- To connect USB flash drive or pen drive to mi smart tv -> you need to plug one end of usb flash drive or external hard drive to hdmi port on back of your redmi smart tv.
- Redmi smart tv will detect connected flash drive or pendrive or external hard disk and open files on external or usb flash drive on redmi smart tv.
If you want to connect and watch movies or photos which are on usb drive then you can connect usb drive to red mi smart tv and watch movies or photos or access usb drive by connecting it to back of your mi smart tv and connect keyboard to mi tv and mouse and also bluetooth speakers also. So, lets see in detail below.
You can connect pendrive or Usb flash drive, external hard disk or other external storage device to your mi smart tv and watch them on your mi smart tv easily and fix any issues like usb connected but not reading or usb files not showing as well.
Connect USB Drive to Mi Smart tv
Below methods will help you connect and watch videos or photos from usb flash drive or pen drive or external hard disk and download and install updates using usb flash drive or pendrive on xiaomi mi smart tv.
Step 1: Turn on your MI smart tv and Grab USB flash drive
Step 2: On back of your red mi smart tv you will find usb ports
Step 3: Connect usb flash drive to your usb port located on back of your redmi smart tv.
Step 4: Now, you will see a pop up window on red mi smart tv once red mi tv detects usb flash drive connected to mi tv.
Step 5: Using red mi smart tv remote, you can select which files to open from detected USB flash drive, like videos, files, music or open usb files on red mi smart tv.
Step 6: Select the options and press ok and files on usb flash drive will be displayed on mi smart tv.
That’s it, this is how you connect usb flash drive to red mi smart tv and open files on usb flash drive on the mi smart tv.
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How do I connect external storage to my MI TV?
You can also connect external storage device to your redmi smart tv the same way.
Step 1: Grab your external hard drive and connect it to back of your hdmi port of redmi smart tv.
Step 2: Once you connect external hard drive, redmi smart tv will detect connected device and pop up window will appear and open files on connected external hard drive and view files or videos, documents or photos on redmi smart tv.
How do I open USB on Red Mi TV
Once you connect usb to red mi smart tv then go to files or gallery section or directly select videos or files or open usb when a pop up window appear after connecting usb flash drive to xiaomi red mi smart tv.
Does Mi TV support external hard drive?
Yes! Xiamoi Redmi Smart tv supports external hard drive or any usb flash drive or pen drive and detect external hard drive connected to hdmi port on red mi smart tv.
Why is my USB not working or not reading or not detecting on Red mi TV?
If your hdmi port are faulty or damaged or if your connected usb flash drive or pen drive or external hard disk format is not supported on redmi smart tv then your usb will not work and goes undetected.
Redmi smart tv usb connected but not showing?
If you have connected usb flash drive to redmi smart tv and usb is not showing then you need to go to gallery section or files app and see the files and if it doesn’t show any files located on usb flash drive then usb is not detected by redmi smart tv.
FAQ
Unplug and insert usb pen drive again to back of your redmi smart tv and power reset redmi smart tv and connect and if your pen drive is not supported then it will not detect.
FAT32 USB format will be supported on redmi smart tv.