![]() ![]() I removed its network privileges and it complains regularly that it can't get the latest adverts, but at least it isn't selling me out to ReVil or Hafnium. I don't really care about feature updates, they are nice to have, but a device isn't "smart", if it isn't getting the monthly security updates (it was an Android TV, so Google was pumping out monthly security updates, but Sony was pushing out an update every 3 to 4 months, and stopped completely after a year or so), it is just a downright dangerous device. The above Sony "smart" TV, after 12 months, it stopped getting security updates. ![]() Except that they should NEVER be put on your home network, especially, they should not be left on your home network if they are not getting their monthly security updates! With manufacturers having to carry spare parts now for a decade (new EU laws), at least, that puts the white goods back into the realm of where they should be. Yet we pay more than a 10€ premium for these "Smart" versions of our long serving white goods, without actually seeming to worry about their security in 6 months, let alone in 5 or 10 years time. The problem is, we've taken commodity white goods that we expect to last at least a decade and stuck a cheap 10€ PCB in it with no support that will turn the item into a dangerous insider in your network within months, that is ready to betray you to the next passing hacking crew. The washing machines and Smart doing an Ike and Tina Turner. TVs and Smart doing a Beatles and going it alone.Fridges and Smart doing a Sonny & Cher. The way the manufacturers go about the security of the "smart" side of their devices, you need to replace a perfectly good device every 18 months to 2 years, because the "smart" side has been abandoned and has become a distinct security problem for your network. I will never buy a "smartTV" again, at least, I will never buy a TV because of its smart features, it is just a waste of money. Since then (2018), the TV has been disconnected from the network, as it is a security hazard. After about a year, they dropped Android completely on it. It never received the regular monthly security updates it seemed to get them about once a quarter. I bought a Sony Bravia Android TV a couple of years ago. Tagged with Android TV, Google TV, Chromecast with Google TV That figure, too, is impossible to compare to the Amazon and Google figures. ![]() It’s hard to compare that figure, which represents total units sold, to Google’s monthly active devices figure.Īnd Roku announced that Roku Operating System (Roku OS)-based smart TVs were the best-selling smart TVs sold in the U.S. Google confirmed the new usage figure to 9to5Google, which mentioned an official statement but did not publish it.Īs you may recall, Amazon announced this past week that it has sold over 150 million Fire TV devices to date. That said, TCL said this past week that it sold 10 million Android TV/Google TV-based smart TVs last year too. In May 2021, the number was 80 million, so it’s reasonable to assume that most of the recent growth can be attributed to the Chromecast with Google TV. Google’s Android TV and Google TV devices experienced strong growth in 2022, with over 110 million monthly active devices.
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