This is not new, it was always like this, but this mandatory update that initially needs logging to your Google account and is only for updating new ATV Interface/Launcher. It does NOT update Android OS. I have setup two G1 boxes, one last week, and on both it worked like this; after logging to Google account and updating ATV Interface, the first thing I did is disabling the OTA updater app, installed “X-Plore” and Reboot to “Coreelec 5.0” apps needed to install CoreElec.
OK, one important thing I forgot to mention, after first boot to Android and setting up successfully Google account, and got to GUI, I immediately disconnected internet connection. Then the next things I did is disabled all apps that could be disabled, among them was OTA updater.
Then preceded with Google apps updating, and installing my two apps. When G1 rebooted to install new ATV UI I noticed that OTA updater cannot be disabled any more, only stopped.
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Im lucky I didnt even open the Google account needed to turn on into Android. I went to CE 1st 
Last week when I was setting new G1, I was curious if it still comes with original, not blocked, firmware; and it did. So they still have old stock, and if it came with new blocked firmware it would be immediately returned.
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Can we use a modified NG dtb to work in NE to include the 1gb ethernet that was fixed in NG?
No, look above:
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Thanks
I wish I knew what to do 
Baz
it does not have Widewine L1 and does not support e.g. Netflix HD/UHD under Android. A knockout criterium for me.
Not sure why this is in Kinhank Thread
However
X96 X10 PRO is Widevine L1 Certified
Box comes with preinstalled app DRM info
That verifies cert
I do not test Netflix
With L1 cert you will get at minimum 1080p
X96 X10 PRO is Most Impressive!!
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might be my new box in 2 years
I just got my Kinhank G1 delivered (AliExpress, ordered a week ago). It came with an unlocked bootloader as I could boot into Coreelec ng build from SD-Card.
I get also GB LAN with the latest 21.1 nightly build (confirmed in terminal over ssh).
The remote works fine with the config Files from @Hassan (I tested only over IR, must test later on).
Everything works fine and as expected in Coreelec. The box runs in HDR mode all the time, looks great on my OLED TV. I see no issues with SD material (like live TV).
The only problem which remains is booting into Android TV. As I booted the first time, it started to download the dreaded update which locks bootloader without the option to skip. I pulled the plug… I still can boot into ATV, but without internet connection I cannot finish configuration, with internet I cannot skip FW update. I am considering to make a factory reset in recovery mode and try again, as some report that Kinhanh stopped pushing this update OTA.
I am in the same situation: I cannot skip this big update (it is not mandatory but compulsory, the screen states too, that the bootloader gets encrypted in the process) on startup. Any solution for this to make the box usable with ATV without loosing Coreelec?
Kinhank paused the update some day,afterwards they repushing it.
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There is one thing that you can do; same method is used for FireTV devices to block mandatory OS updates:
Limit bandwidth for G1 on your router to 1-2 Mbits, so you have enough time before update finishes downloading. Boot to ATV and find out to which server/URL is connected for downloading the update package. Then in your router’s Firewall blacklist that URL. In case of multiple update mirrors, you’ll have to repeat this for each one.
The second thing to try, I didn’t use this on G1, is to connect with ADB and find OTA Updater app and disable/rename it so it cannot be used. I’m not sure if this will disable OS update, but it might.
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is this tool work under bootloader close ?
On my G1 from Ali which also came with original NOT-locked bootloader Firmware, when I first booted to Android I disabled OTA Updater app.
If you can, first on your router limit G1 bandwidth to 1-2 Mbits, then boot to Android (or boot it without internet connection) and disable this app and see if it will still start downloading OS update.
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The ota firmware can be installed manually, flashing all of the partitions except the bootloader partition, using fastboot/fastbootd and/or adnl.
I’ve confirmed that this works. The developer options would still be password protected after installing the ota in this manner, but the bootloader would not be restricted (since the original bootloader would still be active). So, before doing this, obtain the developer options password from kinhank. This wouldn’t prevent some future (yet unreleased) update.
Disabling google play services would prevent future updates, but at the loss of everything else that google play services does. The “OTA Updater” app is not involved.
Do you know to which folder is OTA Update Package stored, waiting to execute after reboot?
Just use box with CE ONLY
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Does it mean using fastboot/fastbootd/adnl flash the old version bootloader can unlock this box?