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AI tools help users reclaim smart TV functionality from bloatware and ads

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Users are employing AI tools to remove unwanted features and tracking from smart TVs. Projects like "dumbtv" aim to restore basic functionality, blocking ads and preventing unsolicited updates. Another tool, "cleanyourtv," is designed to remove bloatware from Android TV and Google TV devices, replacing the default launcher with one that mimics Apple TV's interface. AI

IMPACT AI is being utilized to enhance user control over smart TV features, reducing unwanted ads and tracking.

RANK_REASON AI is used to modify existing consumer electronics products.

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AI tools help users reclaim smart TV functionality from bloatware and ads

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    People are using # AI to make their # smartTV dumb again One solution, called “dumbtv,” describes its mission on GitHub thus: “Your TV should do what you paid f

    People are using # AI to make their # smartTV dumb again One solution, called “dumbtv,” describes its mission on GitHub thus: “Your TV should do what you paid for: your apps, your HDMI inputs, and nothing else. No # ads from the # TV itself, no watch tracking, no update you did n…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/people-are-using-ai-to-m…

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