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Begone Thieves: Samsung Says It Can Remotely Disable Its Stolen TVs

Samsung can disable its TVs remotely, this feature first seen by The Verge is a response to Stolen Samsung TVs in South Africa. The South Korean company made the announcement on August 6th 2021, after the theft from its warehouse.

Known as TV Block, the security feature remotely detects when Samsung TV units have been stolen. Already available on all Samsung TV products.

The company says “The aim of the technology is to mitigate against the creation of secondary markets linked to the sale of illegal goods, both in South Africa and beyond its borders. ” 

For any of Samsung’s stolen TVs, once it connects to the internet the security feature begins its work. Thus disables all the television functions, making the device just a blank screen.

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There could be a margin of error on Samsung’s part. The firm says should a customer’s TV be incorrectly blocked, it can be rectified once proof of purchase and a valid TV license is sent to serv.manager@samsung.com.

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In other news, Samsung says it would be removing Ads from its stock apps sometime this year. Its proprietary apps have ads on default for its apps.

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In a statement to The Verge, “Samsung has made a decision to cease the advertisement on proprietary apps including Samsung Weather, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme.”

“The update will be ready by later this year,” they said.

Ads have been annoying on Android, they slow down the operating system. Hence Apple’s iOS and iPad operating systems are way better based on UI.

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“Our priority is to deliver innovative mobile experiences for our consumers based on their needs and wants,” the company said.

“We value feedback from our users and continue our commitment to provide them with the best possible experience from our Galaxy products and services.”

 

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