yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Never heard of it.

Edit 1: There appears to be a bug since 2020 in the CEC implementation. So when any CEC device is connected, turning on/off may be not working properly. Solution = Update firmware to post 2021 06.

Edit 2: Hope you already tried all obvious tips by Sony (remove batteries 1 min, reboot, new firmware, re-register touchpad remote etc)?

However there are a load of options to turn it on/off (more or less convenient):

1) Via buttons on TV;

2) Universal / spare remote (AliExpress);

3) Via (an) IR (app) on your phone (with IR);

4) Via another connected device (HDMI CEC / AnyNet+ (SimpLink/EasyLink/Bravia Sync etc.));

5) Via Google Home / Google Assistant on your phone;

6) Via built-in Google Chromecast (see my big post 2.5, pychromecast etc.);

7a) Via a computer/device on the IP network with a script with ADB commands;

7b) Via pc/network by Sony's own API (see my big post 2.6)

7c) Via pc/network but with fake/custom IR commands (see my big post 2.9a, TVoodoo)

7x) Other options via network etc.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] zorglub!:
thks for yr detailed anwer...

I'm still with Versioln 7.0, Build SVP4KDTV15_EU-user 7.0 NRD91N.S34 5433-release-keys

The "About.." tells me i'm uptodate and nothing to be downloaded !!! so I don't see where to update firmware...

but yes, I've tried all reommended tips by Sony
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Seems you are not. You can update to 5.457 as it seems (manually anyway, with USB stick).

What tv do you have? What model do you have? 43X8301C or 43X8309C? (should be the same, only a different region)

Also check the total firmware link in my big post.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] zorglub!:
My TV model is 43X8309C...and as suggested, I will upgrade to 5.467..Just a quicky...I've 3 USB slots, can I use anyone of those or should I prefer #1 for example

Thks again for yr help
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] zorglub!:
OOOp's I've seen I can use any USB port !!!! so previous mail has no object !!!

Sorry for that
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] amidr:
i guess yes, 3D is working in this.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dabyd64:
My TV is up and running again.

Be warned, these Bravia TVs suffer from the same issues as old Samsungs, similar to sudden death.

My TV had 5 years, I only use it for Youtube, Kodi... Storage was always empty (I use a NFS disk for media), yet it took the same path as many others.

When your TV starts randomly freezing, and hard reset doesn't help or actually makes it worse causing a bootloop, it's a bad eMMC signal.

eMMC can be changed, but the RPMB area stores some keys, you can't read it without a secure key, so that part will be lost.

After cloning the memory to a new one, the TV will work again, but Sat TV, Netflix, ChromeCast won't work due the missing DRM data.

Anyways, this TV hardware was becoming old, it's been a while thinking on adding a TV box.

The lastest Chromecast (with Google TV) came just in time, the remote controller should rule everything, as the chromecast is able to control the Tv using HDMI CEC.

So I don't recommend modifying them. As far as I know, there's no easy way to reinstall the firmware.

Sure, you can force the update by pressing PWR + VOL- then inserting the power, it will copy the update... then exit at ~50% because it will check the version, and if same or older, it'll skip it.

So if you modify something in the system, unless a new way to reinstall comes up, you'll be pretty much screwed up. That, or make a backup of the eMMC first, which isn't for everyone, requires soldering, etc....
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] zorglub!:
bad luck...

Upgraded to 5.467 but same issue with the rmote control

Can't still switch ON/OFF

Not a big deal though , I switch ON/OFF with the hardware button on the rear of the TV

Pretty archaic no ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Is the remote working?!

I got my tv with 2 remote (second being a touchpad remote, which seems to be RF instead of IR).

Or try a phone with IR (and generic app).

Else try to emulate the IR command in command line as suggested (to maybe eliminate a strange software error).
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] zorglub!:
Hi

The only remote I have is the genuine Sony's....(RMT-TX1000 IR)

The rest of the remote seems to be OK, for example soound up/down ok, chains selection OK, virtual keyboard ok

simply On/Off seems screwed up

Strange strange !!!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Fastboot?

I got my tv in fastboot, although it freezes or reboots on some of the well known fastboot switches/commands.

