Help Solvable shortcomings?

[Brownlow52]

Hi there!

Sorry if my doubts below are silly but I’ve just bough a tv box and I’m not sure whether I should keep it.

The model I bought is the Beelink i68 and there are two things nagging me about it:

1. First and foremost -though it may sound stupid- I don’t like that it can’t be properly switched off so, unless I pull the power cable out after using it, the external hard drive I have connected to it is on 24/7.
2. I assumed I’d would be able to use it to act as a Wi-Fi repeater (which it does nicely in hotspot mode, though at the cost of losing its own connectivity).

I guess my question is: is there any way of solving either/both of these “problems” (i.e. making it possible to switch the box off completely and/or using it as a Wi-Fi repeater while keeping the box connected?

Cheers!

 

[Pugs1957]

1. Can't help you on that one as I'm not familiar with that device.
2. No, that's not possible

 

[Brownlow52]

1. Can't help you on that one as I'm not familiar with that device.
2. No, that's not possible

Thanks a lot Pugs1957.

On point 1, in general terms -beyond my device- would you say it's possible to get an android device to fully switch off via apps, or by rooting it, etc?

 

[Pugs1957]

There's apps like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wt.nwodtuhs&hl=en which may do the job. Your box needs to be rooted for these apps to work. My MXQ box is rooted, perhaps yours is. There are Root Checker apps on play store so you could test yours and then decide the next step

 

[Brownlow52]

Thank you Pugs1957! I'll do as you suggest.

 

[Brownlow52]

Problem solved!

I used Root Checker and found out that my box was indeed already rooted.

I've then installed several shutdown apps (most would actually reboot the box rather than switch it off) until I've come across this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vasily.powermenu&hl=en which does the job.

Thanks again!