I got scammed with a fake Samsung Android TV 6 years ago. But since it's Android, can I do something about it?

by Yourdadisme5

6 years ago our family got this TV, thinking it was Samsung through some cheap market, though it still cost about 350$. I recently checked though it's model number, it says LEDTV, lol. Looked at the back and it says "32F6300" and made in Bankok.

I'm pretty sure it's fake because I can't find the same TV anywhere on the internet. The UI looks very identical to the old T95Q Android TV Box. It's running Kitkat.

But since it's Android, can I flash it with a custom ROM somehow, and maybe do something about it? Any ideas?

Any advice is appreciated.

DiDgr8

If it's this TV , it had a firmware update back in May.

If it really IS a knock-off, you're SOL.

hboinay

And it took you 6 years to start to think doing something about it?

ttran857

i think it's this model https://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/UN32F6300AFXZA-specs

Erick_Planure

Is this your TV? https://www.samsung.com/ph/support/model/UA32F6300ARXXP/#downloads

tune-happy

It sounds like the TV equivalent of an android box and as you've found unfortunately these devices are poorly supported from day one. Your best hope of getting a ROM update might be via a forum like https://forum.freaktab.com/ where hackers play around with their own devices to build home grown ROMs which come with no guarantee of working and potential risk of device bricking. An android CPU info app might tell you a bit more about the SoC and other hardware onboard but I'm not sure if that will help much.

latinriky78

You can't flash it nor do anything to make it work as you would expect so I recommend to connect a certified Android TV box like ones in the following list:

Certified AndroidTV/GoogleTV boxes for the US only:

- AirTV Mini (More info at airtv.net/products )

- AT&T TV (More info at att.com/tv/device-features )

- Tivo Stream 4K (More info at www.tivo.com/products/stream-4k )

- T-Mobile TVision HUB (More info at t-mobile.com/tvision/services/hub )

- Verizon Stream TV (More info at verizon.com/products/verizon-stream-tv-gen-2 )

Certified AndroidTV/GoogleTV boxes for the US, OR Europe OR the rest of the world:

- Chromecast with Google TV (more info at tv.google )

- Dynalink TV Box (More info at dynalink.life )

- Formuler GTV (Prime Video only. Gigabit ethernet. More info at formuler.tv/gtv )

- JBL Link Bar (It doesn't have a USB port. More info at jbl.com/refurbished-home-speakers/JBL+LINK+BAR-.html )

- Mecool KM6 Classic Edition (Prime Video only. 10/100 ethernet. AV1 hardware decoding. 2GB of RAM. More info at mecoolonline.com )

- Mecool KM6 Deluxe Edition (Prime Video only. Gigabit ethernet. WiFi 6. AV1 hardware decoding. 4GB of RAM. More info at mecoolonline.com )

- Minix Neo T5 (No Netflix/Prime Video. Gigabit ethernet. Remote control doesn't have a microphone. More info at minix.com.hk/products/neo-t5 )

- Nokia Streaming Box 8000 (Only for Europe. More info at nokia.com/shop/streaming-devices/nokia-streaming-box-8000

- Nvidia Shield TV (The most expensive but powerful. More info at shield.nvidia.com )

- Xiaomi Mi TV Stick (up to 1080p only. More info at mi.com/global/mi-tv-stick )

For more info about all certified Android TV devices, head over to www.androidtv-guide.com website.