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In Blue: Business Features in Windows 8.1
In Blue: Bing Integration is the Marquee New Feature
Windows 8.1 to include native Miracast wireless display support and internet sharing
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As I've been developing for the Windows 8 Store, I am wondering what this update will mean for current apps, whether they will need to be recompiled or changed to work on 8.1. My app focuses on tiles, and it seems they have introduced new types of tile so it looks like I will definitely have to make some changes to it, plus they've added new snap sizes so that will probably require some more changes! I will be a bit annoyed if my app starts crashing because Windows keeps calling new routines which didn't exist when I created it, especially since not everyone updates their app or asks for support, they just 1 star review it instead.
I also wonder if this means they'll force apps like Metro commander out of the store because they do the same job their own new file explorer will do..
They will, undoubtedly, maintain backward compatibility with the existing apps (for an example of this, see WP7 apps pre- and post-Mango or WP7.8). However, you may need to update your app to get access to the new features.
8.1 is mostly a known quantity at this point, and whatever needs to be said about its merits has already been said. Public preview will hit Build on June 26. RTM should be out late Aug, in time for OEMs to validate it for Oct launch. Basically, same as last time.
More interesting of the "official" announcement is the reaction from the online crowd. Recent 8.1 pieces have had hundreds if not thousands of responses. While some of that can be attributed to the usual vociferous minority, it's safe to say that the "your Metro in my desktop" controversy that started with 8 won't end with 8.1, the Start Button half-step notwithstanding. If anything the half-measure likely adds to deepening fray. Even sedate and staid NYT/WaPo pieces generated considerable volume of comments.
In short, whatever one thinks of 8, 8.1 probably won't change his mind. It's more of the same. I personally welcome the boot-to-desktop, since Classic Shell in 8 still flashes the Start Screen for a split second before loading the desktop--an irritant. But other than that, and the patches roll-up, there's nothing in 8.1 that warrants interest for desktop users.
The missing Start Menu, being easily replaced, doesn't matter as much as the noise would warrant. But it is a rallying point for dissent, a showpiece of MS' perceived heavy-handedness and cluelessness. I empathize with MS' intent to "stick to the plan" to push Metro, but I think whatever benefits gained from getting users acquainted with Metro is at this point outweighed by the growing user resentment. It's a PR thing.
Controversy aside, 8.1 should do better than 8 because the environment will be better. Touch PCs will be cheaper. The hardware will be faster (Bay Trail), and with longer batt life (Haswell). I don't think 8.1 will do better by much, as tablets are coming on stronger than ever, and Win 8.1 still has no real answer to the tablet. Windows still needs a physical keyboard. Windows tabs will still be $300 and up--better than $500+, but still not price competitive with Android which has dropped way below $200 to $100-and-under. Walmart is selling $69 NextBook tabs, which have gotten 4/5 stars from buyers.
Ignoring both the hardware and price points for the nonce, it's a truism that an OS' role isn't to look pretty or to have this or that feature, but to run software. For MS to convert its desktop userbase to Metro, there need to be Metro equivalents to not just Android/iOS apps, but replacements to regular desktop applications, utilities, and games. Users need to be pulled with a carrot, not prodded with a stick. The problem is, there is no carrot.
Looking forward to Win9.
In Blue: Business Features in Windows 8.1
In Blue: Bing Integration is the Marquee New Feature
Windows 8.1 to include native Miracast wireless display support and internet sharing
OK, here is the best news yet for Win8.1: It will get a reduced footprint. No more recovery partition yay! Hopefully SxS will die as well. I'm sceptical that 4GB cited is total space, although XP's size-optimized install was less than 2GB before MS went pig-wild with Vista.
Niehaus also told session attendees that Microsoft expects to have a reduced footprint size for Windows 8.1 as compared to Windows 8. He said the team has been working on removing old components, temporary files and improving NTFS compression to free up more space on users' machines. He noted that 4 GB of free space will be needed to install the Windows 8.1 preview builds. And he said that installation of Windows 8.1 will not result in the replacement of the recovery partition in Windows 8.
"If you deleted it, [8.1] won't replace it," Niehaus said.
Windows 8.1 Boot To Destop Option And Other Start Screen Settings
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Well i heard of this software made by the company "SPBsoftware"
And i'm prepared to spend money for top quality applications but, as I was reading on another site-that were offering a "trial version"- said meant for PPC WM6?
