Recently I have been hearing a lot about bricking of the Onn boxes. Is my device at risk, and what precautions should I take?
Thanks in advance!
That was due to a recent update. Hold off on updating until someone else can confirm if this has been fixed.
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What update are you refering to? The only update that I am aware of is to Android 14 that had no impact at all on the Onn’s. I have three, My friends have more than ten. No problems reported.
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Hmmm, maybe I am getting my devices mixed up lol. Maybe someone can correct me and let me know what the heck I am actually thinking 
I had two ONN 4k’s disabled when they updated from 12 to 14.
The newer one was bricked. The older one, I was able to go through the hardware factory reset and bring it back to life. Both of them hd Wolf Launcher.
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Ok, so I am not a complete moron, just a partial one. Didn’t they pause the update because of complaints that this was happening?
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Yep…but I wasn’t aware in time.
It’s my understanding from this forum that Wolf Launcher was bricking some Onn’s. I have it on one and never had a problem but to be honest, for the 13 seconds I’m on the home screen, I don’t really need a launcher. Back in the FS days, I thought it was imperative. Two weeks ago, I finally put one old FS to rest … with a hammer and into the trash.
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It didn’t seem to be all of them. I just saw this article that regained some of my sanity
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yep brand new pro boxes autoupdate when you first turn them on. So I imagine all new releases of pro models will come with 14 right from factory. I use Projectivy launcher and have had no issues with boxes I have updated, or the plus models that come with 14. Hope Walmart actualy fixed with this roll out
I’m curious to see if I get another 14 update. I will let everyone know when it rolls out to me.
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Did you get Projectivy directly from the Play store without using Launcher Manager?
yes i did. works just like every other box i have programmed. There is a new update for projectivy. when you download from playstore, you get the latest version
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Update my 4k box last night. Now nothing but the android tv logo and a line.
I have four of the onn devices. They all four. Got the Android 14 update with no issues. Initial issue with one of them would not connect to Wi-Fi. I did a factory reset with the little pin button and everything worked out once it updated