How to sort channels on a Xiaomi TV in order: the complete guide

Xiaomi TVs (Mi series) TV, Redmi Smart TV, Xiaomi TV A) offer flexible tools for managing terrestrial and digital channels, but not all users know how to sort them in their own order. Standard autosearch often places channels randomly, first analog, then digital, without regard to your preferences. As a result, favorite channels are lost among hundreds of unnecessary ones, and switching between them takes extra time.

In this article, you will find step-by-step instructions for all current Xiaomi models. TV (including Android-based firmware TV Google TV), And we'll also solve some of the typical problems: why channels are reset after an upgrade, how to move order to another TV, or how to restore the list after a reset. We'll look at 3 sorting methods, from simple drag and drop to export/import settings through a new set. USB.

If you’ve just bought a Xiaomi TV or are facing chaos after an automatic search, this guide will help you get your channels in perfect order in 10-15 minutes. For power users, we’ve prepared hidden features from the engineering settings menu that allow you to manage channel priorities at the firmware level.

1.Preparation: What to do before sorting channels

Before you start placing channels, make sure that the basic conditions are met, and without them, even a perfectly sorted list can reset or not work properly.

First rule: the TV must be connected to a stable signal source, if the signal level of the digital TV is (DVB-T2) Below 60%, channels may disappear or duplicate after rebooting. → Channels → Signal status. Optimal values:

• 📶 Signal level: 70-100%
• 📊 Signal quality: 80–100%
• 🔄 Mistakes (BER): 0 or close to zero

If the indicators are worse, check:

• 🔌 Cable: replace with coaxial with 75 Ohms wave resistance (marking) RG-6 or SAT-50).
• 📡 Antenna: any decimeter (DMV) antenna is suitable for digital TV, but it is better to use an active one with an amplifier.
• 🔄 Splitters: Avoid cheap crabs, which weaken the signal. Use passive splittery with minimal loss (e.g. 2 dB).

Second rule: Update the TV firmware, and older versions (especially the 2019-2020 models) have bugs that keep the channels order, to check whether the firmware is up to date:

1. Open Settings → About TV → Update system.
2. If a new version is available, install it (requires a stable Wi-Fi connection).

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On Xiaomi models TV A2 And the new channel order syncs with your Mi Account, so if you log in to the same account on another TV, the channel list will automatically move over.

Method 1: Manual sorting through the TV menu

The easiest way is to drag and drop channels manually, which is suitable if you have less than 50 to 60 channels and want to quickly group them into groups (for example, News, Sport, Children's).

Instructions for Android TV/Google TV (model 2021 year and newer):

1. Press the Home button on the remote and select the TV (or Live TV) tab.
2. Press the button. ↑ (up) on the remote to open the channel control panel.
3. Select Channel Management → Change the order.
4. Press the button. OK You can use the right channel and drag it up/down. ←/→ page-motion.
5. Save the changes with the Back button.

Instructions for PatchWall (models for India, Mi) TV 4A/4X):

Limitations of the method:

Check the signal level|Update the firmware TV|Disable auto-update channels|Connect the remote (for easy drag and drop)|Record the current order (in case of failure)-->

Method 2: Automatic sorting by number (LCN)

Technology LCN (Logical Channel Number automatically assigns channels numbers according to broadcast standard, for example, "First Channel" will always be numbered. 1, «Russia-1» — 2, «Match TV» — 3 This is handy if you want to bring the list to the “habitual” look without manual labor.

How to turn it on LCN Xiaomi TV:

1. Go to Settings. → Channels → Tuner settings.
2. Select Channel Numbering Mode.
3. Set the value LCN (Logical numbers).
4. Start a re-search of channels (Autopoisk).

Table of conformity LCN for popular channels (Russia):

It's important: LCN It only works for digital channels (DVB-T2). Analog channels and IPTV They will remain unchanged after the switch on. LCN Some channels are missing, check:

• 📡 Settings of the region in the TV (Settings) → Location. → The country should be in your broadcast area).
• 🔄 Free Channels Only – you need to turn it off if you use paid packets.

