Trying to watch the game and do i really want to stare at this BS?
No google. I don’t want your data mining creep. But of course you’re going to make it difficult to remove your intrusion without breaking. I know it’s bad just by the fact that i am unable to remove the message. And there is a timer for how long you long press as proof that i know what i am doing when i decide to sell my soul.
Does anyone know how to get rid of this trash without actually trashing my tv?
Sometimes I think about changing out my 13-year-old 1080p TV for something with 4k. Then I see crap like this and hope it never dies.
I haven’t bought a TV in over a decade. I’ve thought about upgrading but I won’t upgrade to a TV that requires an internet connection to activate
If it’s any consolation I don’t think any of them I’ve run into REQUIRE Internet to use them as a dumb screen. I wouldn’t buy one that did either. Lol.
I never connected my TV to the internet, I use a computer, an Apple TV or other box like that, etc always using external hdmi devices.
Great, but that doesn’t really help OP.
If you have a smart TV, you’re already at a disadvantage.
One solution to consider might be a black hole DNS on your local network, like Pi-Hole, that can target this device and prevent all Google requests.
Another, unfortunately, might be to get a dumb TV and use an HTPC as your streaming solution for the content you already watch.
And another might be to look into custom TV OS options out in the wild.
I have been trying to find some motivation to get into the pi-hole game. And that Earl Grey project looks intetesting.
Earl Grey? Hot.
What’s your tv?
Samsung. But i think the culprit might be the new direct tv plug that seems to be wrapped up in gemini. This is my parents tv. I have actually never owned a tv and have onoy ever watch tv when i have roommates ir visit parents.
Considering they actively ordered this thing i’m guessing we’re just hosed.
But i am still looking into pi-hole and jellyfin setup for them.
Is it possible it’s still in retail mode?
I’ll look into it when i get the chance. I didn’t see anything about retail mode. Is there another wording for that? Everything seemed to be straight forward during installation.
It’s a mode on tvs that retailers use so the tv would be more bright and stuff and maybe show messages.
Ok. Thank you. I’ll run through the configs. Appreciate your tips.
