SpaffyZA 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2020 ATV1960 update in South Africa Howsit. I recently purchased an ATV1960 from a local retailer but the system is still running android 6.0 For Showmax to work I need to update it to Android 7 but the update is not available locally. I see on the forum that @Milan - Syntech was helping some South African residents with the required update but he was last seen on forum in March. Syntech is the distributor of the device in South Africa but before I make arrangements with them to send the unit back there I would like to find out what the process is for the update as I have some experiences with android software, having rooted (and bricked )a few devices already. Perhaps @thavinci or @MoRRaZ505 can share the info with me? Much love from Cape Town, South Africa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mavinola 1 Report post Posted June 24, 2020 hi Also from Mzanzi. Don't waste your time updating to android 7. I did that and the device froze a couple of times. It was unstable. I ended up going back to version 6. Then, I updated the firmware to android 6.0.1. It does run Showmax and Netflix without problems. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dante636 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2020 On 6/24/2020 at 2:22 PM, Mavinola said: hi Also from Mzanzi. Don't waste your time updating to android 7. I did that and the device froze a couple of times. It was unstable. I ended up going back to version 6. Then, I updated the firmware to android 6.0.1. It does run Showmax and Netflix without problems. Could you share the necessary files to recover my atv1960 to android 6, by mistake update to android 7 and the atv goes very badly, please if you were so kind I would appreciate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSchnetler 0 Report post Posted August 26, 2020 Sadly I'm going to +1 on @dante636 request @Mavinola Please share where you found the 6 files Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony89 0 Report post Posted August 26, 2021 On 6/29/2020 at 3:49 AM, dante636 said: Could you share the necessary files to recover my atv1960 to android 6, by mistake update to android 7 and the atv goes very badly, please if you were so kind I would appreciate it. I am not able to watch showmax using version 6.0.1. I can open the app and all, but no sound or video. Just the player ticking along the seconds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdT586 5 Report post Posted January 9, 2022 On 8/26/2021 at 7:15 AM, Anthony89 said: I am not able to watch showmax using version 6.0.1. I can open the app and all, but no sound or video. Just the player ticking along the seconds I have a link for the stock version 7.1.2 for the ATV 1960 in the ATV 495PRO HDR thread Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freek 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 7:10 AM, EdT586 said: I have a link for the stock version 7.1.2 for the ATV 1960 in the ATV 495PRO HDR thread Can you please provide me with the link and instructions how to do the stock version for ATV 1960. Kind regards Freek Oosthuizen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColinD 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2023 Also from Cape Town. - I have the image for 7.1 for my ATV1960 from the Mygica site but it fails on installation. It states: "package for 'stvs9' devices; this is a 'stvs912' " My unit was fine till I tried to update Netflix from Google Play Store. The media player is not certified for newer Netflix versions. Now it keeps asking for access credentials and won't load. I can use Netflix on other devices so I know my Netflix account is ok. All other features work on my ATV1960, just the Netflix is broken Is there a way to update the Android version 6.1 .? Thanks Best Regards Colin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites