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Since these are poorly engineered, wonder how easy it'd be to reverse-engineer one and just get the free streaming on a non-scam device.
by frollogaston 3mo ago
Since these are poorly engineered, wonder how easy it'd be to reverse-engineer one and just get the free streaming on a non-scam device.
- dpoloncsak 3mo agoIf it's something like a Firestick (or the knock-off featured in the article), you're really just connecting to Content Provider servers to handle auth and content streaming, right? They're just OSes designed to run Netflix and Hulu. Would be hard to spoof I think
- mikepurvis 3mo agoIndeed. Owning the streaming box lets you loose on whatever network it's on, but it doesn't actually get you inside the content gardens; those are separately managed by teams of people much more motivated to protect their IP.
- kiririn 3mo agoSee CoreELEC/LibreELEC/etc - totally replaces the (potentially dodgy) Android OS on these kind of streaming boxes with a stripped down Linux+Kodi setup
- qmr 3mo agoI thought those were for x86? They run on ARM TV boxes / sticks now?
- tesnorindian 3mo agoLibreElec also supports ARM builds than can run on SBC like Raspberry Pi. While CoreElec is exclusively for Amlogic ARM processors.
- wildzzz 3mo agoBest case, you can grab the credentials off the Kodi box and use them on a clean install. Worst case, everything is packaged up in a single app so it's all or nothing. Although you could just wipe the box and find another pirate TV provider.