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Jellyfin Dongle
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Have you tried a USB-C to HDMI cable for you phone?
Yeah... But I'd prefer it not to be my phone. It's a bit quirky in desktop mode, too.
Or a tiny and inexpensive USBC hub so you can connect your phone to both power and HDMI.
It's a little bulkier than a Chromecast but for my TV at home I use a Raspberry Pi 5 with Konstakang's Android TV LineageOS images installed. It works pretty well and I could see it being fairly portable.
That sounds like something I would be interested in replacing my chromecasts at home with. Are you able to configure a remote control to work with the pi?
Because I'd like any transition to be seamless as possible. Thanks for sharing!
It supports HDMI CEC so I just use the remote that came with my TV
You can use a usb ir receiver, I can recommend FLIRC.
Thank you for the recommendation! Helps me get one step closer to trashing all the chromecasts in my house.
Nvidia shield is incredibly old. I'm not saying it's bad, it's just that I don't want to buy an electric device that has been developed "10" years ago and could be replaced next year
The one OP mentioned is the 2nd-gen model that came out in 2019
There was an ONN (or Onn.) box for which there are guides on how to root it, which I think is this Walmart box. You might be able to find it from a source in your country.
Thanks...yeah that's the one. I'm not sure where to source it from, either in Europe or in Asia.
They're sold as "Thomson streaming stick" in Europe.
Mine works well.
Possibly? I don't know for sure because I can't find a store front selling it, but it does appear that these devices are region locked and that there are people in Asian countries sharing ways to end around the region lock.
To be fair, I believe that's the "Walmart" one op talks about in the post. I believe they do sell a version of this same set top box in the UK and possibly other parts of Europe. So it may be a viable option still.
Is it called ONN in the UK too? Thanks!
No. It looks like it has a different name.
Thanks a lot. I'm not really sure what are the shipping times. I'm briefly in Europe, so this might be an option...if they're quick to ship.
EDIT: After some checking in XDA, I think this model might not be supported for installing LOS. But I might be able to use it without root perhaps...I only need to change the launcher (and remap the home button to the new launcher maybe), disable updates and install f-droid. And the just install jellyfin.
Yeah. I wasn't sure it would work for your use case necessarily, but I did remember seeing that a version of the Walmart onn box was available in Europe, so I didn't want to discount it altogether.
Either way I do hope you find what you're looking for and if I come across suggestions that might work I'll try to post them here.
Been using the Mi TV Stick for a while, without any issues.
this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2025
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