And we do have some of the ready to flash images now I guess. Just be ware to NOT flash images that contain tv specific info (like DRM/keys/serial etc)!

Or else, we may be able to use (MediaTek) (SmartPhone) SP Flash Tool (mirror 1 / mirror 2) which btw is the equivalent of Qualcomm's EDL (Emergency Download Mode) / Qualcomm HS-USB QD-Loader 9008 using Sahara and Firehose protocols.

I did not dare yet to try and fire this up, but should be possible, as we have an MTK chipset.

Just too bad we need someone elses ripped bin files, because we still cannot unpack the (stock) encrypted PAK firmware files by Sony! Can someone help to do this?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Seems ridiculous but try this elaborate version (1 min instead of 3 sec) of Sony's solution (mirror):

Batteries out, hold PWR (or malfunctioning button(s)) for 1 minute, then deep press all buttons, shake and nudge etc and then batteries back.

Or check other numerous YouTube movies with solutions (inc cleanings etc)!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] zorglub!:
you're right...seems ridiculous...but after having done that, my remote is resurected !!!

I'll have to change my vision of electronics !!!

you're great...Thks
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dabyd64:
Huh... I don't think it'll be easy.

These images come from people whio already had issues.

The system partition from W807C dump is broken, doesn't boot at all.

My partition was 72% recovered, yet it works fine ( I guess I was lucky).

I have another dump from a asian 43W800C, the system partition works, it's a pretty old version (v417), but the help screen reports v457, and it won't update (Already updated message).

Probably there's a lot more going on.all that is stored in other delicate areas, now I have a safe working backup I'll be trying few things.

What's strange is nobody did anything on these TVs in all these years.

I tried rooting by manually patching the boot image with Magisk, the TV seems ok with that, but magisk app detects nothing.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Dont wanna beg for Likes, but you can Like posts/people with the Like button ;)

And next time, pls: LMGTFY ;)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Yeah its insane, especially because of the dozens of wide open security holes there must be. Even apps like King(o)Root etc can root the machine. Its so old, and has so many open ports, apps, services, etc.

However I am happy we renewed the search, and I think you are giving it a lot of positive input already. Lets keep it going!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dabyd64:
I've tried everything, nothing changed the build version and model in Help menu.

I could swap almost every partition, only doing so with the eeprom partition completely killed the TV.

The SN can be seen in th eeeprom, but not the SW version.

Tried editing the serial, but did nothing, so maybe it's also compressed/encrypted, there's a lot of random data in the eeprom.

Tried unpacking system (squashfs), modifying build.prop to allow root adb, got system bootloop.

This process is extremely slow and I really don't have the knowledge in Android/Linux security stuff.

I put everything together and bought a Chromecast with Google TV, the image quality is far better probably due the VP9 codec, which is not supported by 2015 Bravia.

Much better inprovement in speed and features. The TV will be just a TV from now, with the Chromecast doing the Android TV stuff.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
3 features I would love anyways would be:

1) Install an adblocker like my fav AdAway (although you could also use a YouTube No Ads app like Vanced (GitHub) etc.);

2) Run (root) background tasks or scripts without having a laptop or Rapberry Pi running;

3) Downgrade (or superupgrade to another/illegal zone with more/newer features) ( y )our ATV.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dabyd64:
For YT, use SmartTubeNext. Works great, been using it for years.

Also, for a much cleaner launcher, install Leanback on Fire, then disable the stock one (adb shell pm disable com.google.android.leanbacklauncher).

The other usual apps are Kodi and Dixmax , the site is in spanish but most content is also available in english. Be careful if your ISP monitors your downloads...
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] petervirdee:
Recently i also purchase the sony android TV and its performance is good.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mysak85:
I read it here, but my English is pretty lousy, can anyone please tell me if I can root on the Sony Bravia XR-50X93J?

Thank you :)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] coolek33:
Hi. I'm attempting to flash my x900h via fastboot. Getvar all says the bootloader is unlocked. Don't know how but it is. I want to try to downgrade it from android 10 to 9. Don't know it's a good idea. I've extracted flash images from payload.bin. I've attached the photo of what I've got. I don't know exact flash order. Maybe someone can help me with flash order and commands?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Dior DNA:
Same here, but uptime is constantly high because of aud_cpupost.

