{"id":500,"date":"2015-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/blogs\/t8-t8-s-ota-update-31-10-2015\/"},"modified":"2021-10-21T09:57:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T08:57:42","slug":"t8-t8-s-ota-update-31-10-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/t8-t8-s-ota-update-31-10-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"T8\/T8-S OTA Update 31-10-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Changelog<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fixed bluetooth failing with some speakers<\/li><li>Improved wifi range<\/li><li>Added custom Kodi 15.2 Final<\/li><li>Added custom SPMC 15.2 RC2<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Added Amazon Store<\/li><li>Added Amazon Video<\/li><li>Added Google Video<\/li><li>Updated OpenELEC to 5.95.5 based on Kodi 15.2 RC2 (T8-S Only)<\/li><li>Added support for XBOX360 and PS3 Gamepads<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once updated, please read the&nbsp;post <a href=\"https:\/\/openstreams.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/10\/wookie-wizard-how-to\/\">here<\/a>&nbsp;for details on installing and using the Wizard. We've added the required repository for you, so just a few clicks away from installing some great add-ons via Wookie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a reset like this, don't forget to sign back into Google's Play Store (see <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wordpress\/faq-2\/googles-play-store-signing-in-and-auto-updates\/\">here<\/a>) to enable auto-updates, and head to the Settings menu (top right) and turn on auto-update at all times if you're using a network cable, rather than WiFi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to update:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First run the OTA Updater application, (click the My Apps or circle with six dots on your homescreen to find the list of all applications installed, then scroll down.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.droix.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/OTAUpdaterIcon.png\" alt=\"OTAUpdaterIcon\" class=\"wp-image-799\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You do NOT use the UPDATE&amp;BACKUP application, nor the System Update button found within the Other tab of the Settings area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DoNotUseUpdateAndBackupIcon.png\" alt=\"DoNotUseUpdateAndBackupIcon\" class=\"wp-image-798\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DoNotUseT8-SOtherSettings-1024x623.png\" alt=\"DoNotUseT8-SOtherSettings\" class=\"wp-image-797\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Check our video if you will have any issues following upgrade steps.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also click on an OTA Update Available type of message if you see one when dragging down the notification area in the top left of your screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tick&nbsp;the <strong>Clear Data<\/strong> option to properly reset your device and access the new applications\/builds once the firmware update process has completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wordpress\/droidbox-t8-purchased-before-june-2015\/\">here <\/a>if you have a T8 that doesn't have the OTA Updater application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changelog: Fixed bluetooth failing with some speakers Improved wifi range Added custom Kodi 15.2 Final Added custom SPMC 15.2 RC2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[16,38,18],"class_list":{"0":"post-500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"tag-android-tv-box","8":"tag-firmware","9":"tag-update"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}