Can anyone identify this Android Head Unit? I am trying to find out if I can install 5.1.1 on it. It currently has has 4.4.4. The model number is AC8317. Kernal version: 3.4.35 [email protected] #51 Thu Apr 28 10:41:26 CST 2016. I am not to familiar with android because I always had apple devices but I got tired of them. I am trying to learn how to customize these. The home screen widget cannot be moved or deleted. It is stuck in KPH and 24h time and wont change even thought I changed the setting under car settings. It has 1gb of ddr3 and a 1.6ghz quad core A9 processor and 16gb Nand, not sd card slot.
ebay item number is 272278514841, Sorry I cannot post links.
https://m.alibaba.com/product/60330991765/Car-gps-navigation-mediatek-AC8317-1024x600.html
According to this site, the head unit can only run 4.4.4. Sorry, out of luck there :/
Are you sure that means I cannot upgrade? I saw posts about updating carjoying radios to 5.1.1. They had MTCB and MTCD model numbers. I do not know how you know if you can upgrade or not? Do you know how to edit the homescreen widget? Do you know where I could find the stock rom?
cavalier3400z said:
Are you sure that means I cannot upgrade?
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I am certain that if you keep your device under the stock rom and kernel, your device will not update.
In other words, unless you root (same as Apple devices' jailbreak utility) you may not edit your device.
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I do not know how you know if you can upgrade or not?
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I am merely using common sense. On that page listed above, the maximum OS is 4.4.4, which means that your device does not SUPPORT that which is beyond such a level. It either does not support it because of hardware or software restrictions, or your specific device was left out of an update.
Another thing. No, I do not know how to move your widgets on your device. However, you can try a tap-and-drag method (put your finger on the widget, hold it there for half a second, and slide it. If you wish to remove the widget, a "Remove" box should appear on screen. Drag the widget to the box and let it go to remove) but I don't know if that will work, since I have a phone, and you have a head unit in a car.
Perhaps your car may restrict the use of the unit while moving. If so, do not move your car and try using the unit. If that doesn't work, try using it when your car is in park.
Again, thank you for your time,
Xzanah
cavalier3400z said:
Can anyone identify this Android Head Unit? I am trying to find out if I can install 5.1.1 on it. It currently has has 4.4.4. The model number is AC8317. Kernal version: 3.4.35 [email protected] #51 Thu Apr 28 10:41:26 CST 2016. I am not to familiar with android because I always had apple devices but I got tired of them. I am trying to learn how to customize these. The home screen widget cannot be moved or deleted. It is stuck in KPH and 24h time and wont change even thought I changed the setting under car settings. It has 1gb of ddr3 and a 1.6ghz quad core A9 processor and 16gb Nand, not sd card slot.
ebay item number is 272278514841, Sorry I cannot post links.
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You can not remove the homescreen widget, because it is integrated with its Launcher. You may try another launcher then use Quick Short Maker (or another similar app) to link oem Activities (FM radio, Music Player etc)
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I recently purchased a Nordic Track 9500 Elite Pro. This bad boy has a 10" android tablet built in. They really don't want you messing with the android part much, but I am sure there are plenty of other users out there like me that want to do more!
This is my first post so I am unable to show the pictures via the link. Hopefully you can copy and past the text to view the images. I will try to repost on my website so it all flows.
I don't see where a post like this would go, I am not sure if at some point it would gain it's own device forum... That would be exciting. So for now I will post here. I will also post my initial findings for others in the community that may want to purchase this treadmill and can't find any information regarding the built in Android Tablet with WiFi.
This image shows the version information. From what I can tell it looks like they purchase an APAD from someone and then stick it inside of their device. They also must have wrote some special drivers and software to interface with the equipment and hardware. I was very happy to see a mainstream current android OS.
Android OS 2.2
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Here are the pre-installed apps. Pretty basic. (note: I was able to find an APK and install Last.FM that wasn't included) Also a major bummer to see was that there wasn't a market application.
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This is the typical workout screen you see.
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I also noticed that the device doesn't have very much memory. This could be due to the built in applications taking up so much space. It only had about 57MB of internal memory free, but it had a built in 2GB SD Card. I have not gotten to the point where I have needed to take it apart yet to see if there is a replaceable SD card. I may wait another 5 years for my warranty to end to do that.
I have tried to install some apps but have not had very much luck. The only app that was I was able to install was the Last.FM.
I tried the follow apps, and they didn't install:
1. Market
2. Angry Birds
3. Pandora
Other disappointments:
1. Designed to not be in the Android Interface. They have an application that runs, and makes it tricky to get to the android desktop. It takes about 3 clicks to get from the main workout screen back to the Android Desktop.
2. The screen is not capacitive, it is resistive. I don't know how much more I need to say about that.
3. Only 3 buttons. Back, Menu, Home. Home takes you to their software not the android home screen. Long press on home does nothing.
4. When i go to the desktop the Time is all over the place. I have tried changing settings in every spot possible but something is telling it what time to think it is, occasionally it is correct... Just don't get it.
