Introduction

There are times that one will have to reset the Xiaomi TV to its factory default settings,
particularly after one has installed too many APKs, clogging up the system memory, making the
TV to perform in a strange manner. This factory reset may be required for new Xiaomi TV in
order for the remote controller to be used.

This article will try to describe how one can reset the Xiaomi TV to its factory settings.

Whats Needed?

Only the TV controller is needed

Where are the Controls for Resetting?

There are 2 factory resetting controls

a Soft Reset
b. Hard Reset

1. The Soft Reset

The Soft Reset could be found by clicking the “setting” Apps in the Apps Store; after that, select
“General Settings” to reveal the “Factory Reset” option as shown. This example is for Xiaomi
TV4. Other Xiaomi TV sets may be different and some TVs has "Factory Reset" inside "About"
icons
2. The Hard Reset

a) Entering into the Recovery Mode

1. For Infra-red TV Remote Controller

Disconnect the electricity supply to the TV and wait for about 20 seconds for TV to discharge all
stored values. Press and hold the “Home” and “Manual” buttons firmly with fingers of one hand
while using the other hand or get someone to reconnect the plug of power supply. The TV
should start; if not, press the big white button located just under the "Mi" symbol, underneath
the centre of the TV

2. For Blue Tooth TV Remote Controller

Disconnect the electricity supply to TV and wait for about 20 seconds, then press and hold the
“Confirm” button and the “Restore” button with fingers of one hand at the same time and use to
other hand or get someone to plug back the power supply. The TV should start; if not, press the
big white button located just under the "Mi" symbol, underneath the centre of the TV.

On successful start up, the following recovery screen will pop up. Quickly release the "confirm"
and "Restore" buttons when this recovery screen appears.
b) The Recovery Selections
In here, there are 4 selection

1. Reboot: When you want to reboot the TV after wiping the data and cache
2. Wipe Cache: This is where one will want to clean the cache
3. Wipe User Data: This is where all the newly installed APKs will be wiped out
4. Wipe All Data : This is where a factory reset will be performed to wipe out all the cache and
data and restore the TV to its factory settings

Important Note:
If one have rooted the TV before, it will not be advisable to select option 4 to “Wipe All Data”
because the process will wipe out all including also the rooted files, making the TV
unusable. Some users advised not to use this option 4 altogether.

c) Reboot the TV
3. Factory Reset for New Xiaomi TV
New Xiaomi TV may need a factory reset so that the remote controller can be used.
1. Perform the hard reset as described above
2. Select “Restore System”as shown

a） For new System， The “Restore System” is in the same page

b）For older system。 Find “Restore System” function in next page

Other Articles About Xiaomi TV or Box

Can be found here

Reference:

1. Backup APKs in Xiaomi TV

2. Install Youtube and Google Chrome in Xiaomi TV without rooting
3 .Install Youtube and Google Chrome in Xiaomi TV without rooting
4. Xiaomi TV: To root or not to root