been tinkering with the box the whole day and couldnt come up with a solution, hope you guys can help.

what i have : MiBox2 China version running 4.4.2

what i want to achieve : Turn on -> Simple 1-2 step navigation -> CNN Live tv (this box is for my dad)

what i installed : Exodus Live TV for CNN stream. Simple enough to navigate.

what i tried and failed : Autostart APKs, tried 4 of them, none of them worked. Tried rooting with Kingroot to replace launcher via system files, rooting didnt work.

what problem i'm facing : mainly its the current launcher, its too complicated for my dad to navigate to My Apps as he doesnt read chinese.

anyone has any autostart apks that work? or do i need to get a usb male-male cable to root it with a pc?