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minus-squareLemmayng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoAlso Nuvio, a fork of Stremio that seems to modernize the interface a bit more. Yeah, Stremio + SmartTube + CloudStream + my deGoogled Onn 4k TV Box rules.
minus-squarerageagainstthemachine@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoHow do you deGoogle an Onn box/device?
minus-squareLemmayng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agohttps://reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/12rya0t/change_launcher_debloat_the_new_onn_4k_streaming/
minus-squarerageagainstthemachine@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoThanks. From what I gather, you still need to connect a Google account to it though. Is that correct or did I miss something?
minus-squareLemmayng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/13xwvwi/new_box_setup_onn_google_account_required/ https://www.reddit.com/r/OnnStreamingTV/comments/1au9leg/setup_onn_4k_box_without_gmail_address_use/ https://androidtvnews.com/android-tv-without-google-account/ There are workarounds. If it does require a Google account, set one up with fake info, then delete it once getting past the initial setup screen.
minus-squarerageagainstthemachine@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoDid the fake info, but it’s impossible to remove the Google account, it seems. It only allows you to switch to another Google account. But not remove entirely.
minus-squareLemmayng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoHm, weird. I was able to remove my temp Google account from the OS.
minus-squarerageagainstthemachine@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoWas that on an Onn device?
Also Nuvio, a fork of Stremio that seems to modernize the interface a bit more.
Yeah, Stremio + SmartTube + CloudStream + my deGoogled Onn 4k TV Box rules.
Smarttube…is a hero!
How do you deGoogle an Onn box/device?
https://reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/12rya0t/change_launcher_debloat_the_new_onn_4k_streaming/
Thanks. From what I gather, you still need to connect a Google account to it though. Is that correct or did I miss something?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/13xwvwi/new_box_setup_onn_google_account_required/
https://www.reddit.com/r/OnnStreamingTV/comments/1au9leg/setup_onn_4k_box_without_gmail_address_use/
https://androidtvnews.com/android-tv-without-google-account/
There are workarounds. If it does require a Google account, set one up with fake info, then delete it once getting past the initial setup screen.
Did the fake info, but it’s impossible to remove the Google account, it seems. It only allows you to switch to another Google account. But not remove entirely.
Hm, weird. I was able to remove my temp Google account from the OS.
Was that on an Onn device?
Yes.