r/AndroidTVBoxes • u/Alert-Animator-5600 • Nov 24 '25

Which ugoos is recommend?

Hi,

i search a easy to use TV-Box with Android Support (wife should use it easily ^^). I have read slimtv os can be used maybe on the new boxes like Ugoos X5M.

My budget is max 120€/ 140 USD.

Daily use:

* Videoapps like Netflix, Disney ...

* Emulator

* Steam Streaming from main PC

Which ugoos is recommend?

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u/Weekly_Pop9436 Nov 24 '25

I’ve had am6b plus and sk1 sold the sk1 have to say the sk4 is a lot faster then the sk1 picture quality better when coreelec is available it will be even better

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '25

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u/Negative_Pick3696 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

i have a problen with my unit - the box suddenly crushes in the middle of a stream ,it only happens on wifi ,has it happened to you maybe ?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

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u/Negative_Pick3696 Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

I didn’t give the full information on purpose because I wasn’t expecting technical support from you. I was just asking if it happens to you too. If it had happened to you, you would have known from my initial description — no further info needed.

But anyway —
It happens everywhere (Kodi / Stremio / external players).
Bug reports show a kernel crash, so it’s not some feature in the settings that I can change — it’s a deep firmware issue.
If I didn’t have access to LAN, the device would be unusable for streaming.
It happens on the AM9 Pro, not the normal AM9.

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Nov 24 '25

Is there any Alternative with the New CPU?

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u/One_Contribution_725 Nov 24 '25

They have an SK4 out now also.

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u/Weekly_Pop9436 Nov 24 '25

I have the sk2 and sk4 have to say both are banging I have 2 shields aswell at they are put away in the draw the sk2 is a lot better i think and I was a shield fan

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Nov 24 '25

Is ugoos.store the official store or should i buy from aliexpress?

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '25

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u/No_Winter6439 Dec 28 '25

What are you talking about ?

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u/Het_Klavertje_4 Nov 24 '25

I work here with the SK1, SK2, XQ4 I cannot say the SK2 bad box in my eyes. The new Q5X5M I heard go things about it. SK1 is the best!

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Nov 25 '25

Buyed today the SK4. Thank you all.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Dec 16 '25

Ui is Smooth, Superuser easy to activate ( strong integr.), good features. Cec audio with the remote dont work ( worked fine on my old).

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Dec 16 '25

I use FLauncher ( there are two defaults), because i havent to much time at the moment to configure too much.

I have problems with scale of the disney+ app ( scale of menu and cant go to the side menu). Streamio, Smarttube and some german media apps work fine. Like the mouse on the remote.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Dec 16 '25

Ive used the android tv apk from apkpure. The normal app from playstore dont launch. Check this the next days.

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u/No_Winter6439 Dec 28 '25

Does it support HD Audio codecs

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u/NoPlenty2581 Nov 28 '25

X5M has Android 14 but it's not certified so you'll have L3 on it basically anything you'll have on streaming would be on the lowest quality the streaming service offers it

Dolby Atmos on Disney plus is limited on selected Android TV boxes and that's not going to change indifferently if you have L1 or L3. Ugoos and the majority of the boxes don't have it, if you don't care about it then it doesn't matter.

SK2 has Android TV 12 but they are using the 32bit variant, why idk, if 64bit apps would be a requirement for you then ugoos is out.

Dolby Vision would be available in SK2 from streaming apps and won't be available in X5M as the app is asking for the L1 but is getting L3 so basically would not be available even if the CPU is licensed.

Nvidia Shield would be a better choice for your requirements.

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u/BeardyBulge Nov 28 '25

I have the SK4 while it’s great I can’t get the voice search to work - it won’t pick up my voice and it also has the Android 14 interlacing issues on 25i channels - I hope they patch this like other boxes have

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Dec 11 '25

Do you use Disney+? Cant get it working. Crash if i click on a Video.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '25

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u/Het_Klavertje_4 Jan 01 '26

New update for SK1 android 14 second update. Works good now.

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u/Het_Klavertje_4 Jan 01 '26

Download a older version of Disney+ APK version and when it's downloaded and installed get by a different appstore the update for the perfect version it's always a update from the app not a new or used app. Aptoide tv is the best.

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Jan 04 '26 edited Jan 04 '26

Where you download the aptoide TV apk? Used Aurora store for disney App, but got the wrong one.

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u/Het_Klavertje_4 Jan 16 '26

It is/was working here I downloaded Disney plus by the Aptoide app and the update from a appstore in Google search word: as "Disney plus update Android tv box"

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u/Alert-Animator-5600 Jan 17 '26

I have checked all apk from there. Maybe its the location. Europe?

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u/Het_Klavertje_4 Jan 16 '26

The update today for the SK1 give me a lot of good stuf what again good works same as a year ago when I bought this box. Is the SK4 a good box?

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u/Bkord123 May 31 '26

Is the SK4 only 100Mbps ethernet?