BRAVIA_VH2:/ $ uptime
14:01:12 up 11:56, 0 users, load average: 42.80, 42.77, 42.74

BRAVIA_VH2:/ $ top | egrep '(USER|aud_cpupost)'
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S[%CPU] %MEM TIME+ ARGS
3428 root 20 0 51M 3.4M 1.3M S 24.1 0.1 188:16.98 aud_cpupost
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
See my 'BIG post' (page 85) with all paths we need to explore to finally root our Sony's!

Getvar all freezes my tv. However some other getvars do work. Btw: I have to hard reboot (unplug) the tv to get out of fastboot.

Where did you get payload.bin!?

I would love to be able to have bins from a Sony firmware package encrypted) PKG, or from my current setup! (see my BIG post, point 2.2)

Keep us posted if you success, and if you find a root way.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] coolek33:
It's in update zip downloaded from sony site.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
I see yes. You are so lucky. Our models still contain an encrypted PKG file instead of a zip/bins. :(
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] coolek33:
Is there any way to get to fastboot mode without booting from system with adb? Maybe some power cord and button combo? I have only 1 button on my xh90.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Yes you can. I remember someone doing it by either holding one or more buttons on the back of the TV (maybe Power and +) and then plugging the tv back into power, OR holding keys on the remote while plugging tv back into power.

'Normal' phone Androids always want either Volume + and/or - being held while powering on.

WARNING: Power and - means a factory reset says Sony.

However, why wouldnt you do it with 'adb reboot bootloader' with a USB connection or over the air (with adb connect)?!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] coolek33:
My tv has only power button. I wanted to boot to bootloader cause it was bricked. I've flashed it with fastboot to downgrade. But then it was stuck on "updating" screen. Maybe if I could boot to bootloader I could fix it. Anyways sony fixed it for me ;)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Sony did? How?!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] coolek33:
Main board replacement under warranty :p
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lcsboy:
Hi DNA,

Are you the same 65" Sony TV? My model is also showed Bravia VH2.

Do you know how to root?

I tried Kingo Root, but it doesn't work.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Dior DNA:
mine is 55" and, no, I did not root it
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lcsboy:
Could some one know how to root Android 10 for Sony TV?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] matrox72:
Hi,

Does anyone know whether Sony ever would upgrade to Android 8 on KD-65XD8505? Mine is produced in April 2016. If I am not mistaken (reading from Sony support page), it received last fw update v5.457 in April 2021, which if I get it correctly brought along Android 7.

Talked to local Sony dealer here who was doubtful, believing that newer android simply would not fit in memory. Newer android would be helpful as my tv service provider offers an app which supports Android 8 or higher....
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
As I already stated/asked in my 'big post' on page 85 ('part 1'), me too am really wanting to finally get this update, as DID the rest of the world! So strange 3/4 of the world with this exact tv already received it.

I get more and more Android apps that stop supporting ATV 7.0 :(

I mailed Sony about it 2 months ago, and they answered:

"With reference to your enquiry regarding your Sony KD-55X8505C, we are sorry to learn about your frustration that Android 8 is not available for your TV yet.

We would like to explain that, unfortunately, we do not have communication regarding whether or not or when the update will be available in Europe. However, we recommend bookmarking the following page and checking it regularly for updates on this matter:

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/...ectors-lcd-tvs-android-/kd-55x8505c/downloads "
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] matrox72:
Thanks, it kind of sounds like it may come. Also, if the rest of the world has it, could a manual flashing work or it would brick the TV?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
If you read my post, then you will realise that that is exactly my question (1.2/1.1).
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ff_rookie:
A Chinese developer had posted a exp which could root Bravia with Android 8. (https://github.com/LIznzn/CVE-2019-2215) it did't work for my x9000h with Android 10. But I hope that's helpful for you.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Very nice! I already stated (2.12) that UAF (CVE 2019-2215) could be the way.

This specific UAF by Llznzn may be our holy grail. The bug was fixed 2019-10 and my tv is still on the older firmware (2019-05) and not newest.

I will post any results asap. I am not a programmer, but it may be needed to find other specific offset. Hope someone could help if needed.

Thanks for spotting!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] VerizonLover:
So I just ordered a 50x90j that is going to be here today.