Even with the disappointments this thing is sweet. I wish i could install more apps, stream videos from a PC over the WiFi connection and stream music from a PC over the WiFi connection. Maybe with the help of the community we will figure some of these items out... Or I will be the only one who has this that knows about this website!
ntsteele,
How is your experience up to now with your 9500? I am looking at getting the c1250, which is the same as the 9500, but with a smaller motor and no decilne. Is the 10" screen worth it? The rep at Nordictrack told me the only differcence between the 7" screen is the web browser, the google maps display, and some basic apps. But overall the workout system is the same as the 7' display of the 1750 commercial and that you can view the google maps by logging in on ifit.com. Thanks for the info and screen shots.
iFit Android App
Have you or has anyone else been able to pull the apk files off of the NordicTrack Elite 9500 Treadmill. I would be interested to see if it works on any adroid phone to view the menu system.
I played with this today at Google IO. The rep said that the integrated tablet was rev 1 and that they wanted to eventually let users connect their own devices.
what do you need to press to get to the android home screen?
Where I work at there is a Proform Trailrunner 4.0 treadmill that has 10" Android tablet screen. From what I have been told nordic track and proform are made by the same manufacture or something. It was returned because of a broken display unit. Of course I wasn't going to let them throw the old one away so they let me keep it. I trashed the main display and now I have the 10" tablet but cannot power it because the treadmill doesn't operate without a magnetic key. How could I power this thing and see if it works?
I got the new incline trainer x9i which has the 10 inch android interface. I am interested to get in and try installing apps as you have but I am unable to even get to the android home screen. The only time I see it is when I turn the machine on and it is booting up, the screen comes up for a few seconds to where I can hit on the applications button and see what is on it. But within a second after I see the apps it automatically gets routed into the machine exercise interface and I have not figured how to get back to the android home screen from there. How did you do it? It would sure be nice to install a different browser. I hate the fact that I cannot create my own shortcuts. Anyway, love the machine.
How to get to the Android Home Screen
Any luck finding out how to get to the Android Home Screen? I am wanting to do that also. I was able to get to it one time accidentally, but haven't figure out how to stop the machine interface from loading since.
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Ok, same question. I just got a C2150 which is a similar model to the 9500. Slightly smaller motor and belt, but same basic thing with the 10" tablet. I believe it's capacitive now, but still not great as far as that goes.
I too have hit the setup icon when it's booting and it goes to the Android setup screen for a second and then continues to boot into the Nordictrack IFit proprietary stuff.
So I can't believe the posts with the images and no explanation of how you got there? Please share with the rest of us.
Also, my console has a USB connector at the top of the thing. Any idea what if anything that'll let me do?
Thanks!
Anyone figure this out? Seems a shame to have a 10' screen and not be able to install apps on it. There must be some button combination that the Icon service team would use to stop the auto load of the iFit interface.
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I took the tablet apart to see what information can be gathered. Apparently, HANNSTAR (TAIWAN) manufactures the board (HANNSTAR J MV-7); which uses a Samsung ARM8 CPU(5PV210AH-A0 1044); has 512MB; and a 4GB SANDISK FLASH (SDIN2C2-4G).
I haven't been able to find sufficient info to track a compatible ROM, yet I can't imagine for the life of me that HANNSTAR would design this just for Nordic. I am posting some pics hoping that someone might be able to id the hardware, which in turn might help point to a more fruitful search for a workable ROM.
Try to upload pics but not sure if it worked. It's late, and I can't figure out how to do it smoothly yet.
I'm gonna do another bump. I have a similar treadmill (or maybe the exact same one, I lost the the manual with product name). It is of the X9i series and when I saw it in the store, I had to go for it. I was a bit irritated to see that you are locked to the iFit application and you cannot return to the launcher. I need a male to male USB cable to see if I can get a bit of ADB on it.
From the (crappy) performance of it, I can tell it has about 512 MB RAM, a dated CPU clocked at around 600-800MHz, the screen looks like a crappy TFT display at 1280x700. Lastly, this thing runs Froyo. Mine features a full USB port and an Audio in port. Not much to screw around with. Downloads are disabled in the browser, and the Menu key does nothing.
I think something can be done though. The application that controls the treadmill can't crash as it is, and if it ever does FC, the motor shouldn't stop. NordicTrack doesn't have a recovery image up for some reason (thanks, NordicTrack -_-) so that's even less to work with.
Nevertheless, something can be done. It's not really a fun thing for an Android enthusiast to pick up an Android device with such dated hardware (the tredmill itself, as just tredmill is amazing).. Plus, it was $2,100 at Sears.
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here is a video of the Treadmill and the board;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKyf6MHIefk
USB and Audio in is on the right side of the console.
I've had my Nordictrack 9500 Pro for about a year now. Still working well for the most part (I do have messed up deck tension adjuster that I need to call support about).
Would love to be able to unlock the Android device to at least install Netflix, Pandora, etc.
I have had one over the air firmware upgrade that went pretty smoothly. Was hoping more updates would come from Nordictrack, but it has been a long time since that one.
Has anyone else noticed that the Speed Calibration utility under the iFit controls says that it isn't enabled yet? Maybe there's hope for future updates.
fanVrARCHITECT
Greetings,
I have been following this thread as a 9500 owner as well, and looking at what has been posted and see if there is any follow up.
1.) like everyone else what startup combinations may have disabled Nordic Tracks proprietary software.
2.) the usb socket on the top of the console, has anyone had anyluck attempting a usb male to male connection on a laptop? If so what has been tried?
3.) any idea of maybe porting something over via the Ifit updates or account? I noticed the HDvideo inside of the program is pretty descent from what I've seen, and looks like the video plays in the center of main app..just a thought.
I'm looking at getting the male to male usb cable and trying to interface it with the below. .. at least curious if the cable will talk, and most likely this unit is not root so view only but maybe a start if it works.
//www*howtogeek*com/howto/42491/how-to-remote-view-and-control-your-android-phone/
Cheers,
devmo
Did anyone figure out how to get android home screen????
I read somebody was able to email themselves an apk and install it? The tablet enables sideloading? Ding ding ding! I'm going to try sideloading launcherpro or any other replacement launcher to attempt to hijack the home screen
Update: Didn't work on my c2150's tablet. Bastards.... I did however get my c2150's to boot into "safe mode" which I have no idea what that entails. While it was powering on, I held down home and back I believe was the combo.
Update: SUCESS!!! So by booting into "safe" mode, you can hit the preferences launcher while the device is booting to interrupt the ifit loading. From there, go enable unknown sources. Then launch the browser and google "z4 apk" and download it and run it. Did permanent root on mine and it worked.
ENJOY
I forgot. Once you get the device into safe mode, install "smart taskbar" by sideloading. It'll make you able to view a task bar over ifit.
EDIT: Since we don't have a custom recovery, or for that matter even a recovery at all it seems, I've not attempted gapps. Could anyone give a detailed response on how to install this? I assume just unzip it in the root directory? I'm worried about permissions, I always forget what to set there. Also, the device comes pre-bundled with busybox, fyi Another must have for this is adbWireless. I tried editing the init.rc but it seems those changes were for nothing. I'll keep people updated as I discover things etc. I'm by no means a dev, but do know a little.
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I forgot. Once you get the device into safe mode, install "smart taskbar" by sideloading. It'll make you able to view a task bar over ifit.
EDIT: Since we don't have a custom recovery, or for that matter even a recovery at all it seems, I've not attempted gapps. Could anyone give a detailed response on how to install this? I assume just unzip it in the root directory? I'm worried about permissions, I always forget what to set there. Also, the device comes pre-bundled with busybox, fyi Another must have for this is adbWireless. I tried editing the init.rc but it seems those changes were for nothing. I'll keep people updated as I discover things etc. I'm by no means a dev, but do know a little.
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Sorry - can you tell me the exact steps involved here. How do I get to safe mode and then what? I tried Home Back while powering on and it still goes to the ifit screen
You know I'm really not sure what trick it is to make it stay. I had good luck getting it to stay in android rubbing home/back/menu while it booted and as soon as I saw the android home screen, hit the preferences launcher and then grabbed the top menubar and half pulled it down. All I know is that when you get it to stick in android, its always in safe mode which is triggered by some combination of those buttons on boot. Even then it will boot into iFit, but if you go to the settings first, in safe mode, it wont exit that screen.
Nordictrack commercial 2150 Android Safemode
Very simple folks. Turn treadmill on and once you see ANDROID appear in the center of the screen, begin pressing the dashes button that is between the home and back buttons on the console. Not sure if holding down works any better. An "unable to load widget" will be seen in middle of screen once the I-FIT software has stopped and safe mode will appear at the lower left hand corner. You'll then be able to check out the various Android options etc for your tablet. Be careful in editing anything unless you know what you are doing! Wouldn't want to brick your treadmill unnecessarily. It took awhile to find the key to safe mode access, due to limited info out there, but I hope users will continue to make some progress on exploiting this device and maybe we'll be able to use it to our liking. I would like to stream my dish television to the tablet like I do on my i phone or i pad. Being able to install the dish app via google app store is what I'm looking forward to. I want to be able to watch tv on my treadmill while exercising. Please keep this thread going! I'm sure that future software updates may allow for a better user interface. The challenge is certainly in the storage capabilities in the tablet itself and the sd card inside.
Hey, so I posted this in general, but think it may have been the wrong spot.
Anyway, I recently acquired a Will.i.am iAm+ Puls, and want to see if I can load full android on it (it's currently running a forked version of 4.1). It's an awful product, but heck figured it might be fun to try to load full android on it or even android wear and see what I can do. Problem is, it does not look like it has any USB connectivity, so would need some suggestion on how to load it on another way. If anyone knows of any way to that would be great! I'm debating trying to open up the device too (need to get a jewelers screwdriver) and see if there is some form of internal access.
If anyone could provide any guidance that would be great.
For the curious here's some specs (I assume I'd have to make custom build too?):
1.7-inch PMOLED Display
dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon
1GB RAM
16GB of storage
GSM 3G
WiFi
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS
pedometer/accelerometer (not actually sure if it has it.. isn't surfaced in UI)
Did you get anywhere with this? I have a Dial+ which I think is quite similar. They seem to have turned off the map service and Aneeda doesn't seem to do much anymore. I was hoping someone knows how to add some functionality back or even add new apps. I've contacted Iam+ support about getting some developer tools but haven't heard anything back yet.
I was able to use adb to get different apps and launchers onto it, but could never get the functionality I wanted. Screen size is too small, I think this would be best if you could get androidwear on it, but I am not sure how.
You're right, Android Wear would be awesome, the Dial+ is 4G and has 32Gb of internal storage.
If anyone is interested, on the Dial+ to get the developer options menu you first have to go to "About dial" and tap on the kernel version 7 times. After that you can go back up a level in the menu and you'll see the developer options menu is available.
Anyone using one of these? There seem to be several similar models sold (at least in the USA) but it seems like everyone here is using either IPTV-only boxes, or boxes with DVB tuners.
The Cyberbox has a p231 board with an S905D SoC, 2GB RAM, & 16GB ROM, and it runs Android 7.1.2. The box comes with root access as a developer option, making it easy to mod (but also a bit dangerous). One slightly worrisome issue is that the Cyberbox doesn't seem to come with a reset button behind the composite A/V port or anywhere else, so there's no easy way to boot a recovery image if you brick it. It does seem possible to install a micro SD card and a reset switch if you're good at soldering tiny SMC components (which I'm not). Luckily I haven't bricked mine (so far).
I don't know much about the Leelbox Q5 but I've heard it's similar. I've seen threads here on the earlier Leelbox models (Q4 and less) but nothing on the Q5 yet
The MagicSee 300 also seems to be a very similar box, but it has a DVB tuner for FTA satellite and European/Australian OTA broadcasts instead of an ATSC tuner.
With respect to the iView Cyberbox specifically, I've done a little work fixing it up. Mostly minor stuff: improving the look of the launcher (a version of DroidLogic's MBoxLauncher), fixing iView's slightly screwed-up boot animation, installing TWRP recovery (got lucky; the S905X/S912 version 3.2.1 of TWRP works fine except that compression doesn't seem to work during backups) and Magisk (to get some control over root access).
I do have some questions for the more knowledgeable members about my Cyberbox:
My Cyberbox came with Chrome version 66. But try as I might, I couldn't update it! Play Store would download the latest version but it would fail to install. Every time. I ended up just deleting Chrome from /system/app entirely and installing it as a user app! So now I'm up to date, but does anyone have an idea why it wouldn't update normally like most system apps?
Play Store says the Firefox browser is incompatible with my Cyberbox. So I installed an old version (52, which I downloaded for my old pre-NEON Samsung Captivate Glide). Version 52 installed and seems to run fine, but why is the latest version incompatible? Doesn't the S905D support NEON instructions? Edit: AIDA64 says it does support NEON so that isn't what makes newer FF versions incompatible.
This third question isn't specific to the Cyberbox. I've seen lots of folks asking about this issue with their own boxes, so it's evidently a common feature of many of these TV boxes. The system always starts the Mbox Launcher, even if you install a different launcher and make it the default. I realize I could just replace /system/app/MboxLauncher/MboxLauncher.apk with my favorite launcher's .apk, but why do I have to? Why can't I just set my default launcher as I do on a phone? Clearly the MboxLauncher app must be hard-coded in the system somewhere, but where?
Wallpaper does not work at all on this box. The Mbox Launcher has a built-in background, but without wallpaper, any other launcher displays with a solid black background. But any attempt to set wallpaper either crashes or just doesn't do anything. There is a default wallpaper (/etc/default_wallpaper.png) but it never appears anywhere and can't be selected as the wallpaper either. Anyone have an idea why this might be?
Possibly related to the wallpaper issue, there's no status bar or navigation bar. Anywhere.
Hello, I have bought TV Box from China,
Model Vontar X3 Amlogic S905SX3 4GB/64GB Android 9.0.
I have a few problems with this TV Box:
1. I cant install any apps from Google Play Store. I dont know why...
2. There is problem with overheating.
3. Software installed in tv box comes from 2018 year. There is newer version on local disc. Should I update to new version?
I hope that someone help me
Regards
Hi, you may need to update google play services and the play store, you can find the apks on apk mirror,
What are your overheating symptoms and temps?
Where did you obtain this updated firmware, issue being sometimes these devices are clones and dont work properly so there is always a small risk when installing a firmware, I would reccomend using a usb A male to male cable & usb burning tool and read about Mask Rom Mode as this makes these devices recoverable from a bad firmware or flash, means you can try custom roms for S905X3 too, often the aweful factory firmware is aweful, I have my own android 6 s905x box running the official Android 9 Mi Box Firmware (with my modifications) and it makes these devices very usable, performs like a proper mi box, no lags ect, point is firmware can make a world of a diffrence
mathew77 said:
Hello, I have bought TV Box from China,
Model Vontar X3 Amlogic S905SX3 4GB/64GB Android 9.0.
I have a few problems with this TV Box:
1. I cant install any apps from Google Play Store. I dont know why...
2. There is problem with overheating.
3. Software installed in tv box comes from 2018 year. There is newer version on local disc. Should I update to new version?
I hope that someone help me
Regards
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As my threads, topics etc here are unreachable for the moment (due to the forum changes) please go here to see about the playstore problem (Note2 of 1st page): https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/tv...-transpeed-x3-air-bqeel-y8-max-amlogic-s905x3
For the overheating just place your box above a USB fan base. That is what I use for all my TVboxes and I get a temperature 10-15 degrees Celcius lower, which is more than enough. You can make it by yourself or buy a ready made.
Installing also a custom rom will give you "another" box (meaning with more capabilities).
Have a look at my custom rom, especially if you need a preinstalled Magisk and TWRP.
aidanmacgregor said:
Hi, you may need to update google play services and the play store, you can find the apks on apk mirror,
What are your overheating symptoms and temps?
Where did you obtain this updated firmware, issue being sometimes these devices are clones and dont work properly so there is always a small risk when installing a firmware, I would reccomend using a usb A male to male cable & usb burning tool and read about Mask Rom Mode as this makes these devices recoverable from a bad firmware or flash, means you can try custom roms for S905X3 too, often the aweful factory firmware is aweful, I have my own android 6 s905x box running the official Android 9 Mi Box Firmware (with my modifications) and it makes these devices very usable, performs like a proper mi box, no lags ect, point is firmware can make a world of a diffrence
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Hello, I ve found solution for overheating problem: Its Vontar C1 cooler. I get a temperature 20-25 degrees lower. It should be enough.
How to update google play services and play store in Vontar X3?
I can make update here: Settings -> System Update. I have XR1.180610.011_release_keys(20200822_0033). X - I dont know what sign is before R.
And there is another problem: some channels in smart TV are in 16:9 forrmat. In Vontar the same channels are in 4:3 format.
And frame is cut on the left and right. So for example, number 123 - I see only 23. Just like XR1.
ath156 said:
For the overheating just place your box above a USB fan base. That is what I use for all my TVboxes and I get a temperature 10-15 degrees Celcius lower, which is more than enough. You can make it by yourself or buy a ready made.
Installing also a custom rom will give you "another" box (meaning with more capabilities).
Have a look at my custom rom, especially if you need a preinstalled Magisk and TWRP.
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Yes i bought Vontar C1 cooler. The main problem is Play Store. I cant install any apps from it. I want to install Smat IPTV but I cant.
BTW I saw your custom rom. Great job. But tv box is for my mom and probably she dont need it
Regards
mathew77 said:
Yes i bought Vontar C1 cooler. The main problem is Play Store. I cant install any apps from it. I want to install Smat IPTV but I cant.
BTW I saw your custom rom. Great job. But tv box is for my mom and probably she dont need it
Regards
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Probably you didn't read my note 2.
Install the latest app of Playstore from apkpure https://m.apkpure.com/google-play-store/com.android.vending
Reboot and try again.
Also try in addition this : Playstore-Settings-version number and click upon the version number 7-8 times. You will become a developer and probably get even newer updates.
You may have to reboot again and click once more upon the version number!!!!
As far as your mother I have ginen one to my mother (she is 87 years old !!). Having Launcher Square Home she is happy/and easy to use !!!
mathew77 said:
And there is another problem: some channels in smart TV are in 16:9 forrmat. In Vontar the same channels are in 4:3 format.
And frame is cut on the left and right. So for example, number 123 - I see only 23. Just like XR1.
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First of all look at Settings-Device Preferences-Screen and look/change what it is in "Screen Resolution" "Screen Position" (you can make smaller/larger the image shown).
Also you may have to alter something in your TV preferences.
ath156 said:
First of all look at Settings-Device Preferences-Screen and look/change what it is in "Screen Resolution" "Screen Position" (you can make smaller/larger the image shown).
Also you may have to alter something in your TV preferences.
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Thank you for solving problem with Play Store. Works great and perfectly.
About screen - I dont have "Sceen" option. The only option with screen in the name is " Screen Saver"
Anyway. Thanks again.
mathew77 said:
Yes i bought Vontar C1 cooler. The main problem is Play Store. I cant install any apps from it. I want to install Smat IPTV but I cant.
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Hello, I think that you must update your play store, it happens a lot when Chinese dud taps a standard google android system. It's outdated and reconfigured for first use. Chinese craps. One thing you need to do is update play store as a .apk . Download it on your PC and put in SD CARD or direct with USB cable and transfer and install in device. Restart system and you should have a updated play store and no limitations.
