Android TV update puts home-screen ads on multi-thousand-dollar Sony Smart TVs (arstechnica.com) 12 points by whalabi 7y ago ↗ HN
[–] aiCeivi9 7y ago ↗ After the shit Samsung, LG and now Sony did I don't plan to connect any TV to internet, ever. Separate box&remote is small price to pay. [–] BFLpL0QNek 7y ago ↗ That looks to be the issue though, it’s a generic Android TV update so any generic standalone Android TV box is just as likely to get it unless you run custom firmware. [–] thatguy27 7y ago ↗ What did LG do? (I've got one.) [–] aiCeivi9 7y ago ↗ http://doctorbeet.blogspot.com/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-...Or lets look how LG explained it to advertisers: https://youtu.be/jffJWEPMt1E?t=46 [–] thatguy27 7y ago ↗ Thanks!
[–] BFLpL0QNek 7y ago ↗ That looks to be the issue though, it’s a generic Android TV update so any generic standalone Android TV box is just as likely to get it unless you run custom firmware.
[–] thatguy27 7y ago ↗ What did LG do? (I've got one.) [–] aiCeivi9 7y ago ↗ http://doctorbeet.blogspot.com/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-...Or lets look how LG explained it to advertisers: https://youtu.be/jffJWEPMt1E?t=46 [–] thatguy27 7y ago ↗ Thanks!
[–] aiCeivi9 7y ago ↗ http://doctorbeet.blogspot.com/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-...Or lets look how LG explained it to advertisers: https://youtu.be/jffJWEPMt1E?t=46 [–] thatguy27 7y ago ↗ Thanks!
[–] wyld_one 7y ago ↗ Every time I see one more way advertisers force their garbage on you, I think of drug dealers. Wake up, we are allowing this to happen.As for Google - shame on you.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 35.9 ms ] threadOr lets look how LG explained it to advertisers: https://youtu.be/jffJWEPMt1E?t=46
As for Google - shame on you.