• What is Patchwall OS in LED TVs?

Patchwall is a user interface exclusive to Mi (Xiaomi) TVs. (A user interface is what you see when using the TV and how it interacts with you). It is based on the Android Operating system.

What this means for you, is a glitch-free navigation and viewing experience.

With this you get a large collection of popular Apps in the App Store, ready to be downloaded.

Additionally, you also get other features like screen casting, voice search, and AI based recommendations on ‘you may also like’. (depending on the Android version the Patchwall is based on).

As Mi TVs have soared in popularity since their launch, Patchwall OS has become one the most trending user interfaces in the TV industry.

• What is the best feature about the Patchwall OS on Mi (Xiaomi) TVs?

Following a ‘content first’ approach, the Patchwall OS gathers content under different categories to make search and selection easier.

For example, from the ‘top row’ you can filter content based on a mix of all categories (i.e. Home), VIP (or paid content), Movies, Sports, TV shows, Originals, and music.

This way you don’t need to enter and exit Apps continuously to find content to watch.

You can find the most relevant suggestions (a mixture of trending shows and your watch history) in each of the categories found in the top row.

The entire interface is built in this manner to help you find new stuff to watch easily.

• Is the Patchwall ‘homepage’ of Mi TVs user-friendly?

The homepage of Mi TVs gives you an ‘overall look and access’ to everything possible with the Patchwall Android OS. And it is one of the most user-friendly interfaces out there.

Here’s why.

The top row lets you switch between the different content categories (among Home, Movies, VIP, TV shows etc.).

The spotlight banners below the top row, show you the trending content.

This is followed by the ‘input row’ which gives you access to all your multi-media input devices. You can select the input source based on the input ports like TV, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, AV and so on.

To continue watching the TV shows or movies you were watching in the recent past, check out the ‘Recent’ section.

Next, is a row of ‘Apps’ that includes both system Apps (preloaded in to the TV) and the Apps that you have installed in it.

Then you see ‘On Air’ section which picks the trending content from your set top box.

This clean & organized way to search & filter ‘what to watch next?’ makes the Patchwall and its homepage very user-friendly.

Bluetooth-enabled

At first glance, Bluetooth might seem like a very useless feature or a feature with limited use.

Here’s how you can make the most of it.

• Use Bluetooth to connect the Mi smart remote

The smart remote you get with the Mi TV can only be connected via Bluetooth. This way Bluetooth becomes essential for controlling and navigating the Mi TV.

Use Bluetooth to connect a Soundbar

If you own a sound system that supports Bluetooth then you can cut one more wire to give your TV a clean look.

Bluetooth Soundbar or channel systems with Bluetooth, help you enhance your TV’s sound quality while connecting wirelessly to your Mi TV.

• Use Bluetooth to connect your Smartphone

Are you hosting a party at home or just want to go through with your morning routine?

Why not connect your Smartphone to the TV for a louder, energizing experience? This way you won’t need to invest in a separate Bluetooth speaker.

Built-in Chromecast

While watching a movie on your Smartphone’s small screen, have you ever thought, ‘I wish the screen would be bigger’.

Although you found the movie in some App on your Smartphone, how great it would be if you could watch it on your TV’s large screen instead?

Well, you can do exactly that!

Either with a wired or wireless connection you can connect your Smartphone to the TV.

Wired connection, however, is the old way to connect your Tablet or Smartphone to the TV.

Screen mirroring and screen casting are the wireless ways to do the same.

Screen mirroring, however, drains the phone battery and ties up your phone for the duration of the movie.

This is because your phone’s screen is mirrored or copied on the TV screen. So everything you do like pausing the movie to send a message, will be copied on the TV screen.

Screen casting, on the other hand, allows wireless connection. And it frees your phone to do other tasks like attending a call or sending a message without affecting the movie playing on your TV.

Screen casting can be done in a variety of ways— via third-party Apps, display dongles (like AnyCast) or with built-in Chromecast.

Screen casting via the first two methods can be a ‘hit or miss’ experience with issues like lags and unreliable connectivity.

Built-in Chromecast however, gives you simple and effortless way to connect to the TV.

Built-in Chromecast works like sending a link on Whatsapp.

You scroll for videos to watch on Chromecast compatible sites like YouTube, Netflix etc.

(Any App that gives you the Chromecast symbol in the video’s taskbar is compatible)