Can confirm the newer 4k onn box non pro. Says u.s only on the box now. Tried installing in Manitoba. Will not work. Says wrong region. Then tells you to do a factory reset.
@UpgradeGuyTech so I tried doing the fix. I only see Spanish videos on TH-cam. The ones using proton. I tried following it step by step but still could not get it to work. If you were able to figure it out and do it in English that'd be great you would help a lot of people.
I'm in 🇨🇦 as well. Purchased a few onn boxes. Tried setting one up. It was bricked. I managed to get it set up after it was bricked. By using a VPN and connecting to the states. Also, by creating a "dummy"Gmail account and putting a USA address. It worked by setting it up through the tv option. Wouldn't work if I tried scanning the QR codes. Hope this helps and works for other's.
I'm in Jamaica and getting the unsupported region. Tried the VPN things but no luck. There's a fix but in Spanish and it's not easy to follow using proton vpn. Can you have a look and do the English equivalent.
I got one of these(Onn 4k pro) and installed but the problem is when the TV is off and I ask question like "Hey Google how is the weather today?" the speaker of the TV box does not respond! I am sure that the TV box gets my question and it is answering but the voice is going to TV through HDMI cable even though the TV is off! Then when I disconnect the HDMI cable from TV and try again I get the answer from TV Box speaker! I don't know what is wrong but while the HDMI Cable is connected to TV and TV is turned off I can not hear any answer from my Google! Any suggestions will be highly appreciated to solve this problem!
Do you know if there are any quick work arounds for the Onn boxes that were bought in the USA an not registered yet. I have tried numerous things and I keep getting the message that it is not allowed in this region. Canada that is.
@UpgradeGuyTech okay that'd be great because I've looked at it and it seems like the only way you can get an app off your home screen is if you uninstall it which doesn't make sense... You should just be able to remove the app from the home screen without uninstalling it but yeah that'd be great if you can figure that out
I love my Chromecast device because it is cool that I like it way better than a fire stick and I have a Xumo box from spectrum service that I bought it out right. And it's mine to keep.
Did you purchase the Pro version from the USA because the last time I checked, only the ONN non-pro was available to purchase from a Canadian online retailer.
@ Canada. Apparently new setups are bricked if its outside the US. Updates for existing working devices are not affected. Will wait for a patch before buying it again here in Canada.
same just purchased Jan 6/25 - it updated and bricked - tried using the Google Home app, setup @ in USA - still wont let me set up the box - Unsupported Region - guess going back to amz
I found when I set one up with the google app it happened I had to factory reboot and use my computer to broadcast vpn enabled wifi For the boxes that I didn’t use the google app to set up this didn’t happen
@@UpgradeGuyTech when I set up I just use USA for the region and language and have not had any problems setting up 5 others it was just the one I did via the google home app
I just bought the onn as a direct result of your recommendation, I live in Costa Rica and hope this doesn't happen. I've got a VPN in hopes to avoid it.
yes VPN should by pass it. Also I love Costa rice, spent a few weeks there last year. One of the most beautiful places I have ever been with the friendliest locals
@UpgradeGuyTech thank's for your response, I'm a dual citizen and I've been living here permanently 16 years, I agree with you, I 1st came 38 years ago and fell in love with the lifestyle here, best decision of my life.✌️
@@UpgradeGuyTech Would be nice to see you do a VIDEO demonstration. I personally don't need it for this situation (I live in U.S.), but if I needed to for OTHER reasons? I CANNOT install my VPN (Surfshark) on my router (and don't want to normally for other reasons). BUT, if I did temporarily for 'geo-restriction' reasons, I CAN'T! I just have the SS VPN on my streaming devices. This is because my 'Comcast/Xfinity' ISP took away my ability to access my own Gateway (router) 'dashboard' about a year ago (just a few days after they upgraded it to a newer model). I had done nothing wrong. They just said it was their new policy. I later realized this was B.S. as I found comments via Google where the same cr*p happened to many others FOUR YEARS AGO! Anyway, that's a different topic. Anyway, as such, I couldn't have my VPN set up to another country PRIOR to the ONN 4K box SET-UP (like your 'bypass' method might require). However, my Android smartphone DOES come with 'hotspot' ability via my provider ('Visible Wireless'). Did you say THAT might provide some method to accomplish your 'bypass' without having to have access to the Router? More important, could you do a video demo'ing it? If not on YT, possibly on your 'Rumble' channel? Thanx, much!
Can confirm the newer 4k onn box non pro. Says u.s only on the box now. Tried installing in Manitoba. Will not work. Says wrong region. Then tells you to do a factory reset.
I will check
@UpgradeGuyTech so I tried doing the fix. I only see Spanish videos on TH-cam. The ones using proton. I tried following it step by step but still could not get it to work. If you were able to figure it out and do it in English that'd be great you would help a lot of people.
