Beta Update - Firmware v. 11.3.0 BETA and MOL 3 v. 12.1.0 BETA for Formuler Z11 Series released.

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  • With regards to the UI, it’s a nice touch being able to change the colour theme on the Home Screen. I usually change the wallpaper for my own because the old theme was outdated but this has refreshed and its very Android TV…. Almost!

    For those that may not have seen, go to Home Screen and select settings then open launcher settings, select wallpaper and open gallery

  • Sorry adrilang,i dont know what you mean with "Groups" button.I have set Favorites for every of my 3 providers,do you mean i have to go on live channel of every Provider and press the Groups button?,in order to separate the 3 Providers?

    Havent tried either your or la Praline advice on the matter,as i am currently recording a show

    What I mean by groups, on any live tv channel, doesn’t matter which provider, if you press groups button on your rcu it will open a menu which automatically separates content by provider.

    For example:

    Heading: Provider A

    Entertainment

    Factual

    Kids


    Heading: Provider B

    Entertainment

    Factual

    Kids

    So the first provider you setup in your content manager list and the relevant bouquets is what appears in your groups menu first and separated in order of content manager list.

    To the left of that are also icons which is basically a folder of some description so you can easily select the provider you want to use.

    If you have favourited your channels, you’ll only be able to view those favourites in one big list, it doesn’t appear to seperate by provider so maybe in that instance you create a favourite and rename by provider?


    I hope that explains better

  • Your statement:

    “Another thing, when i am on apps tab, if i press en home button its happened nothing, should i come back to home tab?”


    I see what you mean, it could be nice to press home button and you go back to home.

    I have found that initially I was using direction pad on RCU (up down left right) to go back from menus to home, however; I press back arrow 🔙 and it does take you to home.

    You still have to blast through menus but it’s quicker than using directions.

    It's because usually on my shield i use home button to come back to home screen :winking_face:

  • Yesterday i had two failed recordings scheduled ones,when i tried a direct recording i was asked "what recording device",and my 1 TB hdd came up,i confirmed.

    I made a succesful nightly recording afterwards and i guess after the update something went wrong with the set up of my rec.device.

    I will try another scheduled recording tonight and if its succesful,you wont hear me complaining anymore!

  • hello

    - Audio sync on live tv: if I change the audio delay, the (fixed) subtitles are automatically changed with the same delay. Can this be corrected or is there a reason that it works this way (in my case the subtitles are ok, but the audio sometimes needs a little delay - due to AAC and my receiver)?

    - Audio and subtitle delay: is is possible to change this, so we can keep pushing the RCU instead of having to click x-times for each 50 ms?

    - I didn't get kicked out of MOL3 after startup yet, so this is looking good!

    Formuler Z11 Pro Max - XC API Portal - Mol3 (standard and occasional TiviMate as backup) - External HDD Toshiba 1 TB (usb 3.0) - Nord VPN

  • Yesterday i had two failed recordings scheduled ones,when i tried a direct recording i was asked "what recording device",and my 1 TB hdd came up,i confirmed.

    I made a succesful nightly recording afterwards and i guess after the update something went wrong with the set up of my rec.device.

    I will try another scheduled recording tonight and if its succesful,you wont hear me complaining anymore!

    hi henkie

    FYI: after the update, I had to click on my usb-hdd as storage in MOL3 settings (I believe this was greyed out or striked out). Probably (and hopefully) your next scheduled recordings will be ok.

    Formuler Z11 Pro Max - XC API Portal - Mol3 (standard and occasional TiviMate as backup) - External HDD Toshiba 1 TB (usb 3.0) - Nord VPN

  • Also, Coloured keys don’t work anymore.

    My coloured keys seem to work fine,e.g. green button for search and delete recordings,yellow for go to now in epg etc

    I have IR remote,do you have BT remote?

  • My coloured keys seem to work fine,e.g. green button for search and delete recordings,yellow for go to now in epg etc

    I have IR remote,do you have BT remote?

    He’s referring to the option to start an app, I use BT1 and can assign coloured buttons for certain tasks but it doesn’t work in this update even when assigning the task.

    You can of course still program the buttons with dots and they still work ok so if starting an app is a must, he can assign one of those

  • Can i go back to previous MOL or we can't go back?

