having used 3 units of himedia in the last 1.5 yrs, i can say it is a good, reliable brand in terms of hardware quality and firmware support.

the trouble i see from the numerous posts of users looking for help and not getting any seems to be:

1.. bought unpopular models, few users, can't get help.
2.. bought from seller(s) who don't/can't support for long in terms of firmware and/or user apps.
3.. users not familiar with androids, thought they are like astro decoders on/off/press buttons; didn't spend time to learn

i do not know much about q1, dunno if it is a popular model; i know many users for q5ii, q5iii and q16 - dual and quad cores.

but from the specs, it looks fine. only thing is whether u will be able to get help and resources to upgrade firmwares and apps over time and keep them working nicely. imo, this is the most impt aspect of any androidtv box, more impt than this brand or that brand. becos tech is changing very quickly, firmwares and apps change all the time. if no help for 2 yrs, the box is as good as dead becos the old software wud be pretty much obsolete, wont work or work poorly.

guys, do you all able to play youtube 1080p in Q3?
mine only have 720 option though

Rooting the HiMedia Q5ii Android TV box

You might wonder why you need to root the Android TV box in the first place. Well, I also never thought about this, until the recent Chinese version of Q5ii firmware taken away the Google Play Store, and I need root access to restore the Google Play Store in the HiMedia Q5ii Android TV box.

In order to gain root access of the HiMedia Q5ii from your computer, you need to put connect them to the same local network. Then, as usual, you'll need the famous Android Debug Bridge (ADB.exe) which is distributed in the Android SDK Tools in Android Developers website. All Android developers and/or hackers should already have this Android SDK Tools in their computers.

Alternatively, you can also install ADB in your computer by downloading and installing the Minimal ADB and Fastboot package from XDA Developers website.

If until this point, you don't know what I am talking about, and you have no idea what is "root", you should not continue. This is because rooting an Android device, if not handled properly, might introduce risk and damage to your Android device.

If you still keen to continue, then copy these 3 required files to a new folder in your computer:

    adb.exe
    AdbWinApi.dll
    AdbWinUsbApi.dll

Then, we need the "su" binary and the Superuser.apk.

Download Superuser-3.2-arm-signed.zip here, unzip the file, and copy these 2 files into the folder where you put ADB just now:

    su
    Superuser.apk

Then, you need to find out the IP address of your HiMedia Q5ii Android TV box and use ADB to connect to its port 5555.

Go to Windows command prompt by executing "cmd" in Run...


Go to your folder with ADB, and issue the following commands:

    adb connect your_himedia_ip_address:5555
    adb root
    adb remount

An example of the command issuing and respond is as below...

Then continue with the following commands:

    adb push su /system/bin
    adb push su /system/xbin
    adb push Superuser.apk /system/app
    adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
    adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su

And finally, reboot your HiMedia Android TV box with this command:

    adb shell reboot


After the reboot, you should be able to gain the root access to your HiMedia Android TV box now.

tried on q5ii and q16 - same like before, same error, tak pakai.
strange it's ok on ipad but not on android "tablets"...?
i m surprised... is the unit in "open air" or inside a tight space?
my 3 units, with or without mini fan, no such overheating problem for 1.5 yrs.
maybe q1 not as good as q5ii/q16 in heat dissipation design...?
q2... not sure but the firmware, even old cannot be that different from q5ii or q16.
when playback, press menu button on remote to bring up subtitle options - u get all kinds of settings there.
to get rigth firmware for yr model, best to get help from yr orig seller.
i find it unreliable to dwnld from unknown sources.
anyway, for anyone interested in himedia androids, i suggest u not to buy just any model but buy the more popular models - to my knowledge: q5ii which has been succeeded by q5iii and q16. there is a lot more user support and tips on the popular models.

nice tips.... what your opinion so far...is Q1 model gooding with kodi and network stream? tq