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Re:RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreak... by rs_rs_rs_rs_rs on Thursday September 29, 2022 @07:17AM (#33018995)
You don't really need to jailbreak your LG tv to install custom apps(like adfree Youtube), you can just put it in developer mode and have a cron somewhere(I use Pipedream) that keeps activating developer mode every 24h or so(it deactivate itself every 48h)
Re:RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreak... by zdware on Thursday September 29, 2022 @12:27PM (#33022941)
> You don't really need to jailbreak your LG tv to install custom apps(like adfree Youtube), you can just put it in developer mode and have a cron somewhere(I use Pipedream) that keeps activating developer mode every 24h or so(it deactivate itself every 48h)

I've been doing this as well. I love the idea of rooting but not being able to get system updates bugs me a bit.

Re:RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreak... by Gormo on Thursday September 29, 2022 @11:29AM (#33022061)
So instead of just removing the root cause of the problem, you'd rather leave the problem in place and then maintain a permanent workaround that has to run someplace else?
Re:RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreak... by rs_rs_rs_rs_rs on Thursday September 29, 2022 @11:45AM (#33022302)
Yes, the "permanent workaround" is literally permanent, it works all the time while the jailbreak solution works only when the vulnerabilities are not patched by LG.

I also prefer keeping my tv software up to date with patching, I don't want to jailbreak and keep the tv software at the specific vulnerable version.

Re:RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreak... by 0xbeefeed on Friday September 30, 2022 @12:04PM (#33036704)
I’m doing this as well. Works great.