Erratic Remote Control Like Behaviour On Android TV

I was watching a YouTube video, and all of a sudden, it started to fast-forward, then pause. This repeated with every video I tried. I suspected my remote control at first, so I switched remotes, but the problem persisted.

I exited YouTube and switched to Netflix, but I still encountered the same issue.

Then I went to the TV Guide. The selection started moving forward through the guide on its own, even with the batteries removed from the remote.

I was going to contact Eastlink tech support, but decided to try a few things myself first.

First, I restarted the Android box. There is no power switch on these things for whatever reason. I had to go into the settings.

MENU -> SETTINGS -> Device Settings -> Device Preferences -> Restart

It restarted, but the problem persisted.

Then I tried unplugging the power cord. I kept it out for about a minute. Then plugged it back in. Gave it a few minutes to get ready.

This worked.

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