Mi Box Android 9 Pie

Xiaomi recently started Android 9 Pie beta program and release 3 OTA updates. We were the first publication to report about the beta program wand also the first to get you the stable Android 9 Pie for the Mi Box 3. The beta program started just last month and here we are with the stable OTA update! As we predicted correctly, the previous OTA 0 Beta 2 OTA for Mi Box 3 was the last beta update for the device. Xiaomi just pushed out stable Android 9 Pie OTA update today to everyone. So download the latest Android 9 Pie OTA update for the Mi Box 3!

After a brief, but thorough, beta program โ€“ where Xiaomi release 3 consecutive OTA update with builds OTA 0 Beta 0, Beta 1, Beta 2 โ€“ here is the stable Android 9 Pie OTA for Mi Box 3. The full OTA update weighs a whopping 650MB in size. Stay tuned for the OTA downloads and installation instructions. Meanwhile, you can head over to โ€œsettings > system updatesโ€ and download Android 9 OTA.

Xiaomi Mi Box 3 stable Android 9 Pie ota update

While the update screen does not mention of any of the changes and features, following we have compiled the changelogs from the previous betas.

Xiaomi Mi Box 3 Android 9 Pie features

The Mi Box 3 got the the first beta update based on Android 9 Pie just last month. Xiaomi did not reveal much in the changelog either. Just that it features Android 9 Pie and all of its goodies. The update log only states that you can now enjoy Mi Remote app.

Android 9 Pie for Xioami Mi Box 3

Fortunately, the first beta update went smoothly and only needed a bug fixes for the casting issue. So Xiaomi released a second OTA 0 Beta 1 HotFix update for casting issues with Chromecast or directly from your smartphone for apps like YouTube.

Mi Box 3 Android 9 Pie Beta 1

The manufacturer then released the third and final Android 9 Pie beta update for the Mi Box 3 with build OTA 0 Beta 2. This new update fixed a minor issue with API level. It also brought stability to the installed apps and fixed issues while installing certain apps.

OTA0 Beta 2 for Mi box 3 Android 9 pie

Apart from this, Mi Box 3 users can also expect all the features present in Xiaomiโ€™s Android 9 Pie update for the Mi Box S/4K. Here are some features from the Mi Box S/4Kโ€™s Android 9 Pie update that you can expect in Mi Box 3.

  • Amazon Prime Videos preinstalled
  • Reading and writing via USB
  • New settings menu interface
  • Audio via USB
  • Special access for apps, such as overlap
  • Amazon Prime video as system app
  • New interface when pressing the volume button
  • Screenshot while holding on / off button pressed
  • Options to manually select audio formats, such as Dolby Digital plus and AAC
  • Fixed frontal light automatically on/off after suspend.
  • Fixed system language change automatically
  • Integrated the latest GTVS.

The update was first posted by a Reddit userย /u/Askmetech, who shared a screenshot of the new stable Android 9 Pie OTA for the Xiaomi Mi Box 3. The update was grabbed from a very active Telegram group for theย Mi Box S/4K.


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