my opinion. Reminds me of the computer shows which traveled from city to city back in the day. Hearing vendors tell users the incredibly expensive scsi disk would work just fine in their pc (while knowing it wouldn't). Nostalgic perhaps, but I miss the days when these forums were a community of professionals helping each other out.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
To paraphrase that inveterate word parser William Jefferson (BJ) Clinton.......

"Depends on what the meaning of 'out' is" :).
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
Very helpful response. Couldn't resist trolling a reasonable question? I'm hoping pointing out the fact that you're an asshole will expedite my request

to have my account deleted. This is pretty much all xda is these days anyway.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] alexinc:
at least now you know another nickname of our friend. :)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
Lighten up, Francis :) I'm sure he wasn't trolling with that.

You don't need to have your account deleted. Just turn off email notifications, wipe out all you can in your profile, change your password to un-remember-able gobbledygook, log out, wipe the xda-developers cookies in your browser and you're out. Simple as that.

Or employ my favourite way to deal with people who annoy me: Ignore them. (If they're really trying to be annoying or garner attention, that'll drive them nuts.)

Back to the subject at hand: bigtalker, you could at least be cool and add "to Beta testers" to your subject. As it currently stands it

is

misleading. (And I have reason to suspect it's a distinct possibility "to Beta testers" is as far as it'll get. Don't quote me on that.)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
Hopefully Karma will catch up with him.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
I've already requested my account be deleted. Thanks for the reply and suggestions. Enjoy your day.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] alexinc:
you mean like 300 defective mi boxes in his senior residence? ;)

well, editing topic would be a nice move, biggie! :)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
I actually was a part of building a Senior Living/Assisted Living facility for the Freemasons in Massachusetts. Three year gig with almost unlimited budget. We purchased from Charter in bulk and resold to residents. Also resold phone service through a large Cisco Call Manager installation. The IT department actually turned a profit.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zebnastien:
Do you guys know an alternate clean Android TV box cheaper than the Nvidia Shield and regularly updated ? I can't believe Xiaomi is the only one.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] pen25:
Hate to say 8t but the TV box is pretty much dead with the smart tvs and content providers pushing to apps.

---------- Post added at 11:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:21 AM ----------

BTW I just found an update for my mi box 3 425.5mb and it just says fixes YouTube playback. Downloading now

---------- Post added at 11:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:22 AM ----------

Nope. Note oreo. Not even a security patch
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
Other than Amazon Fire devices: The MiBox 3 is it. There are others that are running the mobile OS, and one or two that are running uncertified Android TV, but the Xiaomi MiBox 3 is the only economical Android TV box that's running the Real Deal.

Nonsense.

I've been checking daily. My expectations are low. Nearly non-existent.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jrwEpic:
Just got the update here in the US.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/8tpqev/oreo_update_arrived_in_usa/
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jotzim:
Me too
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Vihru:
so its out now?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mfg81:
Shows up on mine too (Canada). Haven't updated yet.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Fisherozzo:
Available in Italy from normal MM stable. I think its a global rollout.

I never thought that this moment would come, lol, Im almost moved :crying::laugh::laugh:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jamal2367:
Finally upgraded from MM to OREO!

Location: Germany!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
Yup.

Now

the thread title's accurate :)

Updated one of our two boxes. Everything appears to be working properly. Now updating the 2nd.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Duke0404:
Android Oreo available for public

I recently received the Android 8.0 update with April 1, 2018 security patch on my Mi Box 3. Do note that I am not a part of the beta preview.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zebnastien:
Yeeeeeaaah !
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] drakulaboy:
link to ZIP OTA pleaseee :D

edit, found it https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../c23be4862ecb5ecf64a2300049611b3e5c04e00b.zip
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Devel0per95:
Got the Oreo from MM

-In Lebanon
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] OscarBaia:
My box just bricked after Oreo OTA.

Already went to recovery and did factory reset but not starting.