Eric...look at my post. I think that, you'll be able to get it going by following those steps
Bought on on 12/313/2024. Plugged it in and it updated the firmware. Works beautifully. Do a hard reset.
I'm in 🇨🇦 as well. Purchased a few onn boxes. Tried setting one up. It was bricked. I managed to get it set up after it was bricked. By using a VPN and connecting to the states. Also, by creating a "dummy"Gmail account and putting a USA address. It worked by setting it up through the tv option. Wouldn't work if I tried scanning the QR codes. Hope this helps and works for other's.
Side note. I did have to do a factory reset. It didn't work by simply using the VPN connected to the states and the dummy Gmail account.
I'm in Jamaica and getting the unsupported region. Tried the VPN things but no luck. There's a fix but in Spanish and it's not easy to follow using proton vpn. Can you have a look and do the English equivalent.
I have 2, but haven't opened them. i got one for my neighbour here in Kelowna and he at the moment doesn't have a problem
as long as he doesnt reset it they should be good. easily solvable with a Phone and VPN hot spot
@UpgradeGuyTech I'm finally going to get it going this weekend . I'm finally going to dabble in IPTV. Do you have any recommendations
Im having issues with VPN and hotspot @UpgradeGuyTech
same thing on the regular onn tv box 4k
I got one of these(Onn 4k pro) and installed but the problem is when the TV is off and I ask question like "Hey Google how is the weather today?" the speaker of the TV box does not respond! I am sure that the TV box gets my question and it is answering but the voice is going to TV through HDMI cable even though the TV is off! Then when I disconnect the HDMI cable from TV and try again I get the answer from TV Box speaker! I don't know what is wrong but while the HDMI Cable is connected to TV and TV is turned off I can not hear any answer from my Google! Any suggestions will be highly appreciated to solve this problem!
I don't understand why they'd have options for places outside the US in the setup if they're just gonna turn around and lock those countries out.
I'm in Manitoba. I will test this with my regular 4K box. If I brick it that won't be a big deal because I travel to the US a lot.
Grew up in Manitoba! Thanks for watching the channel
@UpgradeGuyTech hey bud. What province you in now.
Anyone besides me having an issue with Bob Player??, stream message showing Subscription expired.. 2k onn box not having this issue
Do you know if there are any quick work arounds for the Onn boxes that were bought in the USA an not registered yet. I have tried numerous things and I keep getting the message that it is not allowed in this region. Canada that is.
Install a VPN on ur phone. Set it to USA. Create a wifi hot spot with your phone. Use that hotspot to setup your box.
Doesn't work with surfshark
If there was indeed a problem, and someone out of the country used a US VPN would that
**help
yes there is a work around with a VPN. I have yet to confirm this error although i have no idea to believe this doesn't
Doesn't work with surfshark
The ONN stick is also geo lock
Can you tell me how to remove apps from your home screen like third party apps how to remove them from your home screen without uninstalling them??
I will look when im in front of my device
@UpgradeGuyTech okay that'd be great because I've looked at it and it seems like the only way you can get an app off your home screen is if you uninstall it which doesn't make sense... You should just be able to remove the app from the home screen without uninstalling it but yeah that'd be great if you can figure that out
Are there any changes to the developers mode? If not it doesn't matter. Excellent content as always. Keep up the amazing work. Hope you're doing well.
I love my Chromecast device because it is cool that I like it way better than a fire stick and I have a Xumo box from spectrum service that I bought it out right. And it's mine to keep.
true I agree
Did you purchase the Pro version from the USA because the last time I checked, only the ONN non-pro was available to purchase from a Canadian online retailer.
I got a pro from s Walmart
Walmart in Canada doesn’t sell ONN products. Walmart USA doesn’t ship to Canada.
@@macattack1481 I can ship to Canada for the right price. I'm not shipping less than 20 units
Yes Mine is from the US. It doesnt matter if you purchased it in canada, The guy selling them just imports them from the US
in the US
When i do open it and plug it in, should i DO AN UPDATE ?
yes you can update it, should not cause an issue
Just got an Onn 4k from Amazon, auto update out of the box and it’s bricked.
“Only supported in the US and Puerto Rico.
Going back to Amazon.
What country are you in
@ Canada. Apparently new setups are bricked if its outside the US. Updates for existing working devices are not affected.
Will wait for a patch before buying it again here in Canada.
same just purchased Jan 6/25 - it updated and bricked - tried using the Google Home app, setup @ in USA - still wont let me set up the box - Unsupported Region - guess going back to amz
look at my comment. It should work
4k one still working?
