Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Patchwall: The new TV OS on the block
Patchwall, this is where things get very interesting. Xiaomi has worked towards redefining the smart TV UI. The biggest deal is that content isn’t divided into apps such as Netflix, Hotstar, Hungama, Voot, etc as it currently is on Android TVs or a WebOS TVs. Rather, the content is center stage and the app is in the background. Confused? Let me explain. When you switch on the TV, you will be greeted by a host of content and not apps. So, you will see a bunch of movies and TV shows that you can start watching irrespective of the source. So, for example, if the content in front of you is The Dark Knight, and you click on it, it will either start playing on the Hungama app or start playing on a channel on your DTH box (if the movie is playing at that point in time). This is similar to what Apple has done with the tvOS on the new Apple TV. The biggest difference in tvOS is that the Apple TV relies on being online all the time for its content whereas the Mi TV 4 is focused on a country like India where TV viewing is still largely offline through cable boxes or DTH service providers. The UI will pick up the channel guide from your cable box or DTH box and integrate it into the Patchwall UI. So, you don’t need to resort to the program guide of your DTH box to know what is playing on which channel at what time. We haven't been able to test this feature yet, but we will analyze it in detail soon.
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Patchwall: The new TV OS on the block
Patchwall, this is where things get very interesting. Xiaomi has worked towards redefining the smart TV UI. The biggest deal is that content isn’t divided into apps such as Netflix, Hotstar, Hungama, Voot, etc as it currently is on Android TVs or a WebOS TVs. Rather, the content is center stage and the app is in the background. Confused? Let me explain. When you switch on the TV, you will be greeted by a host of content and not apps. So, you will see a bunch of movies and TV shows that you can start watching irrespective of the source. So, for example, if the content in front of you is The Dark Knight, and you click on it, it will either start playing on the Hungama app or start playing on a channel on your DTH box (if the movie is playing at that point in time). This is similar to what Apple has done with the tvOS on the new Apple TV. The biggest difference in tvOS is that the Apple TV relies on being online all the time for its content whereas the Mi TV 4 is focused on a country like India where TV viewing is still largely offline through cable boxes or DTH service providers. The UI will pick up the channel guide from your cable box or DTH box and integrate it into the Patchwall UI. So, you don’t need to resort to the program guide of your DTH box to know what is playing on which channel at what time. We haven't been able to test this feature yet, but we will analyze it in detail soon.
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