I have a few question before it arrives:

Does anybody think they'll add the PiP feature like all other Android TVs have?

Is it possible to remove the ads from the home screen?

What is the best sideload launcher?

Coming from an LG 40j7700.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
1. Why would that be not possible? Lots of Bravia can do it as you can find everywhere on YouTube and Google? And on specs pages like this one.

Btw: On many televisions like Samsung and Sony, there is a secret service mode, in which you can enable PiP/PoP. See my 'big post' section Service Menu.

2. You may root the tv, and then use AdAway or DNS services with ad-DNS blocking like this or this. Or put those DNS services in your home router/modem to block them all in your home network.

Second thing is to remove all the bloatware by (wireless) adb by hand or with any of the scripts like this and this. And dont forget to disable the Sony Shelf etc. And keep HOME button long pressed on any app shortcut to replace/remove it.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] VerizonLover:
1. That's because of this page. The X90 is a 2021 TV, so I'm baffled, aside from using the service menu.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
It depends on WHAT you wish to see PiP. If you mean 2 live channels (DVB / analog) you need 2 (dual) tuners. Which they tend to cancel.

If you mean apps, streams or other content, it is possible. Official and/or unofficial (by a third party app or trick).

Also read this one.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] VerizonLover:
One input source (HDMI1-4) along an app (eg TVBro). Talking about a non interactrive PiP window being the input, with the main screen being the app.

Of course it would stop the pip if you started a video. One would hope, at least.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] borygo77:
Is it possible to root x90j? 😉

Thinking about to buy this telly and root would be the first thing to play with 😊
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Ameb:
Hello

I'm wondering if someone with an xh90 could test if usb/bluetooth mouse work properly. The TV doesn't display the cursor properly in the half right side of my 55-XH9096.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Minhpro2611997:
Hi all!

I have a KD-49X8500F Bravia 4k at home which just got its whole display/monitor/screen replaced by a new ones which support Dolby Vision 4k(from new generation monitors but not the stock monitor of the model,some how it still fit in and the tech fixer in my area make it work well) Now I am wondering if any apps or configurations that can enable me to watch Dolby Vision MKV file from an USB? or is there anyway to downgrade the android version back to stock (mine is currently running android 9 since update and it''s a mistake because the TV is so lag and slow animation)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Nicole Ridgway:
Hello people. I have a KD-55XE8577 TV and yesterday I updated the firmware to latest version 6.7205

Some commands on the menu are not working.

As an example, it is not possible to factory reset the tv from the settings menu.

Even with buttons combination (POWER ON + VOLUME DOWN while turning the tv on), ERASING does not appear.

How can I solve it?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] tiennhu89:
1 - I think your tivi will play DV video if ur hardware is supported. Try Dolby vision video with MX player then.

2 - U cant downgrade the android version. I had try copied an older version to usb then insert to tivi. Its recorgnised then ur tivi would try to flash but its cant. U will see a notification there. So try to bring your tivi to customer services. Maybe they can.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] xboxbr:
can I rollback x850c android 8 to android 7?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] aktim89:
Hi. I've got a KD65AG9 (I think it's KD65A9G in US). I want to get rid of my satellite receiver (Sky Q) which supports time-shifting. But Sony doesn't and I don't think they will ever add tif.

According to google, Android TV would support it: https://developer.android.com/training/tv/tif/time-shifting

The record functionality isn't really an alternative.

Any ideas or solutions would be awesome :)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ozzyg.d:
Hell All,

I just happened to come across this page/forum while googling for help with my X950G. I have been scouring the internet, posting to reddit, posting to avsforums over the last 6 months and I am hoping someone here might be able to help with or even confirm that my TV is toast (worst case scenario). To give a short description:

TV is 3 years old. End of 2021/beginning of 2022 TV started showing stutter/judder issue. Happens on all inputs, internal apps, and when using my AppleTV. I've done factory resets, soft resets, changed every setting on the TV I can find, and changed cables/inputs multiple times. I think that the TV might have a memory issue or processor issue but I have no idea how to confirm that. I'm over 100 miles away from the nearest Sony repair shop. I have bug reports, TV stats, etc. that I can provide. Can anyone assist? Please? I'm desperate.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Registoni:
Hi,

Does anyone know if you can physically playback 4K videos with AV1 codec on 2021 sony tv x90j?

