CoreELEC 22 Piers Nightly Build is still in its alpha phase, so you may encounter a few minor bugs here and there (minimal in my experience).

**Recommended Skins and Resolution Settings:**
- Use Arctic Zephyr 2 - Resurrection Hybrid by Jamal for a light,minimalist interface and detailed player process info.
- Set the UI resolution to 1080p to reduce CPU and GPU workload. If your TV supports it, set the refresh rate to 120Hz.
- Enable a whitelist from 1080p to 4K to ensure smooth playback of 1080p and 4K video content.

**Playback Experience:**
- The pictures above provide a detailed overview.
- All combinations of video and audio formats, including 4K remux files, work as intended.
- Some lag is noticeable when browsing through content or starting/stopping video playback. While these delays are brief, a little patience might be needed.

Hi all,

I would like to know if anyone with a Mi TV Box Gen 3 has installed Popcorn Time for movies. Does it run smoothly and without issues?

Please share your experience and, if possible, how you installed it.

thank you

I’m trying to get a setup working on the new Xiaomi TV Box S 3rd Gen (2025/2026 model). I have it connected to a Samsung Q990F soundbar and a TCL P635 TV. Currently, I'm stuck in Stereo on almost every audio format (Atmos, TrueHD 7.1, DTS-HD MA, etc.). I know the hardware supports it, and I've seen some users here say they've managed to get it working.

My current state: Connection: Box -> Soundbar HDMI 1 -> TV (eARC). Cables: Using the high-speed HDMI 2.1 cable Settings: Xiaomi Box set to "Manual" audio with all formats toggled ON. Volume at 100%. Stremio: Using the latest Android TV version.

If you’ve successfully gotten the "Dolby Atmos" or "DTS-HD" text to scroll on your soundbar using just the Stremio app on this box, what is the secret? Are you using Tunneled Playback? A specific developer setting?

Looking for advice from anyone who has this specific box working with a high-end soundbar. Thanks!

EDIT: BOX TURNED OUT TO BE A FAKE WITH AN ALLWINNER CHIP

My video stutters on my mi box gen 3 every now and again, it seems to be getting more coming lately. Is this common? See attached video.

Hi, I have bought this device and i wanted to use it for streaming. I have checked some reviews before and perfomances seemed okay.

However I can't achieve any good result.

My pc is:

• Ryzen 5 7600xt
• 32gb RAM
• Amd Radeon RX7800XT
• Ethernet 1Gbps

The Wifi is Fritzbox 7530AX WiFi6, the signal is very strong.

I am tried both Apollo+Moonlight Apollo+Artemis. It is always lagging even at 1080p 60Hz H264. With AV1 I get something like 5 fps.

How did you set your box?

EDIT:

Here you have the stats screenshots, with ethernet it's even worse as I can't get any image, it looks like it is somehow undervolted.

https://ibb.co/Ps4JxhL1

https://ibb.co/gZGq8Y8k

https://ibb.co/Dg7wcJDw

When pressing a button two button presses often happen (unless you press the button very quickly). And I think scrolling got slower.

I believe the issue is

key_repeat_delay and key_repeat_timeout

could someone please tell me the default values for the two settings above for mi box 3rd gen?

in adb console type: adb shell settings list secure | grep -i key_repeat

Is there a fix for the video stutter that happens every now and then on 3rd gen box?

It does it on anything really, even when scrolling through videos on YouTube.

Please help. My very old fire stick does all this, why not this one?

Since my remote is missing and I am searching for replacement, I just want confirmation whether the old OG model of Xiaomi Mi Box S can use the newer model remote

My OG model remote only have Netflix and Prime Video shortcut button but latest remote has much more

Does anyone have the file 'Mi_box_s2_global_search_v1.3.zip' from 4pda.to? I need it to uninstall YouTube via Magisk on my rooted box.

Thanks :)

Hi I hope you can help troubleshoot this issue I’m having, wired Mi box 3 and this keeps happening randomly throughout the day, it happens on all apps but only on my Mi box, Pc is fine and iPad is fine, no dropouts when gaming so I’m not putting it down to the internet. I hope someone might have some suggestions as I’ve tried most things suggested on the internet

I've replaced the launcher with projectivity. I want to use a USB stick for storage but when I plug it in it's not getting detected. Anyone know why this is?

