X96 Air - An Affordable All-in-One Android Box that can Run Android, Linux, and Retrogaming OS
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- Is X96 Air considered the cheapest android box that can run Android TV, Pure Android, Linux, and Retrogaming OS. Let's all find out!
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Waiting for the stream. Good intro!
Thanks bro!
good video. waiting for your emuelec installation tutorial next
very good value for the box you got!
Indeed!=)
@Think Frugal , please make a separate video tutorial for installation of Linux on the mxq pro 5g box. It will be most helpful. If you're unable to do so, please share the links to any website with guidelines.
And.... now it is all out of stock. ha ha ha... Thanks for the info. Very much valued video.
I ended up using what you said you brick the box in another comment to backup my entire box. (The armbian multitool) it works nice and restored no issues to my other boxes.
Yes, Armbian Multitool is a good backup alternative. Glad it worked well in your android boxes. As long as the box can boot from SD Card, you won't have any problems.
Bro meron ka bang firmware for amlogic s905l ( p212 board).? Thanks
@@chrisson242 Ang nagamit at tested ko pa lang bro is for P201 board. You can try the firmware for p212 as discussed in this thread: forum.freaktab.com/node/722624
@@ThinkFrugal paano kaya kapag error bro, after 4% error na, thanks sa reply
I've been using it for 1.5 years, it's very good, using an HDMI 1.2 cable, it supports 8k images, it's very beautiful to spoil the eyes
Indeed!
HDMI 1.2 doesn't support 8k
I have not found your follow up videos for how to set up emuelec on this box.... I would really like to see that.
Thank you
does by default it will boot OS from microsd card? where we can download the compatible OS? does same method can be used for x96 x4 model too?
Love your videos! Could you make one to flash a custom rom on the android box?
Thanks. That, my friend, will be covered in my future videos.
@@ThinkFrugal Cant wait for that!
@@ironman_muz Been planning for this, but I really got busy with something. But don't worry, it will come.
I BOUGHT MINE THROUGH AMAZON.
How does the part with installing the 2 OS work? Would be very interesting to see.
GREAT REVIEW MY FRIEND. SO DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS BOX?
I bought a tacola draco tv box but it only work with iptv subscription is any way I can install another android. Firmware
@Think Frugal May I ask which Android TV or Android ROM that I can install into the TV box?
What gamepad do you use sir? Thanks
Can you provide the link or store name where you purchased your X96 Air?
I couldn't run Teamviewer QS & Host on T95 Max Allwinner H618 box with Android 11. Could you or are you able to install and run Teamviewer on that box since it's an Amlogic CPU box? I have an old Nexbox 7.1 Android box with S905x Amlogic CPU, but it's slow. I just wanted to know if boxes with Amlogic CPU's will run Teamviewer QS or Host. I don't care if it's running version 9, 10, or 11 Android. Thanks!
Pwede po ba gawing parang andoid ang strong s1? Para mainstall ung ibang apps na d pwede s andoird tv?
Could you try jellyfin on this? May be a cheap way to run your own media server
Hey Sir , I have been using the X96 air for 2 years now and I want it ti updqate to android tv version please tell me how to do it and drop a link of that
How to get iso for linux and gaming for 4GB+64GB version? Can we dual boot system? Thanks
Ano po mas ok? H96 or x96 air. Thank you po
Hello. Does anyone know where you can get an updated version of
(mbox launcher)
version 9 which is included in x96 air ??
the one that is included is one I like but it is very unstable and stops working suddenly and then it won't open again until you factory reset the android box
Have tried many launchers but they are often made stupidly, wrongly.
For example, the CZcams app does not appear in the list on all launchers
can anybody help me?
Friend please teach how to do the installation of manjaro in this TV box 😅
Lods, vid please on how to convert it to retro console.
Hi. Do you think the x96 mini will be a smooth experience for youtube and netflix and 1080p media? Or should I just go with x96 air? On a tight budget rn. Honestly this is just for my kids to watch kids shows and occasional movies. Thanks
Yes, it will do the job well for that kind of purpose.
@@ThinkFrugal thanks man! I just saved a few bucks and end up getting the x86air but I will consider the mini for another tv next time :)
Is there a ready-made Linux image to download? I still have a T95 max with H6 SoC where I simply wrote the Armbian image to an SD card and booted directly from it. That is enormously spoiling.
Based on my experience, Armbian is the most stable linux OS for allwinner SOC, (eg. H3, H5, H6). You can try debian here: wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner. I have not tested this one yet.
@@ThinkFrugal No, the other way round. For Allwinner there are ready-made images from Balbes. Plug it in and it runs. For the S905X3 it seems to be much more complicated?
@@Hessi Not at all. It's basically the same as with any other linux image: 1) You simply burn the manjaro arm version 2) Access the sd card and use the correct u-boot 3) Call out the correct dtb file which corresponds to your device 4) Eject sd card from PC and boot it from your device.
Please make video on installing other OS on this box please...
Coming soon
@@ThinkFrugal Yes, please. Like this one you mentioned at 10:52, it looks way more better than its stock os.
Tu puedes tener dualboot, emuelec + coreelec?
Ito or gt6 max?
can you do another video on (x96 air) android tv box? what are the problems with the box or what is the solution. Has a new update been released?
Many have bought this android tv box.
The included launcher locks and you have to factory reset the box.
therefore the box needs an update. Has anyone come out and how do you install it?
all bluetooth keyboards can be connected but do not work exactly as the box has a white list.
we need a really detailed good video
Yes, absolutely. I have already lined up a few videos related to X96 air. However, since I have a day job, my time is limited to produce these videos. But dont worry, they will be released one way or the other.
Saan po yan nabibibili sir
The best father known to mankind
Sir san mo nabili yan x96 air?
My android tv box is Strong Leap s1 malakas siya very responsive, nabili ko sa lazada 2k pesos lang
Excellent! Gusto ko rin yung box na yan and I would recommend that to other users lalo na sa mga first timers sa android box.
can you provide a legit store that you can buy a not fake spec on shopee or lazada?
Hi,
Can you share the link where did you buy that X96 air?
Please share I'm very interested.
Thank you
Ang mura po ng pagkakabili niyo huhu nasa 3k na siya now
good eve sir.. ask ko lng kung dual band si x96 air? TIA
There are at least 4 known versions ng x96 air. Yung akin is the lowest version. No bluetooth at mayroon lang siyang 2.4ghz na wifi receiver. Yung mga higher versions, may bluetooth and dual band wifi.
Hi your all videos to much help full i have one problem here in China tv box all the app work except one app DSTV now i manage to download via apk file but is give video playback error i don't know how to fix that plz help me
You can try installing a diiferent video player to your device and make that your default player when you open DSTV. Try MX Player.
@@ThinkFrugal if i want to root tv box i try all root app but still i didn't come right can you make videos for root China tv box
Kakabili ko lang Ng x96air pero ayaw gumana Ng Netflix. Ayaw magupdate. Ano need ko po gawin
Just search for "Android Box Tutorial" Facebook Page bro. May tutorial doon paano i-update ang Netflix.
I have X96Q. Can it also run Linux?
I believe X96Q boxes have allwinner processors. You can try ARMBIAN. It's a linux operating system which can be flashed to android boxes.
Sir iisa lang ba ang seller ng strong leap? Sulit ba pera? Balak ko sa 6.6 bilhin para malaki discount
Maraming online sellers pero iisa lang yung official store which is yung strong official store sa lazada. Oo, highly recommended talaga ang strong leap s1 specially pag bibilhin siya during sale.
@@ThinkFrugal thanks sir sa reply, dun nlng ako sa official store nila bbli 😊😍
Mas better po ba to sa mxq?
Opo, mas maganda ito sa mxq.
nag order ako sa same shop na inorderan mo may bluetooth ba sya?
No bluetooth. This is the minimum of all the versions of x96 air. Yung mga higher versions have bluetooth. Nasa around 2k na yung mga yun.
@@ThinkFrugal boss pde po pa send ng emulec na ininstall mo dyan at ung device tree kararating lang p ng x96air ko and already subs to you
@@rustandizon4788 Pakidownload ang EmuELEC-Amlogic-ng.aarch64-4.4-Generic.img.gz from here: github.com/EmuELEC/EmuELEC/releases. as for the dtb file, I have tested sm1_s905x3_2g.dtb, and it works perfectly fine with my x96 air. Copy sm1_s905x3_2g.dtb to the root of the folder and rename it to dtb.img.
boss sna may tutorial ka pano sya magging pc..
Meron boss. I will do a separate video on this, installing the Manjaro OS.
Hi, I think parehong model X96Air box sa video mo. Is it possible to upgrade to dual Wifi via firmware upgrade? Unfortunately na brick ko trying to update firmware. Meron ka bang video how to unbrick the X96Air. I saw one at You tube but not in English. Thanks in advance.
X96 air has at least 3 known variants, yung sa akin ay yung pinakamababang viariant na 2.4ghz lang ang wifi and no bluetooth. Yung mga higher models ay may dual wifi and and bluetooth, and mas mahal ang mga yun. Try to determine first what model you have by opening your android box, may model number na nakaprint sa PCB, dun niyo malalaman anong model yung board niyo. Use that to search for a specific rom na pwede niyong maflash sa x96 air niyo to unbrick it.
@@ThinkFrugal yes mine is exactly the same. It's X96Air_V2
@@rsdomingo Great! Please watch my upcoming videos that will cover this. Pero if you are in a hurry, you can just flash the X96Air stock rom which you can find in here: tinhte.vn/thread/tong-hop-cac-ban-firmware-cua-android-tv-box-x96-air.3050996/ using the Amlogic Burning Tool.
@@ThinkFrugal already saw this link. But if box is completely dead and can't be detected using the Amlogic USB tool, how can the flashing happen?
@@rsdomingo What did you mean by dead? Did you mean no power? There's no light at all when you plugged in the 5v USB male to male cable? If that's the case, you won't be able to flash any rom. The USB cable must provide the power and must be able to communicate to the Android Box' RAM chip before any flashing can be done. On the other hand, a bricked device means that the unit still lights up, but due to corrupted files, it wont be able to start up. You can use the AmlogicUSB tool on bricked device since it only needs to access the RAM chip for as long as the box still receives power.
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I am sorry, but I am not familiar with this device.
bro.. kakabili ko lang mxq pro.. sa mxw pro official store.. ang specs 8g ram tpos 128 rom.. pag check ko ng true specs 1 gb lng pla and 8gb ram.. sakit sa bulsa naloko ako.. tho official store un.. ang bagal nya promise huhu.. boss may maipapayo ka na legit store or ano brand ang budget meal na okay na 2gig rom sna and 16gb storage.. yung rooted sna.. itong nabili ko hindi rooted huhu..
I would recommend the Strong Leap S1. It's 1999 in Lazada/Shopee when on sale.
Boss na try mo na iupdate yang x96 air mo? may napanood lang din ako dito sa yt prang strong at mi box na ung UI.
Oo natry ko na bro. It will be covered in my future videos. Please stay tuned.=)
yown salamat bro, waiting ako sa upload mo na yan.
hanggang ngayon diko pa alam bibilhin ko kung strong leap or goods na tong x96 air.
salamat ulit!!
Yes bro, marami pwedeng magawa sa x96 air, tulad nung mga nabanggit ko sa video. Kung mahilig kang magbutingting ng mga devices, and kung may patience ka rin to troubleshoot issues ng x96 air, sulit ito na device. However, kung gusto mo ng device na walang ka ng iintindihin, mas maganda ang strong leap s1 dahil sa solid nito na build and firmware. And dahil certified netflix device din siya, pwedeng gamitin ang official android tv app ng netflix sa strong leap s1.
yes bro mahilig din ako magbutingting my mga idea na ako sa pag flash gawa ng sa phone ko hilig ko mag explore ng mgandang custom rom, pero sa android box wala pa ako exp. mag butingting baka after ko mapanood nalang ung upcoming video mo saka ako mag decide heheheh.
my nabasa ako bro na sabi mas malakas pa daw specs ni x96 air sa strong leap not sure kung totoo yun.
@@jeffryraymundo2798 Halos same sila ng specs, ang kagandahan kay x96 air, marami ang kanyang usb ports. Ang kagandahan naman kay Strong Leap S1 ay certified google device siya.
Did you know wifi work on Linux? ☺️
Yes it works.
@@ThinkFrugal you cool
sir pwede ba makahingi ng link kng san nyo nabili ung android tv.
Nabili ko yung akin dito: shopee.ph/X96-Air-Smart-TV-Box-Android-9.0-8K-Video-Decoding-Amlogic-S905X3-4GB-64GB-UHD-8K-Media-Player-i.50116795.5849088122 kaso di na ata siya available.
salamat po sir :)
Hi sir new subscriber puh ask quh lng kmsta n puh ang x96 air nio puh Hindi puh b xa malog at wala puh bng delay? Tsaka mkakapanood puh b Jan ng iwanttfc if mag dl puh? Sana mpansin thank u
So far, ok na ok ang x96 air sa akin. Mabilis and stable pa rin. I'm not sure about iwantfc, pero im sure, kayang kaya niya yang paganahin.
@@ThinkFrugal sana sir mkagawa ka din puh reviw para jan 🙏 pati sa strong s1 kc plan quh puh ulit bumili TV box dlawa puh kc clng pinagpipilian quh thank u puh God bless 🙏
@@desireeaguilar2971 I would recommend po na strong leap s1 na lang po ang bilhin niyo para sa mga bagong users ng android box. Madali lang po kasi ang user interface. Ang x96 air po kasi is recommended para sa mga advanced users at mahilig magmodify ng mga android boxes nila.
@@ThinkFrugal ung viu puh kc d mka DL dun bka d rin puh mpagana ung iwanttfc kaya puh kung sakaling alin puh sa knilang dlawa Jan ggana ung iwanttfc un puh iavail quh kkacra lng puh kc nung mxq pro quh eh tnry quh puh kc ung app n pedeng madelete n Hindi nttanggal sa system n un kaya aun logo nlng hehe may nisama yata akong system n ntanggal 😅 dq n maaus wala din nman puh aquh laptop hehe kaya Sana puh mkpg upload keo ng video nio para mkpgdeside 😁 thank u puh
@@desireeaguilar2971 You can still revive your MXQ by doing the factory data reset here: thinkfrugal.page.link/androidboxreset . About naman sa download ng app, you can get these app na wala sa playstore from apkmirror.com or apkpure. You can follow the instruction here: thinkfrugal.page.link/fixyoutubeandnetflix .It's for netflix and youtube, pero same lang ang procedure, just search for viu or iwanttfc.
where can you buy this for 1k?
What is your location?
@@ThinkFrugal Q.C. Philippines
@@FRANCO-cm7ol I bought mine from ztyk.ph seller of Shopee.
@@ThinkFrugal seems like they're not selling x96 air's anymore:(
@@FRANCO-cm7ol Yes, I've checked now. It's no longer listed. Maybe they're just out of stock and will get some supply soon.
Sir pahingi link ng pinagbilhan mo. Nagbabalak akong bumili ng android box para sa projector kaso di carry ng budget ko yung Leap S1. Yun talaga ang balak ko sana kaso ang tagal na sa cart di ko pa nabibili...hahah Mukhang ok na specs nito.
Here you go, medyo nagmahal na siya ng kaunti, maganda cguro antay ka ng sale: shopee.ph/X96-Air-Smart-TV-Box-Android-9.0-8K-Video-Decoding-Amlogic-S905X3-4GB-64GB-UHD-8K-Media-Player-i.50116795.5849088122
@@ThinkFrugal Sige sir hintay nalang ako sa 30. Pero ok na po ba sir yung ganyang specs. Pwede na siya compared sa Strong Leap when it comes to price?!
@@commenterako Para sa akin ok siya, kasi at 1000php, ang dami ko ng pwedeng magawa sa device na ito. Mahilig kasi akong magflash ng mga firmwares. Please note na yung default firmware ng x96 air ay simple lang pero smooth. Wala din itong autmoatic firmware update, ikaw mismo maghahanap ng updated firmware and flash it sa x96 air. Ang mi-box and strong leap s1 ay may mga automatic firmware updates, kusa itong madodownload at magiinstall sa device. Sometimes maganda ito kung maganda rin ang changes, sometimes sablay ng kaunti dahil minsan nakakapagpabagal ng system yung ibang updates. My recommendation: X96 air kung mahilig kang magexperiment and explore other functions, strong leap S1/mibox s kung gusto mo ng plug and play lang na device at wala ka ng ibang iisipin.
@@ThinkFrugal hindi ako techie sir. hindi ako marunong mag flash kahit napanood ko na sa video mo. ayoko din subukan kasi baka masira ko. bibili lang ako ng android box para ilagay sa projector. pampanood ng movies lang talaga. un lang gagawin ko. ok na po siguro ung x96 kung pang movies lang no sir?
@@commenterako Yes bro, it will serve that purpose. Kung simpleng youtube, netflix and movie watching lang, ok na yan bro.
Tutorial po pano mag install ng Linux
Coming soon =)
@@ThinkFrugal still waiting
Ang mahal na niyan nvayun
Hello Sir
MBOX is fake box, not know to me, but nicely printed stating 2GB RAM and 16GB Storage with MBOX MXQ PRO 5G 4K.
BROUGHT recently with device not working/booting, with no TV display and blue LED light is ON permanently.
MBOX PERMANENTLY BRICKED MAY BE WRONG FIRMWARE APPLIED AS NEVER TOOK DEVICE BACKUP,
Android version 11.1 its a fake with RAM 2048MB AND INTERNAL STORAGE 4.00GB with reset option permanently disabled. PCB DETEAILS AS MXQ-RK3128, MALI-400MP PCB REVISION V1.4-20211104, Processor RK 3128 with WIFI RK915.
Laptop with USB does not detect MBox using external Reset toothpick or through USB driver using RKTool /Android Tool .
Need to restore Device as it is booting through external SD card, but with configuration error and unable to mount volumes. Please suggest How to make a SD card image (suggest tool and firmware image details) to restore MBOX device.
I liked all your videos, but no video states how to recover the faulty device using SD card (Tcard with 8GB) to restore device. Please suggest MBOX device firmware download link with SD Card Boot options to recover the device.
Thanks in advance for your good work here to support MBOX usages.
Sorry for what happened to your box. Unfortunately, I have not tested any tool yet to flash firmware via SD Card. Please try again to connect your box to another PC using a different full usb male to male cable. Rkdevtool or Rkbatchtool must detect your android box. Otherwise, there is no other way to flash rom to your device.
I need firmware for TV box, which is bricked and cannot be used anymore with following hardware details as below
Device -Rockchip MBOX, Resolution 720x1280, Platform rk30board SOC RK3128 Wi-Fi chip 915, Kernel 7.1(fake 11.1) MXQ-RK3128-V1.3, HXW21122301-A, 20220105, OTA Firmware Update V1.2.0_2112061006, Model MBOX Version 11.1, Kernel Version 3.10.104, hxws@PowerEdge-R720-9 #91, Sat Dec 18:09:48:16 CST2021, Build MBOX-userdebug 11.1 MHG47K eng.hwrs.20211218.094122 test-keys
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