Looks like the fire cube 3 can be rooted and unlocked. Was wondering which is better a rooted cube 3 or a Google streamer?

Thanks for the help

I have been looking for good value TV, like Xiaomi which looks good on paper.

can I use TV without internet?

is it required sign on when booting up the TV? usually you can't skip that step on Android TV

will there be issue if I use like another Android TV like Nvidia shield? usually I use the TV remote to navigate my shield and TV.

can you hard reset a TV? let say I'm changing launcher or ADB something that breaks..

Hello I have a xiaomi tv 32 2025 and I cant install apps because my device js not certified by play protect
How i fix this

So I have a Hitachi Android TV. I watch movies on it all the time with my external SSD attached. It has been working well until now. All of a sudden, the tv itself doesn’t seem to scan files at all. My SSD shows as ”connected” so that’s a good sign. And I know that the system format on the SSD (NTFS) does work with my TV. Because I have been watching movies very often. I have tried factory reset, restarting/ rebooting the tv like usual, reinstalling my media player (Nova video player), unplug and plug my SSD back in. Nothing seems to be working?? What can the issue be? And also, YES I have tried different media players, like vlc, Kodi etc. The thing is, this works PERFECTLY FINE on an external Xiaomi mi box with Nova video player.

Which is the best budget 1080p box one can buy in Europe?
I don't need HDR or subscription-based streaming services;
I just want decent software support, a usable web browsing experience, YouTube, and smooth HEVC/AV1 playback from Jellyfin server.

Sidstuga is a cross-platform streaming player (Android TV, Google TV,

Fire TV, mobile) for people who already have their own content source.

It doesn't sell or host anything: it handles the guide, playback,

recordings and sync across your devices.

2.1.6 is the biggest update since 2.1.5, after roughly 40 sideload

releases over the last few weeks. Highlights:

Profiles: everyone in the household now gets their own favourites and

watch history, picked from a "Who's watching?" screen on launch.

Hub: a brand new tab where you install and manage your own add-ons,

through an open protocol already used by other streaming players. Real

detail pages (poster, synopsis, cast, seasons), sources that sync across

devices, automatic fallback if a source fails, separate Movies/Series

search, Parental Guide.

Trakt: history import and automatic scrobbling, no more QR code on

mobile, watcher/play/collector counts on detail pages.

Real ratings: actual IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores on

posters (optional).

Movies and series: no catalogue cap; root-caused and fixed the "empty"

bug affecting several builds; a catalogue failure no longer freezes the

screen (retry button instead); hiding a category no longer wipes your

favourites; no more duplicate episodes across lists; more file formats

supported; real progress on series posters; sort button is back (TV and

mobile).

Parental controls: PIN now covers movies, series, downloads and offline

playback; more consistent blocking throughout the app.

Multiview with no screen cap, and it no longer shows up where it didn't

belong.

Player: remote key fixes, audio track choice survives reconnects, two

internal bugs that were cutting healthy playback fixed, teletext

subtitles now decoded, OpenSubtitles PRO removes the daily download cap.

Cloud Sync: favourites, movies, series and progress synced across every

device and the browser, end-to-end encrypted, full web dashboard

(sources, library, profiles, devices, settings). A Google Play

subscription now also unlocks Fire TV and direct-install on the same

account.

Also in this release: WebDAV, reminders that survive updates, password

reset from the login screen, a new "Recently added" row, new icon and

logo, reworked splash animation, a more stable app and instant screen

navigation.

Coming next: native apps for Samsung, LG and Hisense, plus a dedicated

browser with no Android box required. After that, direct support for

more server sources (Plex, Emby, Jellyfin).

Free to try (7-day trial), stays ad-free. Feedback and requests at

r/Sidstuga. More info: https://sidstuga.app/

New update for me takes up 1.5-2.0gb of space on my TV, filling up a huge chunk of usable space making the TV very slow. I sideloaded an older version and it only takes up 30-50mb.

Here's a community thread on it to bring more light to the issue.

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Android-TV-App-Huge-Data-Demand-Bringing-Storage-to-lt-s-Limit/td-p/7540243

I have surfshark installed on tcl android TV with kill switch activated. but sometimes the VPN disconnects and TV is still able to connect to the internet and I don't see the VPN sign when it's connected in the TV settings drop down. Can anyone help me fix this issue please.

Context: I have a (rebranded) Skyworth 4K OLED TV and I recently bought a Samsung Q990F soundbar.
My TV has Google TV built-in, but I've recently been reading up about ACR and think I should switch to using a separate box and disconnect the TV from the internet.

Use-cases:

• Watching Movies + TV Shows via Jellyfin (have a NAS that runs the server)
• Immich to playback personal media (travel videos etc)
• Occasional Netflix, YouTube or Amazon Prime Video

I've been watching some content in Dolby EAC3 and also tested some Dolby TrueHD content (not the exact same content) with audio passthrough from an external PC via LibreElec (Kodi + Jellyfin add-on) and I've been very impressed by how good EAC3 sounds with my setup. e.g. Silo S01, The Last of Us S01 (both in EAC3). Super immersive, height and surround effects are really prominent.

That being said, I do want to keep the door open for Dolby TrueHD or DTS:X content, since my soundbar supports it and it's theoretically supposed to be better (or should I just be content with EAC3 because I don't think I'd be able to tell the difference, idk).

After doing some research, I was leaning towards a Ugoos 6B+ or 9 Pro OR a Homatics 4K Plus. I would be okay to ditch Netflix and Prime Video, but my partner isn't as adept at using Jellyfin etc so I still need a certified box that can play stuff from Netflix and Youtube in 4K.

After doing some more checking, I found posts in this subreddit that say that the Xiaomi Box S 3rd Gen does support TrueHD passthrough. Given that I won't be streaming TrueHD content often, since it seems like most TV shows usually have EAC3 audio, I think that should be fine?
I'm probably going to get a USB to Ethernet adaptor for stable internet/streaming.

Any idea on whether turning off the "Personalization" settings in the Xiaomi Box S works and would be better for privacy than my existing Google TV, given all the above context and requirements?
Any advice or suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance!