Commenters report success rooting Samsung and LG TVs to disable surveillance
6 Nov 1 5:37 PM · 10d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 6 of 8
Several users shared experience rooting TVs using tools like Codex and adb commands to disable Google/NVIDIA services, remove preinstalled apps, and block firmware updates. One reported disabling updates and intercepting communications on a rooted Samsung TV; another described rooting an LG C1 to improve game streaming and enable Home Assistant automations.
“I was able to root my Samsung TV easily with Codex, disable updates and spyware, MITM everything with the eMudhra certs.”
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I have a TCL QM8, which until recently I was using for its full smart-TV capabilities, and always feeling rather icky about all of the stuff it was sending. I would keep getting notifications about the microphone being turned on even when I had explicitly disabled it at every level.I eventually got an NVIDIA Shield Pro, for which I:1) Blew away…
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I was able to root my Samsung TV easily with Codex, disable updates and spyware, MITM everything with the eMudhra certs. The problem is no one really knows what these TVs do, they're all liars with 100 page privacy policies that will legally allow anything, and encrypted HTTPS communications that we can't even ordinarily monitor what they're…
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Use any screen or projector connected to a linux box or AppleTV for streaming. Personally I use an old laptop running Kodi.What sort of screen? Well, whatever you can tolerate. I use a very old commercial display I got through an e-waste reseller. It’s not great, but it was cheap ans has worked fine for years. If you insist on a “TV” screen or any…
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