I hope that it would work, cause the layout's are so simplistic, organized, and unique
+Im to scared to try the XM6(WM6?) Rom available, cause the guys post is filled with so many warnings- that you could brick your dvice, that its itimidating to even begin
So the question is will downloading and installing these SPB programs, work on the default WM5 OS of the 8125 Wizard?
-BTW if these programs are compatible with WM5, should I install/Add/Load it onto my device's System memory?, or My mini sd card?
Any, and all post greatly appreciated
Thanks!
It's pretty unlikely that you'll brick your phone by trying software from a more-or-less legitimate software developer. Try it. The worst thing likely to happen is you'll have to go through some kind of rigamarole to uninstall the thing later, if it doesn't work properly.
If you don't feel comfortable with doing things like making registry entry changes, or digging around in system files, then you probably should stick to things that are clearly marked "Works on <<your system/phone/service>>."
As far as loading to system vs. SD, the general rule of thumb is, if you run the program all the time (such as skinning programs and today plug-ins, like SPB is known for) then it should be in system memory. The only software that you should load to SD are things you run sparingly and don't need constant access to. Accessing SD memory is pretty slow on these devices, and it'll seriously affect operability if you load "always run" or "mostly always run" programs from SD.
Lastly, loading new ROMs is a complex and easily flubbed process, from what I've read, and I share your disinterest in bricking an expensive piece of hardware. Frankly, I suspect that the main reason HTC never bothered to upgrade the 8125 to WM6 is because it actually can't handle it, from a hardware standpoint. Every person who has loaded a cooked ROM to a Wizard seems to have reported bugs, errors, and other problems, even with cleanly performed installations. I haven't seen nearly as much complaint from WM5 users.
So, strip down your installation, get rid of the junk, even over-clock the processor if you want (mine runs just fine at around 247MHz), but for my part, I would recommend against loading WM6 on a Wizard, purely based on stability of the hardware/software working in tandem.
<rant>After all, there's a reason why you can't run Windows Vista on an old 486 machine (even if it has enough memory, etc.), and that's because the new software depends heavily upon newer hardware designs to run more complex algorithms and lean hard on those math co-processors (read: hide their bloat and junk from end-users). Run new software on an old machine, and it bogs down and errors out. Again, I don't recommend this, although others probably will.</rant>
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Take a look at Wisbar Advance version 2.x, too. It was written for WM5, and won't crash your phone. WA version 3 looks nice too, though I haven't got experience first-hand with it. This assumes the reason you're looking at SPB is for skinning, of course.
As far as customizing your today screen goes, I'd also recommend rlToday. It's easily designed using basic XML, and was written for WM5, too. Can heavily incorporate graphics and so forth.
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Lastly, loading new ROMs is a complex and easily flubbed process, from what I've read, and I share your disinterest in bricking an expensive piece of hardware. Frankly, I suspect that the main reason HTC never bothered to upgrade the 8125 to WM6 is because it actually can't handle it, from a hardware standpoint. Every person who has loaded a cooked ROM to a Wizard seems to have reported bugs, errors, and other problems, even with cleanly performed installations. I haven't seen nearly as much complaint from WM5 users.
So, strip down your installation, get rid of the junk, even over-clock the processor if you want (mine runs just fine at around 247MHz), but for my part, I would recommend against loading WM6 on a Wizard, purely based on stability of the hardware/software working in tandem.
<rant>After all, there's a reason why you can't run Windows Vista on an old 486 machine (even if Really???it has enough memory, etc.), and that's because the new software depends heavily upon newer hardware designs to run more complex algorithms and lean hard on those math co-processors (read: hide their bloat and junk from end-users). Run new software on an old machine, and it bogs down and errors out. Again, I don't recommend this, although others probably will.</rant>
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Really...is that so???
I've run WM6 on my wizard for quite a bit of time with no bugs or issues of any kind. My rom is very stable, fast and quite dependable...and a helluva lot better than Tmo's stock rom which I had to reboot pretty much daily. My Wizard runs my WM6 rom with no problems at all.
And always learn everything you can about your device first...yes you can damage it, but only if you are foolish enough to not READ READ READ the stickies and wiki first. Unlocking your device and upgrading it is actually pretty easy and painless. As for running SPB...SPB can run on both WM5 and WM6...and uninstalling is a breeze.