It should still work either way just may need to use a VPN
@UpgradeGuyTech can confirm working without vpn
I found when I set one up with the google app it happened I had to factory reboot and use my computer to broadcast vpn enabled wifi
For the boxes that I didn’t use the google app to set up this didn’t happen
Interesting I’ll be testing afain
@@UpgradeGuyTech when I set up I just use USA for the region and language and have not had any problems setting up 5 others it was just the one I did via the google home app
This issue only happens to the Smaller version that cost $19. The newer version doesn't have that issue (the one that you used in your demonstration)
I just bought the onn as a direct result of your recommendation, I live in Costa Rica and hope this doesn't happen.
I've got a VPN in hopes to avoid it.
yes VPN should by pass it. Also I love Costa rice, spent a few weeks there last year. One of the most beautiful places I have ever been with the friendliest locals
@UpgradeGuyTech thank's for your response, I'm a dual citizen and I've been living here permanently 16 years, I agree with you, I 1st came 38 years ago and fell in love with the lifestyle here, best decision of my life.✌️
my thought is USA And Canada it works outside countries like UK and others that don't have walmart is when it wont work
multiple reports it doesnt work in canada
@@UpgradeGuyTech unless the new ones wont but the first batch of them will still work. technology is always a mystery.
mine still works and I live in Denmark
yes its on factory resets so if you had it before it will work
I can never do wrong with a chocolate milk iced-capp, there, bud. eh?
ehhhhh I always just get milk bud
Sounds like a business opportunity for someone.
how so?
@@UpgradeGuyTech They can get an onn 4k clone and sell it in canada.
is it working in Canada or not?
Not working for me.
If ONN is locked outside the US, you can set up vpn in many routers and thereby trick the box into thinking it is in the US
that is correct, I was going to try that but mine still worked
Looking at your video, but i believe that's North America excluding Mexico
its not, Canada is also included as an excluded area. There has been multiple reports of Canadians having theirs blocked
VPN with American location on start up fixes it.
Yes I have heard if you hotspot your phone with a VPN on that fixes the issue,. I will do more tests once I can emulate the issue
@@UpgradeGuyTech
Would be nice to see you do a VIDEO demonstration. I personally don't need it for this situation (I live in U.S.), but if I needed to for OTHER reasons?
I CANNOT install my VPN (Surfshark) on my router (and don't want to normally for other reasons). BUT, if I did temporarily for 'geo-restriction' reasons, I CAN'T!
I just have the SS VPN on my streaming devices.
This is because my 'Comcast/Xfinity' ISP took away my ability to access my own Gateway (router) 'dashboard' about a year ago (just a few days after they upgraded it to a newer model).
I had done nothing wrong. They just said it was their new policy. I later realized this was B.S. as I found comments via Google where the same cr*p happened to many others FOUR YEARS AGO! Anyway, that's a different topic.
Anyway, as such, I couldn't have my VPN set up to another country PRIOR to the ONN 4K box SET-UP (like your 'bypass' method might require).
However, my Android smartphone DOES come with 'hotspot' ability via my provider ('Visible Wireless'). Did you say THAT might provide some method to accomplish your 'bypass' without having to have access to the Router?
More important, could you do a video demo'ing it? If not on YT, possibly on your 'Rumble' channel?
Thanx, much!
Click bait? Maybe a better title would be... "WARNING... Will updating your Onn 4K Pro box brick it?"
I like my title
@@UpgradeGuyTech I guess we now know what matters most to you - click$ vs honesty with your subs 🤨
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@@UpgradeGuyTech And also with you🙏
Not cool. I'm from the us, but that's not right
can you please please do a VPN TEST...
sure! Which VPN should I test
Proton VPN
It didn't happen to you because Canada is one of the regions you can choose at setup. You have to be in a region you can't choose at setup.
no that isn't true sir. It is anywhere outside the US. The regions of setup are default in the Google tv system.
Next time choose other at setup like I did and it lock the device.@@UpgradeGuyTech
Wao señors y que vanos hacer tenemos wie mndarle coreo a Google! Y biscar firma digital, para hacer que esto se arregle! Por que esto no puede pasar !
No creo que eso ayude a mi amigo, gracias por ver el canal!
I hope Canada is okay, I was planning on asking my brother in law to bring one up for me for Xmas….please keep us updated!!!
You can still do a vpn by pass so it isn’t too big of a deal
there's a hard reset button too, champ
I did a hard reset, champ. How you do it doesn't matter
@UpgradeGuyTech then it wasn't bricked, champ. soft lock at most. cute title though. getting the views with that?
@@TecraTube you tellem champ
@@TecraTube
Try harder not to be a 'douche,' champ!
Please, pretty please, do not put any music on your dialogue track. Any music playing while you are talking is very distracting. Thx.
hmmm i try to keep it very low, did you still find it too loud?
I second that. Music (at any volume) makes it impossible to focus. I'm not a fan of music, but that's not the reason
Nahhh the music is good 😊
Change the country location like Mexico or Germany
Hmm I am going to test this more
@UpgradeGuyTech when you factory reset instead of a country near the us like Canada use a country outside of the us
Testing now