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The keyboard on phone is now on every smart TV platform, Roku included. There's no situation where I wouldn't want to go and fetch my phone instead of hunting d
by Larrikin 3y ago
The keyboard on phone is now on every smart TV platform, Roku included. There's no situation where I wouldn't want to go and fetch my phone instead of hunting down the on screen letters for my username and password.
- bdcravens 3y agoWithout setting up the TV partially and downloading an app? You can also add a bluetooth keyboard to most TVs as well.
- carlosjobim 3y agoNot to the Roku. And many casual watchers are allergic to the thought of using a keyboard with the TV.
- Larrikin 3y agoWhat is the situation where the smart tv doesn't have the internet where you need to log in? My wifi password is specifically easy to input on any device. If you're already buying a smart tv device and putting it on your network, downloading an app that gives you better control over it doesn't seem like a step too far. Especially with phone permissions being more finely grained than whatever the box itself is doing.
- bdcravens 3y agoFor the typical HN user, but my original point was that the users likely to get breached via credential stuffing are going to take as many shortcuts as possible.