I've just bought a PHILIPS Android TV. It's a 1080p 47" TV, that cost me about £350. It looks nice, Has some fancy lights that change colour depending on stuff happening on the screen, and so fourth.
Now, you're not gonna believe this. Even though, it's a 1080p TV, the resolution is set to 720p by software. And you can't change it. What kind of bullshit is that?? And you can't root it. You know, why? Well, first of all, the wankers at PHILIPS replaced the default Settings application with their own. It not only has a shitty UI, but while the default Settings has all kinds of stuff in it, the "PHILIPS Edition" only has settings for the display, and Wi-Fi... But somehow the default Settings APK is still in the system, so you can load it up with Terminal Emulator. But! You can only get into the Security side menu, because everything else has been locked by PHILIPS. Now, you might think, that's very convenient, because the Unknown Sources setting is in there, so you can install Towelroot, or Kingroot, or whatever to root your shit and change the resolution. BUT NO! The Unknown Sources is get this... It's bloody grayed out! I cannot facepalm hard enough at these guys. And I've found the reason on the Internet. And it's ridiculous. Get this: They did all this crap, because "while you can root a £2 Android phone, you don't have the permission, to do this on a £350 TV."
I'm speechless. I'm fucking speechless. What the hell do they think they are? It's my TV, it's my responsibility. What is this bullshit? I don't have the "permission" to root my fucking TV? FUCK YOU, PHILIPS!
DO NOT EVER BUY AN ANDROID TV FROM PHILIPS, IF YOU WANT TO DO STUFF WITH IT.
Now, you're not gonna believe this. Even though, it's a 1080p TV, the resolution is set to 720p by software. And you can't change it. What kind of bullshit is that?? And you can't root it. You know, why? Well, first of all, the wankers at PHILIPS replaced the default Settings application with their own. It not only has a shitty UI, but while the default Settings has all kinds of stuff in it, the "PHILIPS Edition" only has settings for the display, and Wi-Fi... But somehow the default Settings APK is still in the system, so you can load it up with Terminal Emulator. But! You can only get into the Security side menu, because everything else has been locked by PHILIPS. Now, you might think, that's very convenient, because the Unknown Sources setting is in there, so you can install Towelroot, or Kingroot, or whatever to root your shit and change the resolution. BUT NO! The Unknown Sources is get this... It's bloody grayed out! I cannot facepalm hard enough at these guys. And I've found the reason on the Internet. And it's ridiculous. Get this: They did all this crap, because "while you can root a £2 Android phone, you don't have the permission, to do this on a £350 TV."
I'm speechless. I'm fucking speechless. What the hell do they think they are? It's my TV, it's my responsibility. What is this bullshit? I don't have the "permission" to root my fucking TV? FUCK YOU, PHILIPS!
DO NOT EVER BUY AN ANDROID TV FROM PHILIPS, IF YOU WANT TO DO STUFF WITH IT.
