• mctoasterson@reddthat.com
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    3 months ago

    I have one of these sitting new in box unopened. If I have time later I will give this a try.

    It would be truly awesome to have a degoogled streaming device that you could sideload apps on, use your regular TV remote with CEC etc. Even better if you could use alternative apps to get ad free YouTube streaming.

    In contrast, for the unmodded device, the default GoogleTV setup and UI is horrible. You have to manually remove all the garbage apps you don’t want. It still shows you suggested banners of terrible content exclusive to certain apps that you don’t even have installed.

    • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      If you mean you have an unopened 4k Chromecast chances are you don’t have the exploitable firmware. I have one NIB right here and it’s dated 2024 mfg so chances of being unpatched are nearly 0.

      • mctoasterson@reddthat.com
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        3 months ago

        I have a 2021 mfg one NIB that I got as a giveaway. I can’t guarantee it will work but I will try and followup.