Questions tagged [smart-tv]

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Is my Samsung Smart TV vulnerable to the "weeping angel" attack?

On CNet, there's a report about Samsung UNF 8000 smart TVs being vulnerable to a hack developed by the CIA: In June 2014, the CIA and UK's MI5 held a joint workshop to improve the "Weeping Angel" hack, which appears to have specifically targeted…
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How to debug a DLNA infrastructure?

I am stuck with a peculiar situation at home, and would appreciate any help. I have: Marantz NR1504 AV receiver, connected via PowerLan and Ethernet to the router/modem. Samsung SmartTV, connected via WiFi to the same router. Android smartphones,…
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What ports does an LG TV open?

I'm seeing some unexpected ports open on an LG TV model 47LN5750-UH, serial 311MXTC1E969. Below is the result from a nmap scan. Nmap scan report for 172.16.4.4 Host is up (0.00021s latency). Not shown: 998 closed ports PORT STATE…
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Starting LG Smart TV apps (other than Netflix & Amazon) with Harmony

The LG Magic Remote has dedicated buttons for the Netflix and Amazon apps, and they are built-in commands in the Logitech Harmony vocabulary, so the command list for the LG Smart TV device includes those two commands, and you can easily assign them…
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Installing apps on TCL Smart TV

I have this 43 inch UHD TCL 43R500 TV. But I am struggling to Install 3rd party apps on it. So it have a build in App Store TV4 but that doesn't have any good app. What I have tried is: To copy the .apk file in Pen Drive and try installing from…
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Apple TV - route specific app(s) through VPN

Apple TV does not have support for VPN apps like SurfShark or ExpressVPN like Android. The problem There is one specific app I would need to go through a specific country. All other apps should not use VPN, just the "usual" network Solution idea I…
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SmartThings/Google Home with Samsung UN55KS9000 TV

My end goal is for the TV to work with Google Home. Since its a Samsung smart TV from 2016 I first have to setup it up with SmartThings. Unfortunately, the new ST app doesn't have any option for the KS9000 model; but I'd read that the classic ST…
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What the OS used by Samsung smart TV UE46ES6300S

I have an old Samsung smart TV UE46ES6300S (Model 2012) and I want to start developing a test Application for it. I don't know which OS does my smart tv use, and which are the right tools to begin developing a simple HTML / JS / CSS Application for…
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Connecting Devices In Home

I am quite new to the Internet of Things, and my wife bought a TV today (a pretty good deal) from Amazon Prime Day - I included the link so that we are talking about the same device. Now, in the home already we have a Chromecast (Gen 1), and bought…
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How to Control a TV via Google-Home and Smart Life

I've set up a MoesGo Smart IR unit with Smart Life for a friend to control a TV. I can now use the virtual remote control on my phone to control the TV which is quite handy when he looses the physical remote. The Smart Life account was integrated…
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viewing and controlling tv from laptop

hi all i was wondering if there was a way to remotly view and controll one of my smart tvs my problem is my little one shouts down every 10 mins for me to put something on her youtube neadless to say this is frustrating after a few times as its…
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Notifications for LG WebOS updates and security fixes (e.g. a mailing list)

I have a LG WebOS TV (2021) which has no connection to the internet. Every few months I activate the internet connection in the firewall (OpenWrt) and check if updates are available. A somewhat manual and unfortunate solution. Is there a mailing…
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Why does my TV not show the mediafiles provided by DLNA?

I got a telefunken-TV (Model: A50U445A) and a Symology NAS DS218+ I use the built-in media server on the NAS to publish mediafiles (movies) via DLNA in my wlan. The TV shows the NAS, it shows the folders provided by DLNA but it does not show the…
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