Wizards are actually VERY HARD to break. I know, I've tried. Mine has been dropped, rained on, upgraded and downgraded...it wasn't until the usb gave out mid rom flash that it finally gave up the ghost. I replaced it and immediately began abusing the new one. It might as well be called Timex, because the damned thing takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'!!!!
Hi all,
BSODroid is my first Android application. It is a proof of concept implementation of a flaw in Windows Vista, which is so far unpatched (although Microsoft are due to start distributing the patch any moment now), that allows a user to send a Blue Screen of Death to that computer over the network.
To test your home, office or clients' machines, or even just to have some fun with your friends, all you need to do is connect to their network via WiFi, enter in their hostname (either IP or actual hostname will work), and press Execute!
Note: the target Vista machine must have network file / printer sharing turned on (though most people have it turned on these days)
This is a fun little application I created yesterday and have been having playing with my friends' computers on their home network and showing them the Windows flaw.
Video of it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIy_d94tDmQ
As I said, it will be patched soon, so anyone who has Windows Updates enabled will be immune to it within the next 72 hours or so.
BSODroid can be downloaded from the Android Market (just search for BSODroid!) or alternatively you can download the APK directly from my website: http://www.dereenigne.com/
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Well, it works.
will try on win 7
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will try on win 7
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From what I can tell, it works on most of the beta copies and some RC copies of Windows 7, but it doesn't work on the RTM version - what a shame!
Still, lots of fun!
Didn't work on my Win 7 RC machine. Maybe I'm up to date?
My boss and I just had some fun with one of our users on MO. (we are in TN)
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Didn't work on my Win 7 RC machine. Maybe I'm up to date?
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Yeah, seems as though it works on some builds of Win 7, but not others.
It works on Win Server 2008 too.
I hope people are having their fun with it now, because Microsoft already have a patch in the works - I'm not sure if it's being pushed through Windows Updates yet, but if not then it will be quite soon!
Though, it will still always work on machines that don't run Windows Updates
man, a winmo version would be awesome...
GreenLantern said:
man, a winmo version would be awesome...
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That whould be consider a virus.
rogeriopcf said:
That whould be consider a virus.
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A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner.
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It's being installed by the user, so it's not a virus at all. I personally think this is a neat little proof of concept program, and would love to have a copy for my WinMo device. Besides, if these proof of concept exploits weren't created, the software companies wouldn't have a reason to patch/fix their software until somebody with more malicious intents came along and used it. Hope there's a port to WinMo soon.
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That whould be consider a virus.
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why? there's ton's of stuff everyone at my office does that could be considered a 'virus' then...
even so, if you can do it from an android phone it's not a virus? somehow I don't understand that.
Quick video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIy_d94tDmQ
Ha cool...
Could be fun to make a "one stop shop" for stuff like this.
There's the unpatched IIS flaw as well which is easy as hell to abuse.
Select exploit (or select all), select target ip (+port/username etc for stuff like an IIS exploit), execute (on an iis exploit that'd use default port, anonymous/anonymous).
Is there any interest in this? Think it could be rather interesting to code
nurre said:
Could be fun to make a "one stop shop" for stuff like this.
There's the unpatched IIS flaw as well which is easy as hell to abuse.
Select exploit (or select all), select target ip (+port/username etc for stuff like an IIS exploit), execute (on an iis exploit that'd use default port, anonymous/anonymous).
Is there any interest in this? Think it could be rather interesting to code
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I"d be highly interested in that.
Have almost broken 1000 downloads! (Currently at 950)
If anyone's interested, go ahead and give it a try from the market!
Thank you. Great app, worked with my windows vista sp2.
Thanks!! I'm dying for this kind of apps
If this had a way to find IP's in use on the network it would be perfect, or just a multicast mode. Go to starbucks and listen to everyone groan at the same time.
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COMPANY: TeamSpeak Systems GmbH, Germany
JOB TITLE: Exceptional, Senior Android Developer Wanted
NOTE: European residency required as you will be working with our Germany-based dev team. English fluency required. German fluency is ideal but not required.
HOURS: Full time preferred, part time will also be considered.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
We are looking for an experienced Android developer to create a mobile version of our popular, cross-platform client which is primarily used for voice chat (VoIP). You will have the opportunity to look at sample code for an already existing version of this mobile app (former developer code) which utilizes a client lib for most of its operational, non-GUI features. Our intent, however, is for you to recreate this app with a more polished GUI look and feel, in addition to adding numerous missing features which will bring the app up to par with its iOS counterpart.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Review and understand our existing Windows/Mac/Linux client-server voice chat product, how it operates, and what sorts of features and functionality our existing users will expect for its Android version.
