The downfall of smart TVs: From promises of seamless viewing to ad tool on steroids

[KFBF]

"jailbreaking" originally meant rooting a device but most people use that term now to simply describe sideloading apps outside the official app store on the device.

the benefit is installing apps not available in the amazon app store.

heres a primer

Ah, gotcha. That’s a confusing conflation. I’ve been doing that and was hoping for a way to sPeed up my firestick.

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

Get a Sony, it runs on Android no pop up add bullshyt I never get adds

 

[bnew]

Ah, gotcha. That’s a confusing conflation. I’ve been doing that and was hoping for a way to sPeed up my firestick.

research "debloat" or "debloating" your firestick. it'll likely require connecting your laptop or desktop over wifi though.

 

[bnew]

Get a Sony, it runs on Android no pop up add bullshyt I never get adds

it would help to know what model tv you have because a cursory search reveals they do have ads.

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

it would help to know what model tv you have because a cursory search reveals they do have ads.

930xd from 2016

 

[bnew]

930xd from 2016

are you sure it's not Sony 65" XBR 930D, not "xd" at the end?

the last update was 6/23/2020

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/product/xbr-55x930d/downloads

they've changed the ways they've done things since.

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00225587