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LG TVs and monitors said to surveil users and install bloatware without asking (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Check out rootmy.tv to jailbreak your LG smart TV. Depending on the model and firmware, there could be additional steps you need to take, but in my case, since I still had the stock firmware installed, it was just a single slide of a button on the TV's web browser.

[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So are there downsides to rooting? Like do the apps no longer work or is there functionality limited?

I'm running pinhole on my network currently so I think most if not all of the bad LG behavior is restricted and I use a Shield for most things, but I'm still tempted to root it anyway. Just want to know the downsides, if any, before I update my family's TV

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 1 points 21 hours ago

I'm probably an unsuitable person to ask this since my TV is basically a glorified monitor, but from what I could tell there are no downsides except for the obvious one being that I can't update my TV. But considering much bloat and spying is going on with (LG) smart TVs, I don't mind it all.

I use Twitch, YouTube, and Jellyfin on mine, and it's been awesome. I hadn't used any other functionality or apps the TV comes with before rooting and I likely won't in the future. So even if some of them didn't work, I couldn't care less.

Maybe do some research and find out for your specific model?

[–] doogstar@lemmy.100010101.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks so much for the rootmy.tv recommendation, exactly what I need but didn't know to look for!

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

on my 5+ year old TVs that didn't work. you need a developer account, an app, and a few commands over SSH

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I had to put malicious mp3 files on a USB for my newer C2, but my older C8 was rooted in the browser

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

malicious mp3 files on a USB

LOL, this is hilarious, while simultaneously infuriating that the owners of hardware are required to install a Trojan Horse to uninstall the malicious software installed by the manufacturer.