Wow.. waiting for review on the new Mi Box international...

I need one for my sister so that she can view Youtube on her TV.

Finally received the international Mi Box today from Aliexpress. Exactly two weeks to ship from China. First impressions : Doesn't have the box cover like that sold in the US. No coupon codes at all. (US version comes with a total of $76 of coupons). 3 pieces of paper for warranty, manual and product info, all in English. Other items include the mi box, remote control and hdmi cable (no AAA batteries).

Boot up looks similar to that on youtube of Americans using the USA Mi Box. The biggest difference is there is only Netflix and Redbull TV on the recommended apps section. Mi Box sold in the US have Sling TV, Hulu, Pandora, Vudu and several other popular streaming apps in the recommended section.

The other Google apps like Android TV playstore, Youtube and Play Movies is preloaded.
Strangely cant control the audio on Netflix shows via the Mi Box remote. But on Youtube and SPMC it works. Must be a bug with the Netflix app.

In the settings, it shows Android 6.01 and no updates available. I tried installing UC Browser, Astro On The Go, Mobdro and APKpure but for some reason the screen orientation is horizontal. I installed a separate app to force the screen orientation correctly. So far never heard this bug from US Mi Box users.

The worst thing so far for me is that Astro On The Go keeps crashing after I input username and password.

I dont know why there is no browser pre-installed in this box. When I do a voice search, it will show hits from youtube. Would have wished the voice search could look up websites in Google.com.

I will update after doing further tests and experiments.


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please do update...on the performance. Chromecast works properly?

What about watching TV series? Able to get those TV shows? Does the voice control on the remote works?

Ooo, mine became like that too. I wonder why. Now it is harder to launch Kodi and interface is full of never will be used stuff.

Loving my Mi box ..watched Champions League matches using Mi Box built in Google Cast feature.

Before this i cant cast any Live matches from my FoxSportsGo app on my chromecast.

And also i can watch HBO Now and WatchESPN that comes pre-installed in the Mi Box too.

youtube app enables HD / FULL HD / 4K option?

Yeah, mine now everytime on sure pop out apps manager ask clean coz not enough space. Need to find out to release internal space. I have pen drive plug in all the time.

Do update if you manage to find a workaround for it. I do hope the worldwide firmware will be available for Mibox 3 Enhanced

what is the price you guys bought the mi box tv 3 global for? I see xiaomi US selling at USD69 but cheapest in aliexpress is USD74.99. Why are they selling more expensive cause usually it's the other way around.

And why is out hopeless xiaomi malaysia not bringing this product to malaysia? So many products by xiaomi but only bring in a few phone models. Xiaomi malaysia is really useless.

What version of Kodi? Internet Speed?Maybe try reinstall Kodi..

try to look for Easy Advanced Setting in Kodi tutorial..need to install add on for it. Very useful

Thank you.

Finally got mine. Pure androidtv experience. Snappy performance. Although im just usin it for kodi youtube plex and netflix

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Will it have not ebough ram or storage issue? I heaRd that some people choose other TV box than mibox because the storage or ram is smaller, so when watching kodi, always facing issue.

Out of the box, it has about 5.2gb free space. SPMC runs smoothly. But still cant move apps to thumbdrive, Apparently only when there is a android 7.0 update then it can work properly. So far running Star Wars KOTOR seems quite ok with all the settings turned up minus shadows. With shadows enabled can notice the framerate drop. Still waiting for mi gamepad to arrive to test further.

Im choosing it for androidtv os i was an m8s user before

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hi experts out there, need guidance on jailbreaking my mi box 3 so that i can watch those live sports, hong kong series etc.

I plan to get one thou to replace my current Astro package, any sifu could recommend me which mi box should I get? If can support FHD resolution even better

Better than M8S?

Its a different experience cuz its androidtv. I prefer its simplicity. If ur asking on hardware performance, i think its faster. Or maybe bciz its brand new, lol