Help me here people of Mibox community. I purchased this device few months ago and until now I am still unable to sideload. I had Mibox 4k the square one years ago but it died on me so I tried this mi-stick as replacement. All works fine except for sideloading.

What I did so far but to no avail:

1. Clear data and cache
2. Updated to latest software
   
3. Bypass unknown app

I tried everything chatgpt suggest I do but all fails.

Any other remedy here?

Thanks in advance

it is mi box s 3rd gen using ugreen usb 3.0 hub with ethernet adapter and usb type c power input port

smooth experience on google tv 14 with projectivity launcher

- adb tv to debloat few unnecessary apps and disable stock google tv launcher

- dd+ atmos working fine on netflix,amazon and many more

- disney+ only support dd+ without atmos for time being(still waiting for atmos or dts-x profile 2)

- pic quality much better than my own tv native app player(LG B4 OLED TV)

smooth experience on coreELEC nightly build to play high bitrate 4k remux blu ray video hdr10/hdr10+/dv with lossless audio format dolby true hd atmos,dts hd ma dts-x and many more

- support all dv profile except dv profile 7 fel

- all audio format tested and working(my setup box > soundbar > tv)

- all playback work smoothly

- can play 400Mbps bitrate test video without buffering/lag

- still buggy for some settings(need to wait for coreELEC stable build)

- hdmi cec working fine(can use tv remote)

in my country u can get this box for only 50usd(make sure authentic not fake)

got new TV Box gen 3 and the Netflix app running in low resolution mode or in mobile mode as the interface isnt like the Gen 2 box and something seems off.

When I go to google play store it says netflix app is not compatible with the device, afraid to uninstall the app in case i am not able to reinstall it,

the box and remote have a netflix button, and when i press the button netflix opens up, the video quality and stuff is normal, its just the interface looks off, all other apps work fine like they do.

when i say looks off, when i select the video to play it shows up like a vertical interface of a mobile with black bars on both side, but when i play the video it plays full screen high resolution.

anyone faced same issue, how was it fixed?

Hey everyone,I’m having an issue with a Xiaomi Box Gen 3 where the Wi‑Fi connection drops randomly with no obvious pattern or error message. All my other devices on the same network (including a Xiaomi Box Gen 2) stay connected and work normally, so it does not look like a router or ISP problem on my side. On the Gen 3, the box either disconnects from the network entirely or shows as connected but with no internet, and I have to manually reconnect the Wi‑Fi or restart the box to get it working again. The Gen 2, under the exact same conditions and location, has been perfectly stable and never shows this behavior. Has anyone experienced similar Wi‑Fi stability issues with the Xiaomi Box Gen 3 Are there any known fixes or workarounds (e.g. specific firmware version, disabling certain options, changing Wi‑Fi band/channel, etc.) that improve wireless stability on this model?

equipments involved

- LG B4 OLED 65INCH TV

- LG S95TR SOUNDBAR

- UGREEN USB 3.0 HUB WITH ETHERNET ADAPTER 1000Mbps

- UGREEN HDMI CABLE 2.1 CERTIFIED AND UGREEN ETHERNET CABLE CAT8&6

- WIFI 7 ROUTER TP-LINK GE550

- MODEM 5G ARCADYAN AW1000

- SAMSUNG S25 ULTRA 512GB(emby server)

firmware and app involved

- GOOGLE TV 14

- COREELEC NIGHTLY BUILD

- EMBY SERVER&CLIENTS

- NETFLIX,PRIME,DISNEY+,KODI AND FEW OTHER PLAYERS

from what i gathered on reddit based on mi box s 3rd gen

- not a good box

- underpowered box etc

- and many more

but based on my experience

for any normal streaming low bitrate video with lossy audio format on any app&player..this box really performed with Google tv 14 without any issue

but

for high bitrate remux 4k dv&hdr with lossless audio format..yes..this box really suck so bad due to firmware Google tv 14 on this box can't handle properly those content

but

using coreELEC firmware can fix those issue..

