Rpi + LineageOS Android TV + SmartTube + Jellyfin + Bluetooth pilot + MiraCast
Oof. This summarizes perfectly what it's like to give a shit about privacy.
I believe that doing these few things that we can do is a very low price to pay in the fight against a multi-billion dollar corporation
Explain setting up a Raspberry Pi to your aunt and have her tell me it's a low pricw. Let alone lineage os, Jellyfin, Smart tube, and whatever else was in your list. And that solves just casting and steaming. Now do email, messages, browser tracking and fingerprinting, and everything else in our lives... It a lot. And honestly too much.
Yep, I'm with you on that. I'm actually pretty tech-literate, and even I don't have the time/energy to bother with all of that shit. That's a lot of work and maintenance just for a single task that I want to be as idle as possible. Watching videos should just be two clicks, not studying and building and troubleshooting and updating and configuring a dozen things.
Yes, I understand that setting up a Raspberry Pi with LineageOS and other apps can be a challenge for many people. Protecting your online privacy definitely requires effort, especially when using different services. But even small steps, such as using alternative apps, can make a difference in increasing privacy. Even if you can't implement all the privacy suggestions, you can choose a few that are most important to you.
This is a long-term war that requires technical knowledge from us. Big Tech corporations take advantage of our lack of knowledge. Information is power, and power is money. That's the point.
If your aunt doesn't care, screw it. Take care of yourself.
Didnt know their was Lineage for TVs
There's also this thing: https://fcast.org/
I haven't tried it, but it looks promising.
Oh, and it's also MIT licensed, unlike another FUTO project.
I just got the Nvidia Shield Pro (2019) model on sale during BF sale, totally a game changer for us! Although some tweaks are needed when first setup, such as ProjectIvy to replace AndroidTV bloat screen and Button Remapper to remap Netflix button on the remote to whatever else you want it to launch.
Fun fact for shield owners:
If you block this domain with your dns ad blocker, the default launcher will only show ads for the YouTube, Google TV, and Google Play Store apps (not individual shows). I find these to be far less annoying as they use muted tones.
androidtvwatsonfe-pa.googleapis.com
If you have already setup your device and currently see ads, you need to reset the android tv home application data to get rid of them. This will temporarily show you the old dashboard, but the new one will load eventually (without ads).
Nice one, although I personally find it better to use Project Ivy or any other custom launcher instead.
Raspberry pi and Kodi
How do you cast with that setup?
I got the kodi app for android and when sharing a button shows with the option "play on kodi"
This is not my preferred option (other comment suggestions are more privacy respecting) but just so you have more information, Roku TVs have Miracast built in.
Roku supports chromecast (and airplay, if/when needed)
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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