I know this is a month old topic but maybe it will help others.
Hi all,
WorldMax TV 4K is a popular Asian IPTV set top box which was originally sold and advertised as a one-time lifetime activation purchase of $300. Customers who had purchased the device have recently found that the company have now without notice changed their policy and have force updated all devices requiring everyone who has had the device for more than 2 years to pay an additional $120 per year to continue using it. This is both illegal and unethical business practice in most countries.
You can read the hundreds of negative reviews here where people are expressing their anger:
https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/worldmax-tv
It looks like several customers are trying to take legal action - however it is doubtful that anything will actually happen as the company is headquartered overseas.
Unfortunately I fall into the category of customers who are in this situation and am the not so happy owner of a now useless set top box which has locked us out from use of any apps - by means of a popup that demands we enter a renewal code. I'm not prepared to pay $120/year to continue using it as this is not what I purchased.
With my basic knowledge of the Android architecture and having played with alternative custom ROMs - I'm taking to the forum boards in hope of finding a solution to bring life back to this box. Hopefully the solutions we come up with here can benefit many in this situation.
Here is what I've gathered:
- The box uses a custom 'Worldmax TV Launcher'.
- The box appears to have a box ID embedded which is linked to a registration date. The launcher locks out when the registration date is older than 2 years.
- By setting the clock back under time and date, I'm able to continue using the device momentarily - before it syncs the time again. Even after turning off 'automatically sync time and date', the device syncs automatically when trying to set it to a historic date.
- I have access to Android Settings, but nothing else if I do not renew the subscription.
- After carrying out a Factory Data Reset and then skipping the initial setup, I'm able to setup WiFI and enter the Playstore before the activation check takes place.
- I was able to extract the following Build.prop and CPU info:
Build.prop
ro.build.id=MHC19J
ro.build.display.id=MHC19J.20200427 test-keys
ro.build.version.incremental=20181122
ro.build.version.sdk=23
ro.build.version.preview_sdk=0
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.all_codenames=REL
ro.build.version.release=6.0.1
ro.build.version.security_patch=2016-08-01
ro.build.version.base_os=
ro.build.date=Tue Apr 10 12:35:08 CST 2018
ro.build.date.utc=1523334908
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=aimin.he
ro.build.host=wyst
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.build.flavor=g9x-user
ro.product.model=WorldMax TV 4KHDR
ro.product.brand=Worldmax
ro.product.name=g9x
ro.product.device=Worldmax
ro.product.board=Worldmax
# ro.product.cpu.abi and ro.product.cpu.abi2 are obsolete,
# use ro.product.cpu.abilist instead.
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist32=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist64=
ro.product.manufacturer=ShiningWorth
ro.product.locale=en-US
ro.wifi.channels=11
ro.board.platform=gxl
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=g9x
# Do not try to parse description, fingerprint, or thumbprint
ro.build.description=g9x-user 6.0.1 MHC19J 20181122 test-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=MXQ/g9x/g9x:6.0.1/MHC19J/20181122:user/test-keys
ro.build.characteristics=mbx,nosdcard
AIDA64 Info:
Core Architecture: 4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.51 GHz
Instruction Set: 64bit ARM v8-A (32-bit Mode)
CPU Revision:
r0p4
Hardware: amlogic
Installed RAM: 1GB
Internal Storage Space: 4870 MB
Questions
Has anyone found a work around to bypass the renewal? Could the launcher potentially be modified to bypass the check?
I have found this thread which mentions that Aidan's Custom ROM for S905X worked through means of flashing via the SD card method. Although this would mean we lose the use of Worldmax TV streaming features. Link to ROMs: https://bit.ly/aidansroms905x
What other ROMs are recommended as an alternative to the above?
I'm aware there are a few alternative options for streaming Asian IPTV (for example - loading a custom ROM and then installing an app like LiveNetTV or Mobdro). Does anyone have any other recommendations in this space?
Update: Managed to root the device using Ezroot for all S95 devices by Finless on Freaktab.
Downloaded AF+ Firewall to block ntp servers from auto syncing the time. This has allowed me to use the device freely without locking out by setting the time to a date prior to the expiry date - although Worldmax apps fail to work as they report 'Could not validate box' when opening them.
This is still not a perfect solution. I'm looking at what alternative firmware options I have available to me other than Aidan's Custom ROM mentioned above.
shakti_nz said:
Hi all,
WorldMax TV 4K is a popular Asian IPTV set top box which was originally sold and advertised as a one-time lifetime activation purchase of $300. Customers who had purchased the device have recently found that the company have now without notice changed their policy and have force updated all devices requiring everyone who has had the device for more than 2 years to pay an additional $120 per year to continue using it. This is both illegal and unethical business practice in most countries.
You can read the hundreds of negative reviews here where people are expressing their anger:
https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/worldmax-tv
It looks like several customers are trying to take legal action - however it is doubtful that anything will actually happen as the company is headquartered overseas.
