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Your current configuration (settings, applications themselves) will be removed when you complete the process, so make sure you've backed up or have alternative sources for anything you want to keep. The games that were originally preinstalled will not be there, so make sure Bitgames Center or HappyChick have the downloads you need first.

Changelog:
DroidBOX Applications added

Rooted:
Should be, any issues post back here and we'll sort it out.

Status:
Not in any way essential, but if you want to experiment, know what you're doing, and would like some extra DroidBOX applications pre-installed...

Note:
This is NOT (yet) an official release. Flash at your risk.
We've not had any problems so far, but if possibly bricking your device would make you sad, stop now.


Firmware file
You will need to download the "update.img" file via https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlRdlhGu3fjihndTNeHiabx6iE19

If you are on a Mac, you may need to this first: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=31919091


There are two main methods to update the firmware on your device, either using a microSD card, or a Windows PC and USB cable...


MicroSD Card method

Download the firmware.

Copy the UPDATE.IMG file to a freshly formatted microSD Card

Safely eject the Micro-SD Card and insert it into your PlayOn

Switch on your PlayOn as usual and wait for the home screen to appear

After a few seconds, an update prompt should appear

Follow the onscreen instructions to update the firmware

When the PlayOn has booted to the menu. Perform a Factory Reset


PC install method

Make sure you have downloaded the firmware file linked to above

Download both files linked to below, if using Chrome, click the KEEP option after the downloads complete, they are both safe files

Driver Assistant - https://droidboxcloud.co.uk/index.php/s/WDxgcXoD2mF98xl

RKBatchTool - https://droidboxcloud.co.uk/index.php/s/YZ4bZmhmGBr1C0f

Extract (unzip) both ZIP files

From the DriverAssitant_v4.2 folder, open DriverInstall.exe

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Press the Install Driver button and wait for the drivers to be installed. Once completed press any confirmation buttons to complete the process and exit the program.

From the BatchTool English folder, open RKBatchTool.exe (the screenshot is a generic one)

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Click on the button with 3 dots to the right of FW Path and locate the file update.img that was downloaded

Fully switch off your DroidBOX PlayON by holding the Power button down for over ten seconds

Plug the USB cable into your PC USB port

Hold the V+ (Volume +) button and continue holding it down while inserting the USB cable into the DroidBOX PlayOn

The PlayOn will now power up but the screen will remain blank. Some drivers will now install on your PC

Please wait until the ‘1’ square on Connected Devices is a green colour

Press the Restore button to begin the firmware update. This will take a few minutes to upload the firmware to the PlayOn, install it and then check it installed correctly

Once the process is completed, the PlayOn will reboot into Recovery Mode and perform a reset and then boot

The first boot time will be longer than usual as the operating system is updating. Please wait until you see the PlayOn menu screen

The firmware upgrade is now complete
 
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ChrisM

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Sorry for the delay with responding.
As it is a non-official firmware right now, I don't think it would be covered if something went wrong.
That said, if anything goes wrong flashing it back to a previous firmware should resuscitate the device (don't have one of my own to try on, but have been checking with guys in the office) back to normal again.
 

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Don't think there's been a update for this, there was the unofficial one which was available until end of April.
So if you box was bought after this it will be up to date...don't know if this is going to be updated to lolipop yet, or if at all.
 

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We will have some more news on a official firmware update in hopefully the near future. I will update here and the blog with more information when we have it.
 

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If you are using Windows 10 on the PC you use to flash your DroidBOX device, you will need to use RKBatchTool v1.8.
My thanks to RobertH for the heads up on this.

This link seems to be the least filled with spammy adverts hoping you'll click the wrong download button.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/768dc79pd2jb85j/RKBatchTool-v1.8.rar

You will need 7-zip (free), WinZip or WinRAR to open the RAR file you download.
 

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Driver Assistant link is down. Cannot flash my T2 box which is down for the second time and only had it a month. Really not going near any Droidbox products again.