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.SoftReset
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