Unfortunately I fall into the category of customers who are in this situation and am the not so happy owner of a now useless set top box which has locked us out from use of any apps - by means of a popup that demands we enter a renewal code. I'm not prepared to pay $120/year to continue using it as this is not what I purchased.
With my basic knowledge of the Android architecture and having played with alternative custom ROMs - I'm taking to the forum boards in hope of finding a solution to bring life back to this box. Hopefully the solutions we come up with here can benefit many in this situation.
Here is what I've gathered:
- The box uses a custom 'Worldmax TV Launcher'.
- The box appears to have a box ID embedded which is linked to a registration date. The launcher locks out when the registration date is older than 2 years.
- By setting the clock back under time and date, I'm able to continue using the device momentarily - before it syncs the time again. Even after turning off 'automatically sync time and date', the device syncs automatically when trying to set it to a historic date.
- I have access to Android Settings, but nothing else if I do not renew the subscription.
- After carrying out a Factory Data Reset and then skipping the initial setup, I'm able to setup WiFI and enter the Playstore before the activation check takes place.
- I was able to extract the following Build.prop and CPU info:
Build.prop
ro.build.id=MHC19J
ro.build.display.id=MHC19J.20200427 test-keys
ro.build.version.incremental=20181122
ro.build.version.sdk=23
ro.build.version.preview_sdk=0
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.all_codenames=REL
ro.build.version.release=6.0.1
ro.build.version.security_patch=2016-08-01
ro.build.version.base_os=
ro.build.date=Tue Apr 10 12:35:08 CST 2018
ro.build.date.utc=1523334908
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=aimin.he
ro.build.host=wyst
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.build.flavor=g9x-user
ro.product.model=WorldMax TV 4KHDR
ro.product.brand=Worldmax
ro.product.name=g9x
ro.product.device=Worldmax
ro.product.board=Worldmax
# ro.product.cpu.abi and ro.product.cpu.abi2 are obsolete,
# use ro.product.cpu.abilist instead.
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist32=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist64=
ro.product.manufacturer=ShiningWorth
ro.product.locale=en-US
ro.wifi.channels=11
ro.board.platform=gxl
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=g9x
# Do not try to parse description, fingerprint, or thumbprint
ro.build.description=g9x-user 6.0.1 MHC19J 20181122 test-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=MXQ/g9x/g9x:6.0.1/MHC19J/20181122:user/test-keys
ro.build.characteristics=mbx,nosdcard
AIDA64 Info:
Core Architecture: 4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.51 GHz
Instruction Set: 64bit ARM v8-A (32-bit Mode)
CPU Revision:
r0p4
Hardware: amlogic
Installed RAM: 1GB
Internal Storage Space: 4870 MB
Questions
Has anyone found a work around to bypass the renewal? Could the launcher potentially be modified to bypass the check?
I have found this thread which mentions that Aidan's Custom ROM for S905X worked through means of flashing via the SD card method. Although this would mean we lose the use of Worldmax TV streaming features. Link to ROMs: https://bit.ly/aidansroms905x
What other ROMs are recommended as an alternative to the above?
I'm aware there are a few alternative options for streaming Asian IPTV (for example - loading a custom ROM and then installing an app like LiveNetTV or Mobdro). Does anyone have any other recommendations in this space?
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i always recommend staying away from "Lifetime Services" but im impressed your box is still alive, often the boxes are so badly made a year is the expected lifetime of some
this looks like an s905x based device judging from the build.prop
you could try my custom Android TV 9 rom for s905x devices, there also a android tv 7 version to try too, check them out here
aidansrom.ml
aidanmacgregor said:
i always recommend staying away from "Lifetime Services" but im impressed your box is still alive, often the boxes are so badly made a year is the expected lifetime of some
this looks like an s905x based device judging from the build.prop
you could try my custom Android TV 9 rom for s905x devices, there also a android tv 7 version to try too, check them out here
aidansrom.ml
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Thanks aidanmacgregor.
Your custom roms will definitely be the go-to if I'm not able to figure out how to get the box going otherwise.
@shakti_nz Did you have any luck with this?
Any update on cracking this box?
RockyDAKid said:
@shakti_nz Did you have any luck with this?
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I've managed to root the box and get access to using all the applications as per my above post. I wasn't able to find a work around to the Worldmax app however.
shakti_nz said:
I've managed to root the box and get access to using all the applications as per my above post. I wasn't able to find a work around to the Worldmax app however.
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Hey @shakti_nz , I myself have had this problem now and I've been trying to get around the timing issue to no avail. And yes I don't want to pay anything extra as I paid for a lifetime $300 for the box so I should get exactly that. Looks like you've made a much more decent effort.
Would love to hear any breakthroughs you've had on this.
Question: when you say you got access using all the applications but unable to get a work around the worldmax app do you mean that the live, movies and vod options don't work?
