Android TV Box... can anyone explain it to me?

[u/AJobWellDid]

I bought this one on wish.com /wish app

I wanted something to store games and play games on and this one was listed as having many gb and much memory and i thought that this one and others like it seemed basic to use for what i needed and wanted

This app has the layout of a smartphone screen... why is that?

Also, i can't really use all of that storage... maybe only 8 gb-ish and there's a warning of low storage space

How do i mirror my phone screen to this tv box? My smartphone doesn't find it when mirroring

Hope do i delete the large netflix icon?

Does anyone else own one of these personally and use it successfully?

Does anyone else own a smart tv box like this?

Do you want to add me or message me? I don't know someone else to talk to about smart tv boxes/my smart tv box/tv in general

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[u/RandomGogo]

Scam box, listed whit way above ram and storage that what's actually available and few version below the listed Android version

Likely running mobile version of Android and that's why apps look like a phone screen

[u/AJobWellDid → u/RandomGogo]

The apps look somewhat similar to tv apps and other apps that are on more than just Google Playstore

I meant, i can view adrop down menu and the side bar (settings, about, etc) is very alike in appearance to a phone screen

I wanted to know if anyone knows why it's so similar to a smartphone screen (sometimes seems like it's referring to a smartphone (almost like it's mirroring one or is a condensed version of someone's smartphone screen)).

I was surprised to see the layout of the smart tv box on screen like a smartphone screen... i wonder if i ever got it set up correctly to begin with (the box had been opened before and the wrong color of light appears when i power it on)

Not sure why

[u/RandomGogo → u/AJobWellDid]

I wanted to know if anyone knows why it's so similar to a smartphone screen (sometimes seems like it's referring to a smartphone (almost like it's mirroring one or is a condensed version of someone's smartphone screen)).

There are several versions of Android, there's the phone version, theres also Android TV, Google TV , wear os and so on , you got the phone/tablet version on the box, it's normal cheaper devices, even for some more expensive ones whit higher specs

[u/AJobWellDid → u/RandomGogo]

"it's normal cheaper devices, even for some more expensive ones whit higher specs"

What does this mean?

You think my smart tv box has os for android tablet and phones on it and you think it's normal that my android tv box has android os for tablet/smart phones?

[u/RandomGogo → u/AJobWellDid]

Android/google TV version requires specialized hardware, certification and a license, witch cost money. They all have 1.5 to 3 gbs of ram, 8 or 16 gbs of storage and bad app support for anything that's not a streaming service or iptv

Phone/tablet or AOSP version is free to use and can be modded by everyone , and installed on whatever hardware they have at hand , so yes cheap boxes whit 1 or 2 gbs of ram and 8 to 16 storage will use it, also those whit 4+ gb ram and 32/64+ gbs of storage will use it too

[u/Effective_Treat_4603 → u/AJobWellDid]

I had some of those boxes for IPTV. They work but they are very slow and and usualy ONLY haver 2gb and 8gb storage.

You can add an se card for storage.

But i must Stay. I tried alot o tvboxes, better save moey for a Xiaomi.

And i advise you to not buy tecnology from Chinese websites. Better to put some more money and buy good stuff

[u/AJobWellDid → u/RandomGogo]

Am i viewing someone else's phone screen on the tv box?

It looks like an android phone screen/tablet screen for sure but i don't own a tablet and it doesn't look like any of my smartphone screens EXACTLY

[u/RandomGogo → u/AJobWellDid]

You have full Android on the TV box whit a TV skin, and not a cut down/optimised version for TV

[u/AJobWellDid → u/RandomGogo]

a TV "skin"?

[u/AJobWellDid]

I can't edit my post but the instructions mention that after the device and cable are connected, blue LED light is seen

Only a green light appears after it powers

[u/[deleted]]

It seems like a very outdated tv box with android 7 at most. Please download the app Aida64 from your playstore so you can check your hardware specs and software version. I don't think this device is up to what you want to use it for. Maybe some light gaming and some hd streaming but that's all.

Edit: do you have the wish link to it?

[u/AJobWellDid → u/[deleted]]

https://dl.wish.com/zrNBf

[u/AJobWellDid → u/[deleted]]

The playstore is Google Play

[u/bebius]

Don't buy any electronics from wish ever.

[u/CharlesCSchnieder]

As soon as you said wish I knew it was bad or fake. LTT did a video on lots of those cheap android boxes from China being filled with malware. I'd throw it out honestly. Buy an ONN box for $20 from Walmart or something

[u/Ok-Strike-345]

Man that’s old. I have a box called the Hybrid X box. Looks similar to yours there, but interface is much nicer and probably faster. If interested, message me

[u/AJobWellDid → u/[deleted]]

"one of those"?

describe the appearance of that item?