Can anyone help me me?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Noirdraco:
try this

https://xdaforums.com/android-stick...ic/xiaomi-mi-box-mdz-16-ab-downgrade-t3737186
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sylvio2000:
Just installed the oreo update, but I cant see any improvements :(

1. Casting is always kind of "greenish" like before

2. no framerate switching

3. microphone does not work when activated with remote
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mozn:
i also got the oreo-ota in austria. :)

but the (network?)-performance in plex-app (streaming 1080p with DTS-sound) is as bad as on mm, only slow-downs every minute :(

---------- Post added at 11:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:33 PM ----------

Solved the Stuttering in Plex on the mibox:

i just installed Plex via Kodi-repository (audio-passthrough) and can now stream 1080p/dts

(the plex-app from playstore doesnt work for me this fluid while playback)

---edit2

even better overall performance with SPMC (a fork from kodi)+Plex (also available in the playstore).

i think the mibox is not best coded..
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Melkizedek:
Stuck after a manual update in recovery following the right steps.

Now after the boot, start the update and then got stuck on the android mascotte.

How can I solve?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] user30000z:
Just updated to Oreo, and no sound.

Probably my receiver doesn't support hdcp 2.2.

Now I'm stuck with this useless steamer.

Anyone knows how can I do rollback to marshmallow?

Thanks!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sctb1:
I have a similar issue with HDCP. Before the Oreo update everything worked fine. After the update I get a message saying my TV does not support HDCP 2.2 so it can't display any content. My setup is:

Mi-Box with Oreo -> HDMI -> Denon AVR with HDCP 2.2 support -> HDMI -> Sony 1080p TV with NO HDCP 2.2 support

I am able to get it to work if I remove the Denon AVR from the chain and connect the Mi-Box directly to the TV with HDMI. Of course, then I loose audio. For a temporary workaround I have the optical audio out from my TV running back to the Denon AVR and while it works it certainly is not very convenient or optimal.

Does anyone have suggestions for a solution so I can go back to the proper setup with my AVR in the middle? I have tried different cables, rebooting everything, and powering things on in different order but nothing works.

Thanks!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] nolook:
is there anyway to tell if my system will work with this new update? all the drm stuff is working fine on nougat.

also has anyone tried the supported usb tv tuner with live tv? is amlogic codec available in kodi?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] djibril13:
Can someone explain the new modes on HDMI self-adaption setting ? Part mode or totle mode ? Or to leave it off?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] ps89:
Hello. Is it just me or the right button of a mouse no longer acts as a 'Back' button? Could someone please confirm this? Thank you. :)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] BlaqueDroid:
MDZ-16-AB OREO Failed Upgrade

This is For The Guys with a Soft Brick or Stuck on Recovery

official source link to d/l OREO final

Please Note the Update will reboot 3 times if you followed the instructions Properly

https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../c23be4862ecb5ecf64a2300049611b3e5c04e00b.zip

rename zip file to update.zip

copy to FAT32 formatted USB thumb drive

create a file WITHOUT EXTENSION including the following..

--update_package=/udisk/update.zip

Save the file with name xiaomi_update (no extension) on thumb drive

Remove power plug from Mibox

press and hold BACK arrow and OK button (Do not touch any other buttons)

reconnect power

It should start recovery mode and automatically start update NO MENU SELECTION REQUIRED ( Note it will reboot 3 times here so please be patient )

If it starts showing colored dots, try again.

It may be useful to get an extra set of hands.....

Here is a link below with a prepared Update just copy it to your Fat32 USB drive and be patient

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ye03gIzwObn0huyuZDUfm9Kbpv4NqqKN

Credit Goes to [MENTION=490167]bigtalker[/MENTION] taken from Reddit post
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sensei22:
Recents no longer showing up if pressing home button twice, anyone found the new key combo?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jotzim:
I haven't managed to mount my hdds yet. I think it doesn't support ntfs and exfat any more. Only Fat32. Does anyone else have this problem too?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] maxilomb:
same problem here....coming from beta 1028...and having Oreo update.zip on pendrive ...how could we solve?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] OscarBaia:
Help. I removed the battery from remote and now it doesn't recognize the keys... how can I enter recovery