I tried, it didn't work, neither with vlc, vimu nor with kodi 20.

1080p videos in AV1 work just fine, but not 4K AV1

Forgot to tell that I am trying to playback from samba shared folder on my pc if this makes any difference
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] djdoubledbe:
I just got a x94j (basically same as x90j) and happened upon your question so decided to try playing the following 4K AV1 WebM file: https://www.elecard.com/storage/video/CityHall_3840x2160.webm (https://www.elecard.com/videos)

The file plays like a slideshow in Kodi 19.3 both from my NAS (SMB) and from local storage on the tv. Playback is even worse using VLC.

With the build in media player, I can't play the file directly from my NAS but it does seem to play it flawlessly from local storage.

The X-plore File Manager build in media player can also play the file perfectly from local storage.

I guess current (stable) Kodi and VLC builds don't / can't use the hardware AV1 decoding from the Mediatek chip, which it obviously has since the build in media player plays the file and also I have played quite a few AV1 4k HDR demo video's from youtube (using SmartTubeNext you can select the video format, so I'm sure they are 4K AV1).

Hopefully Kodi and VLC can add full hardware AV1 decoding for this TV in future builds.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mikelucky:
what can we do after the TV rooted?Install any softwares?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ShadowJP88:
Google TV update rolling out to fix the performance & storage issues​

Coming to Google TVs from Sony, Hisense & TCL as well as Chromecast

www.flatpanelshd.com

About his update, anyone know if it's going to be a Sony firmware update or only a Google play update?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] burcinkarabacak:
hello

i have 65xf9005 sony android tv. but i cant use telegram on my tv for watching movie or tv show on telegram channel. anybody can use telegram.

best regard
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] coolek33:
Hi. I'm curious if I can install some old android 9 firmware from xj90 over Android 10 xh90 firmware on my tv. Xh90 with android 10 sucks. It was flawless on android 9 but there's no way back. So maybe xj90 firmware will do the job. Witch one is the latest with android 9 for xj90?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] manirktech:
Please help me I need Sony kdl43-w950d emmc dump file.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] kkapoorr:
Shouldn't we be able to connect a pair of say Bluetooth headphones to the tv? I have the KDL W800D model from a few years back, and it is never able to scan and connect to the XM4s
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
Yes, of course. You would say.

The CRAZY thing is:

- That a Sony soundbar (HT-CT790) ALWAYS has troubles with my Bravia (KD-55X8505C) over HDMI;

- That a Sony headphone (WH-1000XM3) ALWAYS has troubles with my Bravia over Bluetooth!

Sony is bad news, and Sony + Sony is triple the bad news.

As can be found here in the forums, please update all firmwares (tv by usb/internet, headphone with the phone app), and clear ALL Bluetooth lists/connections in tv and/or headphones. Reboot/restart all.

Solution:

Use the app Bluetooth Scanner by ZD Works! Paid or Free.

It works WAY better than Sony's own software and after a lot of tries, I got it connected!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hackwerk:
For your (and my) information, I have switched/upgraded to a newer tv/Bravia!

I will probably not update my Big Sony Bravia post as frequent anymore.

Old/former:

Sony Bravia KD-55X8505C

(see this infopost on Dutch site Tweakers.net)

New/current:

Sony Bravia XR-55A84K (= A80K)

(see this infopost on Dutch site Tweakers.net)

I will soon post some extra information, and will start playing with it, although it will probably be difficult (new and secure).
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Kirek50:
My TV is Sony Bravia XR-X90S. It's the same model as the 90K, with slightly worse speakers. Google TV System 10. The Creative Sound Stage v2.1 sound bar is connected to the TV (ARC/eARC,) and is properly recognized by the TV and working (PCM only). Unfortunately, after connecting to HDMI 4 (and other HDMI) of the HiMedia Q10 PRO player, the sound from the soundbar disappears and it cannot be started in any way by combining with changing the sound settings. It is also not possible to control the player with the TV remote control. I will add right away that this problem does not occur in my other TVs: Samsung and LG. Any ideas for a solution?