- Work with our development team to determine initial set of requirements, and contribute ideas for improving the Android app's usability and overall user experience.
- Write clean, modular code to implement the desired requirements with little supervision, and submit periodically to dev team for review via subversion.
- Engage in primary, core testing of the app although our development team will also conduct some testing and report bugs/issues back to you as well.
- Work with our support team to document and fix bugs with reasonable turnaround. You will need to setup, manage, and maintain your own bug-tracking software (eg - Mantis or similar). Our support team will require access to this system and assist in reporting bugs and issues for you to work on.
REQUIREMENTS:
- You must reside in Europe since you will be working with our Germany-based dev team.
- At least 4 years in mobile development experience, with 2 years in-depth experience in Android development.
- Demonstrated track record for developing and releasing Android applications. You will be asked for sample work and code.
- Strong understanding of Android OS, developing in ADS, interactive application development paradigms, memory management, network programming, audio playback and microphone hardware integration, concurrency and multi-threading.
DESIRED QUALITIES:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
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- Demonstrated experience in working with others to solve challenging technical problems related to performance and usability.
- Self-starter with the ability to assess and resolve complex technical problems.
COMPENSATION:
You will be compensated as follows:
- A fixed, one-time fee to be paid in 3 parts.
Part 1 to be paid once the developer agreement is signed.
Part 2 to be paid once the initial, documented and agreed upon set of requirements has been completed.
Part 3 to be paid upon release of the Android app to the public.
- Ongoing percentage-based rev share based on actual (net) income received from app sales.
- Details to be negotiated and determined prior to hire.
Applicants should apply by submitting their resume or inquiry to the Business Development department via TeamSpeak’s ticket system at
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Thank you for your time and consideration.
I'd like to use some sort of linux distribution on an old tv box. The box is based on the Amlogic AML-8726-m3 processor and has four USB ports and a cardreader. I was not able to find something about a ported os, but maybe you can help me to port it on my own.
I applaud that you want to recycle something and I don't want to be a party pooper, but wouldn't you be better off with a Raspberry Pi?
The Amlogic is an old single core processor. OTOH, availability of RPi is poor now.
Sure, but I don't want to pay 60-100€ for a RasPi Zero 2w. And I think, the processor would be powerful enough for simple office usage.
The Raspberry Pi Zero 2W lists for $15.
Micro Center used to sell in-person, limit one, Pi Zero for $5, Pi Zero W for $10.
Since I lived nearby I used to buy one every time I dropped in.
Since you're quoting in Euros, I'll presume that you're not in the US.
If you were I might be inclined to drop you an RPi in the mail.
I'm living in Germany. The Raspberry Pi is out of stock in every shop. You could only buy it on Amazon for very high prices (https://www.amazon.de/Raspberry-Pi-Zero-2-W/dp/B09KLVX4RT/). I hope that the prices are dropping soon, but since they are very high at the moment, I have to use alternatives, like my old tv box.
Hi, it is possible to use the app Termux to install Qemu package to then be able to install a Linux distro. I wish it was easy as said, done, but if you have time I wrote a guide that could help to teach the basics of gettting qemu up and running. I haven't made a preinstalled linux machine yet but have a couple windows machines built on there as demos.
The guide is structured using Nox android emulator, but would work on most android devices that can run termux https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...r-android-devices-windows-10-nox-lab.4481613/
Also note that there are lots of premade linux distros for termux, my guide is for those that want to program their own. If you want to save yourself the time though you could search for prebuilt termux linux machines
This sounds good, but I would like to install linux directly to the flash chip, because of the better performance. However, the device is running only Android 4. If it is not possible, to port linux to the device, virtualization would be better than using Android.
I completely understand, I too am trying to learn how to flash directly onto my shield's drive! In my limited knowledge, it would seem that our major limitation would be with the bootloader that is on current and past android devices, it doesn't have efi or the uefi capabilities.
Tianocore is an open source project that a lot of great minds have come together to make the technology readily available to the public, but I'm too novice to be able to successfully implement anything worthwhile yet.
