Comment on Is it possible to install my own OS on a "smart" TV? Is that a thing?
BossDj@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Usually that means trying to get Android TV working through USB, but it depends on what tv you have. If you already have an Android TV, just use a launcher like Projectivy. Most people just buy a media box: either an Android based one or apple tv and disable the “smart” tv altogether
JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I’d imagine you could probably get into the android developer settings and disable all the telemetry stuff through adb and install a custom launcher like projectivity and that’d be the closest you could get to running a custom tv OS at least if you can’t flash it.
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
That sounds, uh, fun.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 5 weeks ago
Just use the TV as a display and try to dink around with some open source media player box if you want to create your own custom OS.
hobovision@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
It’s better than dealing with whatever terrible nonsense they put on LGs and Samsungs. I was really close to getting an LG because everyone says it’s the best looking but I just couldn’t imagine going back to completely unmodifiable TV OS, so I got the Sony instead which still looks absolutely fantastic and I have my custom launcher on it set exactly how I want it.