Xiaomi recently launched the Mi Box 4K in India. At ₹3,499 the Mi Box 4K is a solid Android TV box for everyone. It offers almost everything you might want, including support for 4K resolution. So, if you’ve bought a brand new Mi Box 4K, or you’re thinking of buying one, here is how to set-up and use the Mi Box 4K on your TV.
The first thing you need to know is that the Mi Box 4K comes with almost everything you need to set it up with your TV, including an HDMI cable. However, the company doesn’t include AAA batteries for the remote. So make sure you have purchased 2x AAA batteries. You can’t set up the Mi Box 4K without turning on the remote. Alright, now let’s see what you need to do to set it up.
Now that we’ve gotten around this issue let’s continue with the complete set up for this thing. There are two ways you can carry on with the set-up depending on whether or not you use an Android phone.
Set up Mi Box 4K with an Android Device
- Follow the prompts on the screen to select your language and region.
- You will then see a screen asking ‘Quickly set up your TV with your Android phone?‘. Select ‘Continue’.
- On your Android phone, launch the Assistant and say (or type) “Set up my device“. Tap on ‘Next‘. Your phone will now search for devices.
The great thing about setting up with an Android phone is that it automatically signs you into your Google account on the TV. So you don’t have to enter passwords and what not. Moreover, if your Netflix account‘s password is saved with Google, it will also be automatically signed into and set up. Easy peasy, right?
Sometimes setting up with Android fails. It did so multiple times for me. In such cases, or in cases where you don’t have an Android phone, here’s how to complete the set up.
That’s pretty much it. However, since you set up without your Android phone, you will need to sign in to your Google account manually. Let’s do that as well.
- Navigate to the notification icon and select it. Here click on the option asking you to sign in to Google.
