Xiaomi Mi Box Beta Testing Group

[PRProd]

Upcoming Xiaomi Mi Box Compatibility

This is a beta release for testing only - not production ready

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This discussion was created from the release Xiaomi Mi Box Beta 1.

[PRProd]

Do you own a Xiaomi Mi Box? Do you have a moment to test the latest pre-release? Version 2.1.0-beta1 is now available for download and testing. Let me know what you find! Thanks!

[moh-Brent]

@PRProd awesome work on this and soo quickly THANK YOU!!
I have managed to do some testing and these are my findings so far.

Missing Apps
TVNZ+
Three Now

What's not working
9 dot app button doesn't work
menu button is highlighted orange as if it is the power button - sometimes

• maybe highlight when in the main menu?

What works + Enhancement
YT
Netflix
Disney+
plex
Prime Video
YT Kids
Function: Switch Apps
Function: Mute
Function: Reboot

• reboot without an OK or Cancel?

Vol + & -

[moh-Brent]

i'll try reinstalling it

[moh-Brent]

OK so redownloading it did the trick, had an error about too many Github requests or something

[PRProd]

@moh-Brent - I'm anxious to hear about your testing results after getting the beta2 version successfully installed. Hopefully your results are a little different?

[moh-Brent]

@PRProd he, soo sorry, thought I had replied last night, so the missing Apps are there now :) the Apps button did not work, but give me some time this avo after work and i'll give it a go without the wife complaining of my playing with stuff :)
FYI, I also tried it on the older Mi Box 3 but it runs like a dog, almost non usable, will give that a good kicking as well and see what I get

[PRProd]

@moh-Brent - I'm interested to hear about the Mi Box 3. Does it actually run? 😄 If so, does it get along with the Firemote card as-is?

[jrspowers]

Hallo @PRProd I can proudly say that the Mi Xiomi integration works very well, everything works, every app I have works immediately, the buttons work well, the volume works perfectly for me, may it be released to the original version!

[PRProd]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTING!!

I'm glad to hear that everything is working for you! Is your device model a "Mi Box S", or do you have something different?

[jrspowers]

Nee klop mi box S werk perfect !

[PRProd]

I tried translating Nee klop to English, but I think the meaning was lost. It says "no knock" 😆

[PRProd]

Beta 2 is ready to download and test!!

Changes:

• Added additional SVG logos
• Test fix for emby launch command (needs testing [New App Shortcut]: Emby #18 @ChristophCaina)
• Added Telenet TV shortcut (needs testing Telenet tv app #56 @jrspowers)
• Added Magenta TV shortcut (needs testing [New App Shortcut]: Magenta TV #58 @ChristophCaina)
• Fixed a few SVG namespace collisions
• Enabled app launch access for TVNZ+ and Three Now on all devices (Xiaomi Mi Box Beta Testing Group #55 @moh-Brent - needs testing)

Not finished yet:

• warning dialog/confirmation before executing a restart function

[ChristophCaina]

tested App-Shortcut on Nokia Streaming Box (runniing as shield TV Pro 2019)

• Jellyfin: OK
• Netfilx: OK
• Prime Video: OK
• Emby: failed
• YouTube: failed
• MagentaTV: failed

I will try to provide more information within tomorrow (or better within today^^)

[PRProd]

@ChristophCaina - YouTube failed, eh? That's interesting. Since Firemote doesn't officially support the Nokia Streaming Box yet, I won't be able to help you until I get going on #57. As for the other two failures, I've addressed them on their respective threads #18 and #58.

[PRProd]

Beta 3 is ready to download and test

Changes:

• Default event changed for Mi Box S from event3 to event2. This could have been the cause of the report from @moh-Brent in Xiaomi Mi Box Beta Testing Group #55 that the "apps-button" was not doing anything
• On the topic of the apps button not working, I replaced the Xiaomi command tied to that button with an adb start command which does not require a proper "event" number to be selected, and is faster than a "Strong" config. Hopefully I've double solved this issue.
• Adjusted the launch command for the emby app as reported by @ChristophCaina in [New App Shortcut]: Emby #18 to be problematic. This change should make it more stable and even faster for everyone who uses it.
• Adjusted the launch command for Magenta TV as reported by @ChristophCaina in [New App Shortcut]: Magenta TV #58. This needs testing/confirmation.
• Added a confirmation dialog before executing a function: restart button press command as noted by @moh-Brent in Xiaomi Mi Box Beta Testing Group #55 (good call Kiwi)

Not finished yet:

• nothing! (let me know if I missed something)

[moh-Brent]

@PRProd
Default event changed for Mi Box S from event3 to event2. This could have been the cause of the report from @moh-Brent in #55 that the "apps-button" was not doing anything
Works

Added a confirmation dialog before executing a function: restart button press command as noted by @moh-Brent in #55 (good call Kiwi)
Works

All perfect for me :) thank you soo much!

[PRProd]

THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR TESTING!!!

I've officially launched the new version!

If you have anything else you want to talk about regarding this new release, join the new conversation over at #60.