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Thousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalled (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Vent@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm annoyed that they don't sell them and that even if you don't connect a smart tv to wifi to keep it dumb it'll still not just be a display and it'll try to shove stuff in your face

[–] viking@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

Most TVs have an office or presentation mode hidden somewhere in the settings, that will get rid of the ad-ridden interface and replace it with a plain and functional one. That plus no wifi, ever, gets them sorted.

[–] LappingDog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bought a Hisense and it had the option during setup to disable most smart features and leave it in “basic mode”. I was already going to put an Apple TV in it so I just left it there and I’ve been happy. Only thing a tv needs is settings and the ability to change inputs.

[–] notenoughbutter@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

android tv has this option at setup, like Sony and whatever else

your Hisense has android tv pre-installed