“Android TV” has essentially two meanings on the market today. There’s the official Android TV OS by Google, which powers TV sets, streaming dongles, and set-top boxes, and then there’s Android, but ...

Even if you are an iPhone user, there's a solid chance you have an Android device somewhere in your house. If the device happens to be an Android TV streaming box, you should check and make sure it's ...

AllWinner and RockChip might not be household names, but the two China-based companies power several wildly popular Android TV boxes that are sold on Amazon. These Android-powered television set-top ...

I'm hoping you all can learn me on these Android streaming boxes. I'm inheriting a kdlinks A300 Android box, and I'm curious to know if I can just flash a custom ROM to the device like I would with a ...

A previously unknown cybercrime syndicate named 'Bigpanzi' has been making significant money by infecting Android TV and eCos set-top boxes worldwide since at least 2015. Beijing-based Qianxin Xlabs ...

When you buy a TV streaming box, there are certain things you wouldn’t expect it to do. It shouldn’t secretly be laced with malware or start communicating with servers in China when it’s powered up.

Are you sitting down? Maybe you are watching TV and using an Android-powered streaming box like millions of others. If so, security researchers have some bad news for 1.3 million of you spread across ...

A new Mirai malware botnet variant has been spotted infecting inexpensive Android TV set-top boxes used by millions for media streaming. According to Dr. Web's antivirus team, the current trojan is a ...

Marketplaces and e-waste recycling centers are practically overflowing with the things: ARM-based streaming TV boxes that run some — usually very outdated and compromised — version of Android. While ...

In a nutshell: Nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes across 197 countries have reportedly been infected by a new malware known as "Vo1d." Although most of the affected devices are running outdated ...

Walmart’s cheaper Onn 4K TV boxes are also reportedly receiving the Android TV 14 update. The update brings the March 2025 security patch and various bug fixes. This news comes shortly after the ...