[So Smart] This man's smart television with Google TV caught some malware, and now it's bricked

by VoxPopuliCry
nononoitsfine

oh no someone sideloaded some shady ass apps ignoring the most basic security protocols and fucked up their TV

lomus

No factory reset button boot combination?

dontgetaddicted

A few people here already defending smart TVs. I personally think even though this guy is dumb, so is the idea of a TV with a computer in it that will likely never be updated leaving it obsolete in 2 years.

Give me a box that is replaceable when something newer comes along.

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#GENIUS

WhySheHateMe

According to one Darren Cauthon, his family member installed an app of some sort to stream movies.

There's way too many of these garbage streaming apps out there...and also those trash add-ons for Kodi.

If you want to watch Pirated material so bad, do it yourself.

crabpot8

Android TV had decent USB support. Try plugging in a usb mouse or keyboard to get more navigation options.

DuduMaroja

Clearly they side load something they shouldn't

hughk

The joke for me is that the "fake official message" is a clone of Russian official notifications even down to the rubber stamp at the bottom. The FBI uses colour and different text sizes for its messages.

foolishnhungry

Ugh. Sony still makes tv's with android TV