Block ads on a Samsung Tizen TV with a DNS setting instead of rooting it
After a popular thread on trying to hack his Samsung TV, he explains Tizen is Linux-based but not Android, so there is no adb, and rooting means bricking and warranty risks. Instead he removed ads by setting AdGuard DNS (94.140.14.14) in the TV settings.
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@halfdantimm on X · 2026-10-19
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-23.
What they did
After a popular thread on trying to hack his Samsung TV, he explains Tizen is Linux-based but not Android, so there is no adb, and rooting means bricking and warranty risks. Instead he removed ads by setting AdGuard DNS (94.140.14.14) in the TV settings.
Result (as claimed)
He says it worked, and advises proving you own the TV if Claude Code declines to help.
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You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Block ads on a Samsung Tizen TV with a DNS setting instead of rooting it What the original author did: After a popular thread on trying to hack his Samsung TV, he explains Tizen is Linux-based but not Android, so there is no adb, and rooting means bricking and warranty risks. Instead he removed ads by setting AdGuard DNS (94.140.14.14) in the TV settings. Reported result (as claimed by the author): He says it worked, and advises proving you own the TV if Claude Code declines to help. Source: https://x.com/halfdantimm/status/2112056623522848977 Tools they used: Claude Code, Grok, Samsung TV Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Block ads on a Samsung Tizen TV with a DNS setting instead of rooting it What the original author did: After a popular thread on trying to hack his Samsung TV, he explains Tizen is Linux-based but not Android, so there is no adb, and rooting means bricking and warranty risks. Instead he removed ads by setting AdGuard DNS (94.140.14.14) in the TV settings. Reported result (as claimed by the author): He says it worked, and advises proving you own the TV if Claude Code declines to help. Source: https://x.com/halfdantimm/status/2112056623522848977 Tools they used: Claude Code, Grok, Samsung TV Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Block ads on a Samsung Tizen TV with a DNS setting instead of rooting it What the original author did: After a popular thread on trying to hack his Samsung TV, he explains Tizen is Linux-based but not Android, so there is no adb, and rooting means bricking and warranty risks. Instead he removed ads by setting AdGuard DNS (94.140.14.14) in the TV settings. Reported result (as claimed by the author): He says it worked, and advises proving you own the TV if Claude Code declines to help. Source: https://x.com/halfdantimm/status/2112056623522848977 Tools they used: Claude Code, Grok, Samsung TV Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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