Android TV - Pop-up Advertisements/Spam

[Anonymous]

Hi guys

I am currently watching the Olympics on FreeView and have recieved the following pop-up on screen:

This is not the first time this has occured, but I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

I am also wondering on your view points on how this could occur?

Cheers

[royabrown]

Hypothesis:-

Your Android 'Smart TV' device is actually a computer that shows TV pictures.

Computers get viruses.

You've been pwned 😞

Anybody make an AV that can be run on these sets?

[angelacr]

Adguard works as an add blocker. I doesn't need root as most adblockers do but creates a sort of VPN so it can filter traffic. I use it and it is worth paying for. You'll probably need to sideload it.

I would think that most anti virus software would work. Lookout maybe?  But I really think you probably have an app that's being a bit intrusive and could try removing the last installed apps one at a time until it stops.

[MiCal1967]

@Anonymous

Pop-ups should be blocked by SONY embedded software!!! This is not a tablet or a smartphone. I start to believe that SONY has NOTHING to do with the software embedded in our sets.

I have e-mailed Google Programmers about issues but got NO answer. The Silence of the Programmers:smileyconfused:

There is surely something going wrong with their relations.

[Anonymous]

Hi guys

Have to agree with @MiCal1967 on this one, even though the lines between a TV and computer are blurred - i still think of a TV being a visual display unit.  When im watching, i dont want popups.

For info - i have no sideloaded apps.  Previous sideloaded apps was wiped in a factory reset s couple of months back.  Current loaded apps are the usual Kodi, EZ file explorer, Vevo.

For MiCal1967 - are you saying you've had this too?

Cheers

[MiCal1967]

Hi Quinnicus

I don't have this kind of pop-up but there are occasionaly some silly annoying pop-up errors. BLE bla bla bla, Location, Social Viewing ....

Maybe yours is FreeView related. But how? Something was installed without your permission and asks for money:smileylaugh: or ?

[chrgray]

Isn't Real Time Observer a feature in ES File Explorer?  Maybe there's a setting in ES File Explorer to turn off this type of popup.

[MiCal1967]

Yes this seems to be an ES File explorer pop-up. People seem to have been annoyed with this kind of behaviour. Must not be their idea, but Cheetah mobile

[Anonymous]

@chrgray - Thanks for the hint.

Im looking for the setting now.  Happened again 

[Anonymous]

And there it is folks

But how to disable.... Nothing in the settings of the app that I can see.  So switching off Notifications on the App itself.  Fingers crossed.