What is TianoCore?
www.tianocore.org
If you're curious about edk2 i posted a bunch of nonsense I learned about it on page three of this guide. It's a bunch of relevant links or at least a starting point.
Root Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 Version
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I believe I read that edk2 will be implemented into later android firmwares, but if we could figure it out properly, we could add the efi driver to any android firmware and in theory install any OS
Replacing the proprietary bootloader sounds good, but sadly I have absolutely no idea, how I should do that (maybe it would be actually too much effort for an old TV box). So, I think, it would be better to work with the existing one. Wouldn't it be possible to flash the image, using adb?
I think possible yes, anything is possible, but the limitations is going to be with the iso or image you are using, how it unpacks the boot sector or the efi. You can flash any image over, but to get it to boot is the other problem.
Hypothetically, I would think if you were able to edit the image to the point where it was just the linux distro's system files or the system structure unpacked , it could be possible to fastboot flash the image as system.img, as thats kinda how android is structured with the separate system image and boot image, but I don't think the public knowledge is there to be able to do anything easily without developing it yourself.
That's not very optimistic.
A few months ago I downloaded the Android image from the manufacturers website. After I asked them for some information about the TV box, they deleted the whole support webpage for the device. But right now I've found a copy of the file on a USB flashdrive. The file also contains a PDF document with an instruction, for installing the image. May I could use this "update app" instead of adb for my own image?
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Oh for sure! It looks like they have their own built in firmware installer, which will save you the headache of using adb fastboot flashing. I hope it works out easily for you! I'd totally throw a copy of that firmware on the cloud and link it somewhere too. You'd surely be helping someone out there some day with that!
That's a good idea! Which cloud would you refer?
I already searched in the internet for images for this device and arm architecture (ARMv7), but I was not able, to find something. Could I also only compile Debian or Ubuntu or anything else for this arm architecture, or do I have to do driver development?
I use google drive now its free and super fast. For me I can download 5gb isos in 5-10 mins. Plus you can keep making google accounts if you go over 15gb limit if you know what I mean.
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I think as far as your second question you could do one or the other. You could explore learning how to compile any linux distro you choose, since in theory (my semantics may be wrong here) they all run the same basic linux kernel, the same as any android distro does, so you can choose to explore any distro to recompile into a system.img for flashing.
Else choose to learn driver development to bypass choice 1, if that makes sense. It kinda gives you the freedom to learn whatever sounds most interesting for the time. Hopefully enough of us will start learning this we can create our own solution to what would seem to be a trivial problem but definitely isn't right now XD
Hello,
Here how to make it, with an android box X96 mini :
Blog WiFi / 3G / 4G / Hotspots – Box Android X96 sous Linux
blogwifi.fr
good luck
fabien philipp said:
Hello,
Here how to make it, with an android box X96 mini :
Blog WiFi / 3G / 4G / Hotspots – Box Android X96 sous Linux
blogwifi.fr
good luck
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Thank You For Sharing This Sir~! Amazing!!
Good evening everyone and Happy New Year!
I have a counter question.
I decided to buy a TV box with Linux OS and made a choice on https://www.edision.gr/en/detail/ping
I would like to install some applications, but how much I did not dig and nothing happened.
Can anyone advise where and how to start. Thank you in advance.
Hi everyone!
I read that this forum was specialized in providing the kind of knowledge I am having a hard time finding on my own.
Here is the situation: I subscribed a contract with an internet provider which included all the material included to use internet and tv.
The hardware was part of the contract so upon purchasing the membership I also paid for the tv boxes and a router.
The thing is that I moved to another country, and I am now with these things in a box, rotting without a prupose.
Now, I know my way around computers and some tech stuff to a certain extend, but this things involve a whole new level of knowledge and skills that I do not have.
I would like to ask engineers or any developer what could be done with these old tv boxes. Based on what is provided on the market, I do not think they are of much value knowing that a random cheap android box costs about 30 USD.
Is it possible to install some kind of arcade game interface on the motherboard for exemple? Or use it as an emulator for vintage
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console?
Thank you for your time and any help or tip that you would be so kind to provide.
Have a great day!
Regards.
Jimmy
im not realy knowlageable in this stuff but perhaps just google the manufacturer of the tv box with its model and linux at the end and something will come up?
i did some research and it seems that the tv boxes are android based. could you plug one in and make a photo of what it displays?
Thank you for your fast reply.
