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Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoing

www.tomshardware.com

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Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoing

www.tomshardware.com

Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago
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"Spot test" goes back at least one year and affects multiple markets.
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    I have a HiSense TV and use ADB AppControl to disable/remove the telemetry or forced updates, and Projectivy Launcher to get a home screen/launcher that doesn’t show ads. Both are free and work really well. I don’t see trash on my homescreen anymore.

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      That’s great, but people who don’t already own one shouldn’t support this garbage company.

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      What if it’s VIDAA?

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        What’s that?

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          The non-Android Linux OS Hisense and Toshiba ship their TVs with in most of the world.

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        Until sept 2026…

        Do you really think Google will approve those APKs once they have fully lockdown android (that includes Google TV)?

        That’s why this push from google to kill the APK installation without their blessing infuriates me!

        https://keepandroidopen.org/

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          yeah, we’ll be working on grapheneOS tv boxes in a years time.

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            I will 100% jump over to it if that does turn into a thing

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        Oh cool, I’ll have to checkout those other tools!

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