    No you can`t , read first post and text in red colour!

  • Ah ok thanks, i thought if i did factory reset the MOL3 version that would be installed is the official one and not the BETA one. In that case i'm a bit frustrated :loudly_crying_face:


    And just a tip, i see the same BETA version of MOL was installed on Z Mini, so i think the problem is MOL developers are more oriented to improve MOL under Android 12 environment and Z11 is Android 11. Some stuff will be incompatible over time. Right now i can see the issue of AFR because Android 12 has AFR engine in settings and Android 11 not, so MOL version 12 was done with that into account i guess and the AFR engine on Android 11 is a bit different. I think on Android 12 you don't need to do anything for AFR to work out of the box while in Android 11 formuler developers had to put some weird settings in the developer settings for it to work, but as it's not needed in Android 12 this new version of MOL is probably in conflict with those settings given it's the same version that's on zmini. This is all to say that Z11 really needs an Android 12 upgrade, otherwise MOL developers will have 2x work updating MOL3 for A12 for zmini and A11 for Z11 and it makes no sense to me.

  • Fact is, when you install the new firmware, only new MOL3 will work correctly. Therefore we write always: No back option.

  • adrilang

    Thank you very much for rechecking and testing + giving answers to others. You are great supporter in this community :thumbs_up:


    @ For all Beta-tester

    Beta tests are not only install and compare if it works better or not, their is sometimes need to recheck, change settings, reinstall something and even to do factory reset if necessary. New options have their logic and logic of use, this logic have to be understood first. Writing some bug report or fail after 2-3 hours are not good! Please test first hours and hours, try to change some settings if needed and then report after 2-3 Days if something is wrong or not, this after rough test. Thank you very much for your understanding.

  • It's beta , that can introduce some bug

    There must be some bug in scheduled recording,this time recording failed because i was kicked out of mol3 back to homepage!

    My preliminary conclusion is that i will pass on future beta updates,as i can not miss out on recording my daily police series sequel,before beta update recording was 100% reliable!:frowning_face:

  • Same bug for me, MOL3 don’t start and return to Home Screen …. I was make an factory reset and reinstall all, works now but I can’t find the place wher to change the EPG method (standard or alternate )

    The issue I have on latest official firmware aren’t resolved, no sound on startup, every 2 or 3 starts I have no sound on MOL3, the only solution is to perform a restart

    Erratic timeshift function, only start and end of the timeshift are usable no way to navigate on the file … but sometime it works correctly

    *edit*

    About the EPG method setting, I found a solution: erase the sub’s and create a new one, the process ask forr EPG method…

    Edited once, last by mister freeze (May 29, 2024 at 8:57 PM).

  • Same bug for me, MOL3 don’t start and return to Home Screen …. I was make an factory reset and reinstall all, works now but I can’t find the place wher to change the EPG method (standard or alternate )

    The issue I have on latest official firmware aren’t resolved, no sound on startup, every 2 or 3 starts I have no sound on MOL3, the only solution is to perform a restart

    Erratic timeshift function, only start and end of the timeshift are usable no way to navigate on the file … but sometime it works correctly

    I also often have no sound when I restart. But i only have to push mute button and sound is back

  • First off all, great new launcher. Second, grouping of providers in the groups section is excellent!

    Issues I ran into

    I can't pause tv nor can I rewind (time shift). Warning: storage disconnected.

    In the settings menu of mol3 > Dvr options > Recording storage location and time shift storage location my sd card was strike through as in , it's disabled. After selecting it , that went away but didn't fix the issue.

    I safely ejected storage and inserted sd card again. This didn't fix the issue

    Formatted the SD card rebooted Z11 this didn't fix the issue.

    Coloured buttons dont work for me anymore. Checked remote control app to be sure they were still there and they were there. I can't use the buttons anymore when I'm in the home screen.

  • I wonder if SD card slot is the issue in this case because others have experienced an issue with SD.


    I’m using USB and timeshift works ok so I wonder if you could try usb to see if this resolves your issue.

    If it does, then issue does point to SD function

  • Dude , I appreciate the effort. It has always worked untill the new update. Several users already pointed out they have the same issue with their sd card. I think it might have something to do with moving to USB:recordings. Xs permission i.e. problems with mounting.


