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I post that in most discussions about smart tvs. I have one, connected it to the internet once, disconnected it and did a firmware reset. Never again. That pa
by darklajid 11y ago
I post that in most discussions about smart tvs.
I have one, connected it to the internet once, disconnected it and did a firmware reset. Never again.
That particular thing - a Samsung, mind you - installs adware/crapware/shit when you first connect it. We can argue about the featureset in general and if the 'smart' part is usable in general (I .. don't think so), but it is especially annoying if you look at the device, connect it and see it installing the worst of the worst stuff, pinning it to the most prominent places in your menu.
Tech support (yes, I was desperate to call them) said "Yeah, that's a feature", "No, you cannot prevent that from happening", "No, you cannot hide/remove/move those applications and icons". Disconnect, firmware reset, no Samsung TV in the future, ever again.
- yellowapple 11y agoIs this a new thing? I helped setup a Samsung Smart TV for my grandparents a couple years back and there wasn't any such adware/crapware installed. To my knowledge, this remains the case even after I did a firmware update a couple weeks ago (though the "Smart Hub" has been a bit buggier lately).
- darklajid 11y agoNah, happened about 2 years ago. That's how old the device is. I understand/guess that this is a regional thing (Germany here). No clue WHY Samsung things it can sell out their customers like that, but all of the "content" was German crap.