Here are some pictures. One is the loading screen and the other is the first step navigable with the remote. There is no point in trying to connect it since it's another country and I just would like to access it and reboot it.
I unmounted it but i could not say if it could some kind of raspberry. There is a USB port though that maybe be used to plug in a bootable key?
Have a great day.
Your old TV boxes and router, which you received as part of your internet and TV subscription agreement, appear to be unnecessary now that you have moved to a different nation. You are interested in finding a new use for these gadgets, but you are unsure of where to begin.
One choice would be to try selling the gadgets online, either through an auction site like eBay or a website for local classified ads. The bother of trying to sell them might not be worthwhile, as you said that these gadgets could not be worth much.
A different choice would be to try giving the equipment a new purpose. You may, for instance, attempt to use them as media servers or streaming
Hi there and thank you for your feedback.
Indeed, I would like to find a new use for them but it seems that they are stuck on the first step of the booting. I cannot get past that as it is not like the usual OS where I can bypass the initial boot.
Would you know any way to create a bootable key or anything else to install a new OS or even wipe out the existing one?
Thanks in advance.
Your IP1400 devices are AOSP based. That means no playstore. But you could try sideloading apps via ADB. In most cases, the firmware and software of Set-Top Boxes are tightly controlled by the manufacturer and may not have an active custom development community or custom recovery options available. The device contains digital signatures.
option1: Stick with your device default os and sideload apps via ADB... someone did this on JioFI STB(similar to yours by following this hack... this particular model was Amlogic not Arcadyan, but this hack might work on yours by some digging around https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-unlock-jiofi-jio-stb/] This way you get to keep your remote and other accessories and wifi and bluetooth will work. There are risks to consider.
Option2 [second best?]
If you can enter the bootloader by entering recovery (in a jio set top box, same manufacturer (one of the many)as your devices- Arcadyan with Synaptics chip, it involves long pressing reset button while the device is ON.), you can install any Linux/windows os that supports your device.
I recommend Alpine Linux since it supports ARM and is targetted at routers and embedded systems.
1st thing to do is to unlock bootloader if it is locked i.e. the option isn't there in recovery to reboot to bootloader. Try enabling dev options in the about menu of the device the same way as on android phone. [But it may not be that easy if the Manufacturer has covered the default settings menu of android with a custom UI as was the case with JioFI STB in the hack provided above. Some help from a friend in college(CSE/electrical branch) for a Mango Shake or a freebie (if a device is extra) could get you help, if more digging is needed.(looking up device specific info in the right place/using a development board or specific software etc...]
Alpine Linux:
this will make your device into a linux box. 1st step is to backup your device's system image. You would use clonezilla, a tiny linux distro that is designed to run off a usb thumb drive and backup a system image to any drive (typically the thumb drive itself) Installation and usage instructions: https://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live.php
then you would want to make a bootable usb drive of Alpine linux and install it. An internet connection is recommended in order to install windowmanager and drivers and packages. You could use a LAN Cable. Below are the links to installation instructions.
Alpine Linux
wiki.alpinelinux.org
Requirements - Alpine Linux
wiki.alpinelinux.org
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/Installation
You can install desktop environments (too heavy) or window managers (better and lighter ) use it as a pc(low end). I have other recommendations: you could connect SSD or an external hard drive ( to the USB 3.0 port) and configure it as a personal media server to store and retrieve via SSH your photos and videos from anywhere in the world as long as it is up and connected. Of course, you may not be able to share it since the ISPs generally have usage restrictions to avoid abuse of bandwidth. You could use it as a gateway for static or even dynamic to a degree/websites within an organization (public websites would break it since the device cannot handle that much traffic but given it is a media streaming device, it can take at least up to one Gigabit per second I guess, some are even designed for 1Tbps I saw this Tbps in the jioSTB documentation attached)
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Gaming_on_Alpine
remember driver support may be there or not... but it is worth a try.
There are distros specifically meant to be used as media center (like lIbreELEC and CoreELEC) but I couldn't find your device listed there.
Also during this process, you may need a USB hub to play around with IP1800 since I see only a single USB port on it in the photos provided, If a keyboard works.. if in recovery mode your STB remote isn't detected, you may need other input tools: Keyboard/mouse etc, if they are detected...[That's the thing. we are dealing with highly customized hardware and may not be able to use it as a PC, since it wasn't designed to be used as such...but it may work]