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LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash
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Who the fucks connect tv to the internet
this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2025
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one of the many prices you pay letting a "Smart" TV connect to the internet.
Don't buy LG, noted. Also, maybe buying a dumb TV with great panel and then adding android fire stick that you can manage the way you want is the way all along?
No, don't even buy LG.
I bought a dumb LG panel for my bedroom and I had to buy black enamel paint to go over the status LED. When the panel it's off, the indicator LED it's BRIGHT. BLUE. BLINKING. And it's so powerful that I still see it because the light leaks from the small plastic vents. I also had to additionally insert a Shelly 1pm smart relay in the socket and program it with the logic "from 8pm to 8am if power usage is under 5 watts, cut the power; repeat the check every minute"
When the panel is on, instead, the status LED it's off 🤷🏻♂️
I can turn off the light in the menu on mine
Watch out for the android TV boxes. They are being used by China to backdoor into US critical infrastructure. Seriously.
This just barely covers the depth and scope of the issue. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-badbox-20-android-malware-infects-millions-of-consumer-devices/
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Or just buy whatever smart panel and do the same. Might as well take the subsidy from the smart panel and just leave it off your network
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How the fuck would you even use it on your TV?
You don't use it. It uses you.
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I got the notification and I read the fine print. I will have to turn off any future updates from here on out.
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Never connect your TV to your wireless and wired internet, even on initial purchase. Use a USB when updating your TV.
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Have you tried to buy a non-smart TV recently?
I just picked one with a nice screen, didn't connect it to wifi, and set it to turn on to the last used input. Bam. Dumb TV.
is it that hard just to a regular TV? i think with all the AI backlash and Smart TV fatigue that's kinda a reasonable solution. Def won't hurt anybody
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I have my TV on WiFi network that has no Internet access so at least I can control it via homeassistant still. It doesn't need Internet for anything but the UI so just get a shield and strip that down