    Too bad I can't xs the system or application log myself, I could've helped the devs more.


    SAM maybe that's a great idea for a new feature? If we can pin point the issue in the log, Make a pic of it, upload here. devs are able to fix more issues because it saves time. The only issue they have to figure out is how to reproduce the problem. But the telegram beta channel can help with that, to contact people more easily to help giving more explanation on reproduction.

  • I think it might have something to do with moving to USB:recordings. Xs permission i.e. problems with mounting.

    Format the sd card with NTFS, insert into box, restart the box, do MOL3 settings in dvr menu and test again.

    Sd card works on my side.


    maybe that's a great idea for a new feature? If we can pin point the issue in the log, Male a pic of it, upload here. devs are able to fix more issues because it saves time. The only issue they have to figure out is how to reproduce the problem.

    This have to be send with Ticket.

  • Just reconnect in settings

  • Depends if since last beta and official something change, new fix or add, then should come update with higher version then installed Beta. If nothing change the Beta becomes official, no need to change anything then.

  • I have not seen any problems with the new beta yet.

    However I am not keen on the new home page, I know some people asked for this, but it does nothing for me #, I do not need a big grey empty boxes with edit rows or history and favorites I think it looks ugly so perhaps an option to choose your home screen to either the legacy home screen or the new one.

    I know you can't please everybody, but to me this is a backward step.

  • I have not seen any problems with the new beta yet.

    However I am not keen on the new home page, I know some people asked for this, but it does nothing for me #, I do not need a big grey empty boxes with edit rows or history and favorites I think it looks ugly so perhaps an option to choose your home screen to either the legacy home screen or the new one.

    I know you can't please everybody, but to me this is a backward step.

    I agree completely,i dont like the layout of the homepage either and find it more difficult to navigate then the old one:grinning_squinting_face:

  • For me they are both ugly tbh when compared against the competition, but this new one seems faster and modernish, but it's probably placebo from my end. The old one had almost everything in the launcher and that's why it's probably heavier, this one seems light, faster to load and we don't need all those settings to appear at launch, i can live with this new launcher, just fix the vod AFR because i have to many 23,976fps movies and now i can't play them at the correct refresh rate. Thanks

  • Hi since testing the BETA version, I have noticed the EPG wipes after 24 hours, only way to retrieve EPG is by going into Content Manager/Data Sync/EPG data/Clear and update.

    This has been tested on 3 providers with same results. Can this be looked into and fixed when official version is released.


    Thanks

  • I have not seen any problems with the new beta yet.

    However I am not keen on the new home page, I know some people asked for this, but it does nothing for me #, I do not need a big grey empty boxes with edit rows or history and favorites I think it looks ugly so perhaps an option to choose your home screen to either the legacy home screen or the new one.

    I know you can't please everybody, but to me this is a backward step.

    You can manually make it look like the legacy one though to a degree.

    Add a custom row and rename to what you like or favourite the apps you like so they appear in one long row.

    Change the colour scheme of the background by going to settings > launcher settings > wallpaper > gallery.

    Choose from 21 colour schemes

    Personally the new look is an excellent upgrade especially for those looking for an Android TV type appearance.

  • A nice touch I noticed added to this BETA.

    From Formuler Home Screen if you go into settings and then Help Centre and navigate through the icons on the left you can get the info regarding your device including version number, network, free storage space etc and crucially reporting a problem.

    Also, if you navigate again using the icons as mentioned and open Turorial, helpful videos can be found. Extremely useful for those who are unsure how to use some features of MTOL3

    Works really well. Another excellent addition!

  • A nice touch I noticed added to this BETA.

    From Formuler Home Screen if you go into settings and then Help Centre and navigate through the icons on the left you can get the info regarding your device including version number, network, free storage space etc and crucially reporting a problem.

    Also, if you navigate again using the icons as mentioned and open Turorial, helpful videos can be found. Extremely useful for those who are unsure how to use some features of MTOL3

    Works really well. Another excellent addition!

    Both of those things are available already, not new to the beta

  • Both of those things are available already, not new to the beta

    Ahhh OK, never noticed them on previous versions but thanks for pointing out.

    I think did see a help centre on / off toggle within MTOL in previous versions but never it never did anything for me so I didn’t realise it was a feature available in the context it is now.

    Thanks again.