Saving this for when people ask why I need root access on my devices.
Lol I love the "You don't need root on modern Android, it does all the things you used to root for!" People. No, no it doesn't lmao
That's generally what you hear from people who have basic use cases and simply can't fathom other people may want or need different things from their devices.
Which is fine, they don't have to understand. If stock is good enough for them nowadays, more power to them.
What I'm sick of is the condescension. This bizarre thing where they somehow think a person wanting control over a device they paid for is worthy of derision or shame.
It's like if someone who only checks their email on their laptop laughing at someone using a desktop for heavier work, for no real reason other than thinking using technology differently than themselves is silly.
That other comment is a perfect example, and indictive of this weird subculture in Android spaces that hates Google but seems to be drinking from the same user-hostile Kool aid.
Personally, I'm an odd case, in that I didn't used to root or use custom ROMs at all until recent years. Basically since Android 10, simply to get around the needless roadblocks and restore the functions I want. I was fine with stock for a long time, until Google started becoming Apple.
I would love to have this for my smart tv remote that has dedicated buttons for subscription services I will never pay for. /me heads to thingiverse to search
Install a button remapper You can disable the buttons, or reuse them for custom actions :P
For most squishy remotes, you can disable the buttons by taking the remote apart, and putting tape on the underside of the rubber button.
Boomer mode
Ok, now I kind of want this. I only have my PC connected to the TV, so I only need the power button, volume controls, settings and the D-Pad. A specialized cover would make hitting the right buttons in the dark much easier and also remove the ads disguised as buttons.
I figured out my tv starts on the last used channel if it receives power after a power cut. All I need to control it is a smart plug
Neat.
The thing that bothers me whenever I see a TV remote is that there doesn't seem to be a remote control with illuminated keys, like on a computer keyboard. That way you can see the buttons even under dim lit conditions. Also, why aren't there any remotes with a built-in battery that could be charged like a smartphone?
I don't own a TV, but I know that back in the days of bulky CRT TV's there were some remotes that could be iluminated. White LEDs weren't a thing back then, so they used incandescent lamps which drained the 9V battery fast.
Why aren't back llit and rechargeable TV remotes a thing today, especially because white LED's and batteries are quite efficient today?
Didn't this used to be common? One button glows in the dark, and if you push it a few seconds of backlight illuminate the rest of the buttons?
I swear half the remotes when I was a kid did this.
If you want rechargeable batteries, just put some eneloop batteries (or some of the cheaper, rebranded ones) in the remote. They are not like the old NiMH batteries, they hold a charge for a years.
I certainly don't want a remote that I have to throw out in a few years because the non-replaceable lithium battery wore out.
We have a TV remote with a solar panel on the back... Turn it over and let it recharge.
The box Comcast sent me that I never asked for had all the features you asked for.
Do you need access to the Exit button if all the other menu and guide etc. buttons are covered?
"Smart" tvs pop things up for no reason sometimes.
Oooof, thankfully I've never had that happen with mine, but I've also never connected mine to the internet
errors?
That... is a really shitty meme that misses the point?
If you actually look at what the overlay exposes, the User still has the ability to pick specific channels, control volume, power, etc. All they really lose are the DVR (good example) and all of the user friendly stuff related to tv guides and the like (bad example).
I assume this is just AI engagement farming bullshit that someone fell for and posted to lemmy but... I would actually say it would make more sense if the overlay were almost inverted.
You also lose the ability to access the TV settings, leaving you stuck on the default settings, which is one of the reasons why most people root their phones.
2 on/off buttons?
Don't make me tap the overlay.
One is for all, the other is just the TV. It's probably a remote for a smart box or something, you can program some of the TVs commands on them, like on/off, input switching, etc... so you don't have to juggle with 2 remotes in your hand.
Yes it’s for a cable box/DVR. The Spectrum logo is for Spectrum cable, the brand that resulted from the Charter Communications purchase of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.
Doesn't CEC fix all of the issues requiring multiple power buttons?
On paper, but it's pretty hit or miss IME on its implementations
I want to play switch and turn it on using a controller, CEC turns TV and switch screen is on, then the turning on TV triggers CEC that wakes up Apple TV, which in turn starts sending video over HDMI, making TV show Apple TV screen 🥴
I have no TV remote (only use it in dump mode for AppleTV which is controlled using siri remote) and turning off apple TV turns TV and Switch off.
My solution: Shortly undock switch so it’s hdmi get excited and TV switches input to Nintendo switch
It is just so wonky, lol
If the TV supports it. I haven’t come across many in the wild that really use it, or at least situations where a TV and device both work well with the protocol.
The left one is labeled TV. The right one is probably for the DVR.
Does the clip to remove the cover has label “sudo”?
As sudo applies only for a single command, removing the cover is more like su, no?
sudo would be more if above every covered button there was a tiny hole through which you could push it with a needle or so.
sudo -i
What's with the number buttons being available with no "OK" or "Enter" option?
Just enter a channel number and it will auto switch
Yoooo, that is sick. I need it for my grandma.
We need a rootless linux distro
ChromeOS? And MacOS? (If UNIX is good enough)
No Linux with libre components. No having root would make a immutable distro actually immutable. You could just give permissions to daemons that the user could connect to
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