It’s been like this for a while. Nvidia Shield is even worse but I put up with it because it’s so useful.
this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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It is? I don't think I've ever seen an ad on mine.
On the homepage there are ads
I don't use the default launcher, I didn't even know it was a thing, it's probably also blocked on my network, but I'd expect at least placeholders.
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This is how I learn there's a TV adaptation of "The Burbs"???
It’s pretty good too! Low impact, great cast and decent story that takes place in world but not as a reboot or anything cheese like that.
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Yay!!! /s
I bought an android box specifically because of the obvious enshittification coming from Roku. Default Android TV sucks. Not as bad as Samsungs but still sucks. Projectivity launcher and others good. Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, LG - all leave you at the mercy of these companies wanting to leech all they can from you
Maybe it's just me, but I've always found smart TB UIs to be totally unnecessary and kind of an annoying feature. I've got a Sony smart TV and have never used the UI. I just use it as a monitor for my PC, and if I'm watching TV, it's via the web or something. So personally, this doesn't seem like that big of a deal, aside from the principle of it, which is absolutely a big deal and super shitty.
Maybe some of this is being terrified about the quiet spreading of the IoT and how that feels like a really fucking half baked idea that's going to be a big problem later on.
Since there are a lot of comments here I want to ask this: we purchased a xiaomi tv stick (specs below) and a 15 year old intel pentium dual core w/ android runs circles around it with the exact same apps plus the PC has significantly more stable network connection. The stick's OS is old however not bloated and it even blocks google banner ads OOB. Did we get a very bad unit or are all of TV sticks / boxes unusably slow unless you get a shield or an apple tv?
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