4. Method 3: Export and import of the channel list through USB

If you have set up the perfect channel order on one Xiaomi TV and want to transfer it to another (or back up), use the export/import feature, which is especially useful for owners of multiple TVs or after resetting.

How to keep a list of channels on USB:

1. Connect the flash drive (format) FAT32) television-to-TV.
2. Go to Settings. → Channels → Channel management → Exports of the list.
3. Select a flash drive and confirm the save. The file will have a name. channel_list_backup.db.

How to import a list of C USB:

1. Copy the backup file to the flash drive.
2. Connect it to the TV and select Settings. → Channels → Channel management → Import of list.
3. Confirm the replacement of the current list.

Warnings:

⚠️ Attention: Importing a channel list will reset all current tuner settings, including your favorite channels and locks.If you use Mi Account, sync your data in advance.

⚠️ Note: Backup files are not compatible between different Xiaomi models TV. For example, a list with Mi TV Q1 It will not be available on Redmi Smart. TV X.

Alternative way for advanced users:

If the TV does not support export through the menu, you can extract the channel database file manually:

1. Get on TV. ADB (guideline).
2. Execute the command: adb pull /data/data/com.droidlogic.tv.tvinput/databases/channel_db.db
3. Copy the file to another TV with a similar adb push command.

This method requires skills to work with ADB This can cause failures if the databases are incompatible!

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Exports/imports through USB — The only official way to move settings between Xiaomi TVs is to use it before resetting or selling the TV.

5. Problem Solving: Channels are lost or lost

Even after carefully sorting the channels on Xiaomi TV They can fly off for a number of reasons. Let's look at the typical scenarios and how to fix them.

Problem 1: Channels are mixed after auto search

Reason: The settings include Auto Update of the channel list.

Decision:

• Open the Settings. → Channels → Auto-update.
• Turn off the option or set a schedule for a time when you are not watching TV (for example, 3:00 a.m.).

Problem 2: Digital channels are missing (DVB-T2)

Causes and solutions:

Problem 3: There is no order after manual sorting

Decision:

1. Check the free space in the TV memory (Settings) → If it is less than 500 MB, remove unnecessary applications.
2. Turn off sync with Mi Account (Settings) → Accounts. → Turn off TV sync).
3. Reset the tuner settings to factory (Settings) → Channels → Resetting tuner settings).

6 Additional settings: Channel groups and parental controls

After sorting the channels in order, you can go further - divide them into groups (for example, Children's, Sport, Films), or hide unnecessary ones.

How to create channels:

1. Open Settings → Channels → Channel Management.
2. Select Channel Groups → Create a new team.
3. Select a name (for example, “News”) and add channels to it, ticking them.
4. Save the group. You can now select it from the remote menu (List button).

How to hide or block channels:

• 🔒 Hiding: In the channel management menu, select an unnecessary channel and click Hide. It will disappear from the general list, but will remain in the database.
• 👶 Parental Controls: Go to Settings → Security → Parental control. PIN-code (default 0000 or 1234) Select channels to lock and save settings.

Advice for families with children:

On Xiaomi models TV A Pro and Redmi Smart TV X is a child mode function (Settings) → Family → It not only blocks channels, but also limits viewing time and offers educational content.

7.Configure channels through applications (IPTV)

If you watch TV over the Internet (IPTV), The order of channels is not configured in the menu of the TV, but in the application itself:

1. TVirl app (recommended for Xiaomi) TV):

• 📺 Install TVirl from Google Play (on Google models) TV) or through Send Files to TV (PatchWall).
• 🔗 Add a playlist. IPTV (file.m3u).
• 📌 Sort the channels in the playlist management section → Edit.

2. Built-in IPTV-Player (on models with Android) TV 11+):