I decided to take the plunge and install AidansRom V8 based on Android TV 9 and it works well. I can just go and install whatever apps I'd like to. Only thing is that the remote that comes with the box doesn't work anymore but I've heard that a Bluetooth Airmouse would work splendidly so have ordered one. For the time being, I'm using a wireless keyboard and mouse and it works well.
sapa151 said:
I decided to take the plunge and install AidansRom V8 based on Android TV 9 and it works well. I can just go and install whatever apps I'd like to. Only thing is that the remote that comes with the box doesn't work anymore but I've heard that a Bluetooth Airmouse would work splendidly so have ordered one. For the time being, I'm using a wireless keyboard and mouse and it works well.
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Can you assist by providing a step by step guide on how to install AidansRom V8 on this worldmax box? I could make use on my box as an Android box.
Thanks
RS
Follow the instructions here:
Aidans Rom
Pro tip:
When you plug the USB A to USB A cable, plug it in the port closest to the back of the device.
shakti_nz said:
Update: Managed to root the device using Ezroot for all S95 devices by Finless on Freaktab.
Downloaded AF+ Firewall to block ntp servers from auto syncing the time. This has allowed me to use the device freely without locking out by setting the time to a date prior to the expiry date - although Worldmax apps fail to work as they report 'Could not validate box' when opening them.
This is still not a perfect solution. I'm looking at what alternative firmware options I have available to me other than Aidan's Custom ROM mentioned above.
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@shakti_nz
Would you able to share the process as I was trying to root by this process but the link for download wasn't available and some are discussing about unplug the device wait for few seconds and then go to boot mode.?
Can you please enlighten bit more.
Much Appreciated
rondo257 said:
Hey @shakti_nz , I myself have had this problem now and I've been trying to get around the timing issue to no avail. And yes I don't want to pay anything extra as I paid for a lifetime $300 for the box so I should get exactly that. Looks like you've made a much more decent effort.
Would love to hear any breakthroughs you've had on this.
Question: when you say you got access using all the applications but unable to get a work around the worldmax app do you mean that the live, movies and vod options don't work?
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Hi rondo257, totally agree with your point. Unfortunately I didn't have much luck with being able to access the Worldmax apps (live, movies, vod etc) but was able to get the device working for use as an android box by rooting and then using a firewall to block it from talking back to the mothership.
My suggestion to you is actually to use one of the Aidan custom roms as opposed to going down the route I did. Why? It's much simpler to install the rom and this will convert your box into a usable android box. Please note, this process is irreversible - so step forward with caution.
thayaniangel said:
@shakti_nz
Would you able to share the process as I was trying to root by this process but the link for download wasn't available and some are discussing about unplug the device wait for few seconds and then go to boot mode.?
Can you please enlighten bit more.
Much Appreciated
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I'm not sure where else you may be able to find the file sorry - I no longer have it.
I managed to root my box by using a 32GB SD Card (64GB didn't work) and copying only the ezroot.zip file onto it. You can then go to the update screen under Worldmax box settings and do a local upgrade via SD card. I had to delete the two other files as otherwise the local update method would result in freezing on the boot screen.
Thank you for response.
Do you come across with alternative way to root the box ?
I have tried to find but at the end everyone is navigating to Finless post.
Anyone can help me to root the Worldmax tv to copy all root directory file and built in apps to create other rom and use worldmax tv features.
I tried to install many of that apps on other box but they didn't installed. Because I think some of the worldmax services were missing.
shakti_nz said:
I'm not sure where else you may be able to find the file sorry - I no longer have it.
I managed to root my box by using a 32GB SD Card (64GB didn't work) and copying only the ezroot.zip file onto it. You can then go to the update screen under Worldmax box settings and do a local upgrade via SD card. I had to delete the two other files as otherwise the local update method would result in freezing on the boot screen.
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Hi Shakti, were you able to put aidan's ROM on it? Can you please send me step by step instruction on how to do it? I am also a victim of this scam and had tried to even report them to ACCC but they were not able to find them. They run their business via international channels and only has agents here who sell it directly to locals.
Joy_Rod21 said:
Hi Shakti, were you able to put aidan's ROM on it? Can you please send me step by step instruction on how to do it? I am also a victim of this scam and had tried to even report them to ACCC but they were not able to find them. They run their business via international channels and only has agents here who sell it directly to locals.
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Hi Joy_Rod21, I didn't actually install the aidan ROM myself - this is one possible solution though if you're prepared to just give up on Worldmax and want to use the device as a generic Android Box.
sapa151 said:
I decided to take the plunge and install AidansRom V8 based on Android TV 9 and it works well. I can just go and install whatever apps I'd like to. Only thing is that the remote that comes with the box doesn't work anymore but I've heard that a Bluetooth Airmouse would work splendidly so have ordered one. For the time being, I'm using a wireless keyboard and mouse and it works well.
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Just in case you are interested in your remote to work I found a video which might help
I will try to install my box with Aidans Rom later this week.
I have loaded T5 pro image onto the box and its working good. Luckily I had saved a generic Android remote from old MX box and it's working like magic. However the processor is weak and takes time to work. Loaded Kodi and Stb emulator on it. At least it is not buffering.