====== Tanix TX5 Android TV Box ======

===== Specs =====

I applied a **factory reset** from the Recovery menu:

^ Android TV OS         | 14.0.0 API level 34  |
^ Security patch level  | June 5, 2025  |
^ Linux kernel          | 5.15.170  |
^ CPU                   | ARMv8 |
^ GPU                   | Mali-G31  |
^ RAM memory            | 3.6 Gb  |
^ NAND Storage          | 32 Gb  |


===== Ports and connectors =====

===== Remote control =====


===== Android adb =====

The device does not announce itself as an Android device on the USB ports. Running the **adb** tools on the attached GNU/Linux PC does not show any:

<code>
adb  devices
List of devices attached
</code>

===== Default Tanix account =====

At first boot the device had an account configured on the **Tanix network**, which disappeared after a Recovery **Facoty reset**.

===== Kodi =====

Factory installed **Kodi 18.5 Leia**,

===== Remote control microphone =====



===== Recovery Mode via toothpick method =====

  - **Unplug the power** from the device.
  - Connect a **screen to the HDMI** socket.
  - Connect an **USB keyboard** and/or an **USB mouse** (mouse required for some recovery, e.g. TWRP).
  - (Optional) insert the SD card with the **''recovery.img''** on its root directory (FAT32 format).
  - Insert a **toothpick into the A/V** hole, and push it untill you feel the click of a microswitch.
  - Keeping the **toothpick pressed**, insert the **power plug**.
  - **Wait until** you see the recovery screen (about 15 seconds).