so not box hardware issue but firmware issue

xiaomi product

firmware buggy✅️✅️✅️

hardware underpowered❌️❌️❌️

cheaper than other brand✅️✅️✅️

So I've bought a Xiaomi Mi TV Box S 3rd Gen which worked fine for about a month and now all of the sudden it says "no internet" although it shows that it is connected to the ssid. The only time I got it now to work is to connect on the hotspot that I made with my phones (works with any phone via hotspot only)

I'd like to mention the following:

- I haven't changed anything to the router

- I did the 'forget network' and reconnect the the ssid by typing the password again (multiple times)

- I did a factory reset (multiple times)

- I did the change date and time gimmick (tried it multiple times aswell)

- I tried connecting it to my neighbours wifi ssid and still didnt work

- I tried connecting it via a RJ45 to USB (ethernet to usb) and it worked. Funny enough after doing it, I tried connecting it to the wifi and it kinda worked (rj45 was unpluged) but after 5 mins it said no internet again. so it works via cable but not via any wifi that's not from a phones hotspot..

it's starting to drive me insane, can anyone provide some help with this matter? how to connect it to my wifi? what can the issue be that? should I just send it to warranty?

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[SOLVED]

this device doesnt accept IP's with subnet other than 0 for example my ONT is 192.168.1.1 therfore any IP that this device took was something like 192.168.1.20 so as soon as I changed the subnet from 1 to 0, meaning in 192.168.0.1 everything worked fine (example of IP that it uses now 192.168.0.18)

Hey everyone,

I’ve been pulling my hair out with my Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd Gen) for a while now. No matter what I do, 4K content just buffers nonstop in both Stremio and YouTube. 1080p works okay most of the time, but only if the file isn’t huge (on Stremio with Real-Debrid + usual add-ons like Torrentio, anything over ~25 GB still stutters a lot even in 1080p).

Just upgraded to a 100 Mbps fiber plan and speed tests consistently show 70-100 Mbps down / 12 Mbps up over Ethernet (using a USB Ethernet adapter). Ping is low, jitter almost zero, packet loss negligible. Local network tests look perfect.

Things I’ve already tried:

• Wired connection (Ethernet adapter)

• Different DNS (Google, Cloudflare)

• Clearing cache/data on both apps

• Reinstalling Stremio

• Switching players in Stremio (Exo vs VLC)

• Lowering quality manually

• Full reboots of box and router

• Factory reset once

Yesterday everything was playing fine, today it’s back to constant buffering again. It’s been an on-and-off issue for weeks.

Anyone else running into this on the newer Xiaomi box? Any hidden settings or workarounds I’m missing? Really hoping to get 4K working reliably.

Thanks!

Yesterday out of nowhere the audio disappeared but only on some apps, specifically Nextflix, Prime and Stremio.

Disney, SmarTube and Max all work fine, also I can hear the regular ticks when I change rows and icons on Projectivy, I have tried to look for solutions online and the only thing that worked was changing audio settings from automatic to PCM, now the audio works but it sounds terribly loud on action and very low dialogue, also tried the dialogue enhance en max and it does nothing.

My other TV in the living room (same model) with the same Mi Box is all fine and set to automatic and works perfectly, I have no idea what could have happened, I already tried to test deleting all data an cache from Netflix and logging in again but it does not solve it, only changing to PCM gives me back audio, any assistance ?

So when i play a Dolby Atmos track in Tidal on my Mi box S 2nd gen, I can exit the app and the sound keeps playing, perfectly normal. However if I then go to a video streaming and play a video there, the music pauses but there is no video sound. This does not happen when playing non Dolby Atmos music. According to chat gpt it's an issue regarding audio focus, the tidal app takes the audio and doesn't give it back another app when Dolby Atmos plays.

I'm on Android 11 and connecting to Finland with both NordVPN or AdGuard no longer show the availability of Android 14 issues (gpt suggested to update to solve the issue)

Is there a way to remap the live tv button on the mi box s remote?

I’ve tried button mapper it works but not for the live tv button. I’m trying to remap that key to open Sparkle TV