I got a new Google TV that is yet to arrive and I’m considering my options on how to connect it to my network. My main requirement is that the TV must be able to access my Jellyfin instance that is hosted on a different subnet. A secondary but not as important requirement is for youtube. The 2 op…

Apologies for ghosting this topic. Was severely ill for a couple of weeks and then the TV came and I was testing things. TLDR: Google TV OS running on the TV has a certain limitation that is a deal breaker to me. Will get a new STB and if it is Android/Google TV based I will use the same connectivi…

Manual update resets to factory.

What do you mean? You haven’t got your TV yet. A firmware update via USB shouldn’t reset your TV to factory.

That is what the manufacturer says on their website.

Even if that’s true, that should be fine when you do it for the first time. If you want, send me the link to the website. I don’t understand why a USB firmware update would reset your TV, but not an online update.

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Ok, the reason why is because the manufacturer would have to send you a USB with the update. Normally, you can search for your model number and click on Downloads, for example: [image] TCL 55’’ QM7K Series QD-Mini LED QLED 4K UHD Smart TV with Google TV – 55QM7K... The TCL QM7K Series c…

The updates are also announced for the public through the official TCL Telegram channel with download links on Google Drive. I presume that will also perform a factory reset as well but I will have to test it out when the TV arrives.

Creating a google account might be complicated actually. You need to provide a phone # most of the time which would then be easy to link with your real google account or any past ones. Unless you use a service like smspool or jmp.chat, creating a simple account is more complicated then you might th…

Will a jump.chat number even work with Google?

Is the market so bad that you need to buy a Google TV? I didn’t even know Google sold TVs. My rule for big screens is to never connect. I don’t know about updates but if that was my only option I’d rather not have one. A connected Google product is incompatible with privacy.

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