How to manually update the Xiaomi Mi Box International to Oreo

Since a few weeks Xiaomi has blocked the update of the Xiaomi Mi Box International to the Android TV 8 Oreo system, just yesterday a new OTA arrived for the users who already had this version installed that seems to correct the most important errors. If you are in Android 6 and do not want to wait for the official version we leave you here a manual to update manually to Android Oreo and then receive the last OTA with the patches that Xiaomi has published.

!!! ATTENTION: YOU CAN ALREADY UPDATE BY OTA !!! Only check for updates in settings menu

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Update Xiaomi Mi Box International to Oreo manually from Android 6

Download this file with the Android TV 8 Oreo 2179 update
Inside we have two files Xiaomi_update and update.zip
Copy both to the root of a USB drive formatted in FAT32.
Completely disconnect the Xiaomi Mi Box Int.
Connect the USB to the rear port.
On the remote control, press OK and the BACK button.
Without letting go of the buttons, we plug the Xiaomi Mi Box Int into the power line.
Automatically the system starts the update process (release buttons), after several automatic restarts the process ends.
If we have any error use another USB and repeat the process.

OTA Android TV Oreo 2396 Update

Once we have installed the Android TV 8 Oreo 2179 update after rebooting we will have a message to update via OTA to version 2396 that fixes a lot of failures, presumably this version will be the official final version that will release soon for those who are in Android 6 and do not want to update manually.