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On smartphones, tablets, and other devices, an over-the-air update is a firmware or operating system update that is downloaded by the device over the internet. Previously, users had to connect these devices to a computer over USB to perform an update. These updates may add features, patch security vulnerabilities, or fix software bugs.
Firmware hacks usually take advantage of the firmware update facility on many devices to install or run themselves. Some, however, must resort to exploits to run, because the manufacturer has attempted to lock the hardware to stop it from running unlicensed code. Most firmware hacks are free software.
Odin is a utility software program developed and used by Samsung internally which is used to communicate with Samsung devices in Odin mode (also called download mode) through the Thor (protocol). It can be used to flash a custom recovery firmware image (as opposed to the stock recovery firmware image) to a Samsung Android device.
In February 2021, an update to Android TV home screen was announced which added three new tabs at the top: Home, Discover, Apps. The 'Discover' tab presents personalized recommendations for movies, shows and live TV. [20] Android TV 12 was released on November 30, 2021, [21] with rollouts planned for late 2022. [22]
Android TV: For TV sets. Vizio SmartCast: For TV sets. Western Digital: WD TV: For WD TV boxes. Westinghouse: Android TV: For TV sets. Fire TV: For TV sets. Roku OS: For TV sets sold in the US, Canada and elsewhere. [53] Samba TV: Former solution for TV sets. Xiaomi: PatchWall based on Android: For TV sets in mainland China, India, Indonesia ...
As per Nintendo’s own patch notes for the system update, version 18.0.0 lets Switch owners have their consoles fall asleep faster when left untouched on the TV, added a Korean-language help ...
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Examples include the Wiibrew program BootMii used to fix semi-bricked Wiis, the Odin program used to flash firmware on Samsung Android devices, [7] or the fastboot Android protocol which is capable of re-flashing a device with no software installed. [7] A soft-bricked rooted Kindle Fire can be un-bricked by using unrooting tools.