some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoOne of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnetwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1288
arrow-up1288external-linkOne of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnetwww.theverge.comsome_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarepelya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoSeparate box with Raspberry Pi and Kodi, and don’t connect your TV to WiFi or any other network connection, just an HDMI cable. Or buy a TV box specifically supported by LineageOS or other opensource Android TV ROM. In theory you can try to root and replace your TV firmware, that gets messy fast because most of them do not have any custom ROMs.
Separate box with Raspberry Pi and Kodi, and don’t connect your TV to WiFi or any other network connection, just an HDMI cable.
Or buy a TV box specifically supported by LineageOS or other opensource Android TV ROM.
In theory you can try to root and replace your TV firmware, that gets messy fast because most of them do not have any custom ROMs.