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RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreaking LG webOS smart TVs.

19 mentions on Hacker News by 16 people: 2 stories, 17 comments · first 2021-11-14 · latest 2025-12-05

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  1. …the latest version RootMyTV [0] may be an option. Or downgrade might still be an option [1]. [0] https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io [1] https://github.com/throwaway96/downgr8
    comment by windexh8er · 2025-12-05 · in Netflix’s AV1 Journey: From Android to TVs and Beyond
  2. There is this: https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io
    comment by WithinReason · 2024-10-18 · in Ask HN: Tips for hacking a TV?
  3. Prior work for LG televisions: https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io
    comment by walterbell · 2024-10-16 · in Ask HN: Tips for hacking a TV?
  4. …on HN a few years ago and then not thinking about it again until now. The project got repository ( https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io ) looks pretty quiet these days. RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreaking…
    comment by metadat · 2024-06-19 · in Campaigns Can Now See What You Watch on TV
  5. …causing issues with downloading apps/updates/streaming. The RootMyTV exploit no longer works: https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io I have found blocking the IP of the local Akamai peer works for blocking some ads and the OS…
    comment by RajT88 · 2023-11-08 · in After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads
  6. A reminder ha LG webOS can be exploited by visiting a website https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io
    comment by agilob · 2023-04-07 · in Ask Wirecutter: Can you recommend a not-smart TV for me?
  7. FYI, if your TV is rooted (rootmy.tv, or if it's too new: https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io/issues/85#iss... ), you can remap the remote: https://github.com/andrewfraley/magic_mapper
    comment by TheHappyOddish · 2023-01-16 · in Pi-hole: Network-wide ad blocking
  8. …but there is a WebOS root/jailbreak that works on some LG models. GP might want to look into it. https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io
    comment by zuminator · 2023-01-03 · in The cost of cheap TVs
  9. https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io > RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreaking LG webOS smart TV. It bootstraps the installation of the webOS Homebrew Channel ... At the time of writing (RootMyTV v2 -…
    comment by walterbell · 2022-09-28 · in I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
  10. I just used https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io not sure it’ll work on the OLED TVs, I got a $200 50’ on clearance and didn’t want all the crud. I’m thinking of adding some cron jobs to it that disable it during certain hours so…
    comment by wincy · 2022-05-31 · in I disabled WiFi on the new Samsung fridge
  11. …the ads there’s some python scripts that aren’t working but it’s not super difficult to figure out. https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io
    comment by wincy · 2022-05-31 · in I disabled WiFi on the new Samsung fridge
  12. So, I have the same model, besides using a pihole another option is to use rootmytv https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io + edit the hosts file blocking looke calls. I have successfully rooted my tv and will try to find which…
    comment by Marcelovk · 2022-02-22 · in Ask HN: How I buy a TV that don't show porn ads to kids?
  13. Some (all?) LG webOS TVs are now rootable, and I think this enables you to remove ads. https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io
    comment by argsnd · 2022-02-22 · in Ask HN: How I buy a TV that don't show porn ads to kids?
  14. …on older models have been using to work around issues stemming from the X3 cert expiry [2]. [1] https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io/issues/19 [2] https://github.com/tf318/lg
    comment by Retr0id · 2022-01-15 · in Show HN: RootMy.TV
  15. https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io#mitigation-no...
    comment by _jal · 2022-01-14 · in Show HN: RootMy.TV
  16. …on LG WebOS TVs https://repo.webosbrew.org/apps/ - A repo of such homebrew applications https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io - A one-click* LG TV rooting tool *firmware-version dependent, an updated exploit supporting "all"…
    comment by Retr0id · 2021-11-25 · in OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TVs firmware
  17. https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io shows the code, that rootmy.tv uses to root some recent LG WebOS TVs.
    comment by stragies · 2021-11-14 · in Vizio makes more money spying on people who buy TVs than TVs themselves