How to Update Mi Box to Android Nougat – Guide
Do you remember the Xiaomi Mi Box? The Android TV Box already announced during Google I/O 2016? The box that should ship with Android Nougat or at least get an update to Nougat soon after launch? Well, it’s been months since the device was announced (almost 6 months to this date, but who’s counting?) and we still don’t have any word on when an official Android Nougat update will be released. However, earlier this month, users who were part of Xiaomi’s beta testing program reported that they received an update to a beta version of Android Nougat. And today the same beta appears to have been released on our forums for all Mi Box owners to carry aside.
The file posted on our forum is a 449.5 MB update.zip file. To install it, users need to download the file to a USB stick and connect it to the Mi Box. The user must then reboot into recovery mode by turning off the device and removing power, then holding down the back and the quite buttons while turning the device on again. Once in recovery mode, user can install update from external storage and select their USB stick. ..
Install Nougat on Mi Box
To update your Mi Box to Android Nougat, you can download the update file from here and copy it to a USB stick. After doing that, you can install the update on your Mi Box by following the steps given below. ..
Now turn on the Mi Box and connect the USB drive. Once the Mi Box detects that the unit has been connected, disconnect the Mi Box from power.
Then press and hold the “Back” and “Ok” buttons, then connect the Mi Box to power.
Mi Box will start to recover from an update. In the menu, use the remote control to select the option that says “Apply Update from EXT“.
If you have an SD card inserted into your computer, you can use the udisk utility to update your system. ..
You will be able to see all files inside the USB flash drive, just select the “update.zip” file. ..
Mi Box will begin to install the update. ..
Reboot system now
Changes in Android Nougat
-New launcher: The new launcher is called “Nougat Launcher” and it is based on the Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. It has a more modern design and it is very user-friendly. -New features: There are a few new features in Android Nougat for Mi Box that you will see. One of them is that it now has a “quick settings” panel that you can access by pressing the “menu button” three times. This panel contains a variety of settings that you can change, such as your screen brightness, your phone’s sound level, and your network connection. -Improved performance: In addition to the new launcher and features, Android Nougat for Mi Box also has improved performance. One of the main reasons for this is that it uses less storage space when running than previous versions of Android Nougat.
The settings page for Android Nougat on a big screen TV is strange. Maybe they will fix this in the next builds.
Now users have the option to customize HDMI-CEC settings on the Settings page. ..
With the new update, live channels now have Picture-in-Picture mode. ..
Netflix is not working with HDR.
I’m having trouble getting my computer to refresh itself automatically. It keeps refreshing itself, but it won’t let me change the refresh rate.
Easily Update Your Mi Box to Android Nougat
If you’re like me and can’t wait to get your hands on the latest updates, you probably don’t want to wait for the update to install on your Mi Box. guide you can easily install Android Nougat beta version on your Mi Box and explore all new features from the (yet) unreleased Android Nougat for Xiaomi Mi Box. There are a lot of new things to discover, but there are also some bugs. So make sure you know what you are doing before installing beta versions on your Mi Box.
Final note
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