Can't find the settings button anymore

[Emporium]

10 minutes ago, Pauly said:

are u sure u have the same box we are talking about? can you double check your model

 

Same E1 box.  WHAT theme launcher did you switch to which forced you to reset ?  I never had any issue with Buetooth on it either. 

I'll check again tonight to see if there was any update since my last check that may have broken it.

 

 

[Pauly]

i have the default launcher theme, but when i switch to any other one it effs up cant change it back, can you change your launcher theme and record a video of you going into the non existing settings menu to change it back?

[Emporium]

Not home to check my old E1, but gong from memory, have you tried scrolling RIGHT, to go off the screen to the right ?  If I recall, if you scroll right, it goes into a second screen when you press right (when you are at the right most icon) where the setting icon is.

 

[Pauly]

myself as well as others have tried that and nothing happens, there is no second screen for me and for others who tried it

[dishuser]

1 hour ago, Pauly said:

myself as well as others have tried that and nothing happens, there is no second screen for me and for others who tried it

then you're doing it wrong

pressing right arrow several times will bring up settings

[Emporium]

I just dug out and dusted off my E1 from the archives and decided to try it again.  Seems like a small bug must have slipped into one of the last update sent out ages ago (back in 2021).  

There is no obvious way to switch home screens, when you switch to the "BuzzTV Media Player" Home screen .  I know there used to be a "settings" ICON initially in the all apps screen, but that no longer seems to be there.   This only happens when using the "BuzzTV Media Player" Home screen option.  The other 3 home screen options works fine.  The right arrow only works with "BuzzTV Media Player 2" home screen.   I always use the "BuzzTV Modern" one, so never even tested it for a long time (since the first days I got the box back in 2020).

However I did find a small workaround.  It's not the most elegant solution, but it will avoid someone having to do a hard reset of the box.

Find yourself a simple USB keyboard (like from a PC).  Then plug it into one of the USB ports of the E1.  And then hit the "F8" key on the keyboard, which will bring up the side menu, where you can then go to the home screen setting and change home screen theme.  

Note to self: Don't use the "BuzzTV Media Player" home screen theme

Other option/workaround is to use AptoideTV, and install another launcher (I tested with "Projectivity Launcher").  Once installed, launch it.  After getting through the basic setups, from the main launcher screen (under TV Apps - first row), you will see "App Installer", "Aptoide TV", "Buzz TV 4" and then "BuzzTV Classic" along with "BuzzTV Media Player" and "BuzzTV Media Player 2".  Well, I selected BuzzTV Classic, and it launched the BuzzTV Classic home screen theme, and was able to go into settings and change the default home screen theme back to my "BuzzTV modern".   This is an option in case you do NOT have access to a USB keyboard.

I can't speak for BuzzTV themselves, but I'd be surprised if they send out any update to fix this bug, 4 years after the last update.  You'll probably have to accept the limitation and bug, and learn to get around it.  Simple: don't use the BuzzTV Media player home screen

 

 

Edited September 30 by Emporium

[Pauly]

Amen, thanks for getting to the bottom of this and finding a temporary work around.  I have a USB keyboard but my parents do not so I would have to drive 1 hrs to their house and bring it there then do the work around as you stated. thanks for your helpful understanding on this matter.  Can I just delete this theme some how?

[Emporium]

There is no way for you to delete it.   It is part of the BuzzTV 4 package and this box is very unlikely to get any new updates.   The last one was over 4 years ago.  It is a very old box, so don't expect any new updates.  It is running Android 7.x and BuzzTV 4. 

BuzzTV is already on Android 13, and BuzzTV 6 on their Powerstation.  They still actively support boxes running BuzzTV 5 and BuzzTV 6.