topic Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0 in Android TV

samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

adrianc02 — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 12:23:20 GMT

Android 7 is a big improvement in terms of responsive over 6 but does anyone know how to permantly decline the samba.tv application? I declined setting it up during upgrade but am being prompted to do so when going into the YouView TV guide after each time the TV has been turned on. I have tried stopping/disabling the application.

cheers

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

davwalke6 — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 20:37:23 GMT

@adrianc02 wrote:
Android 7 is a big improvement in terms of responsive over 6 but does anyone know how to permantly decline the samba.tv application? I declined setting it up during upgrade but am being prompted to do so when going into the YouView TV guide after each time the TV has been turned on. I have tried stopping/disabling the application.

cheers

If you go into settings and apps you can select Samba and decline terms & conditions which effectively uninstalls the app.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

rfwilmut — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 08:56:31 GMT

I don't see a Terms and Conditions. I have disabled Samba, and turned off its notifications - but every time I switch the TV on I get the nag pop-up telling me to set up Samba. I absolutely refuse to do this: I didn't spend £1400 on a television to have it turned into a permanent shopping channel and I think it's disgraceful that Sony are trying to force this on their customers - it's reminiscent of Microsoft at their worst. I shall be taking this up with Support but I confidently expect that to have no effect whatever. In the meantime the only positive thing is I've noted that you can clear it with the exit button, which at least is just one press.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

AnotherDisappointedUser — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:11:05 GMT

There is no option for terms and conditions in Samba Interactive TV adware App. The settings in the app is rudimentary, at best. Even after Force Stop and Notifications OFF it returns at the bottom of the screen to ask if I want to install the adware. I dont want to install the adware app to be able to uninstall it! How do you stop it from constantly popping up?

This is disgusting, to be forced to install adware on the TV. I have to say that since my first purchase of a sony TV it will also be the last purchase of a Sony TV. The whole user interface is the worst I have ever seen. I would rather read a book!

Samba Interactive TV, once installed, stops other streaming services from running.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

chrismacp — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 15:57:24 GMT

This an absolute disgrace! Sony what the hell are you playing at? Will be the last product I buy from you, unless the samba install nag screen is removed. I have no desire to install this.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

Kuschelmonschter — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 15:28:56 GMT

I'd really love to know who is in charge over at Sony. They misinform people about the hardware capabilities, they remove the most useful functionality from the SideView app and instead you get bloat- and ad-/malware. Severe bugs that have been known for months and even years don't get fixed. What is this all about?

One can't seriously recommend Sony TVs nowadays.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

DucatiIan — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 18:36:13 GMT

Not sure if helps others but I also noticed three or four services under I for interactive TV then the specifics of that service. I force stopped these and removed their notifications. It reminded me how much I hate Android when I bought this TV, just wish Apple did an OS that Sony could use.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

DucatiIan — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 18:45:12 GMT

The really annoying thing about this is that it feels like you have to fight Android everyday trying to stop what appears to be bug ridden ad ridden bloat ware being installed everyday. Someone who's not a developer or sys ad must be just so sick of the way Android runs riot on their TV it's truest shockingly bad, embarrassingly bad.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

rfwilmut — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 09:19:08 GMT

I've just been on the phone with Support who walked me through the following procedure:

1. If you had disabled Samba in settings, re-enable it.

2. Reboot the TV. Wait for the pop-up to appear.

3. Press the button to set up Samba.

4. In the setup pane which opens press 'Nerxt' then select the link to privacy / Terms & Conditions (I'm doing this from memory so the wording may be approximate but it's pretty obvious).

5. In the next pane choose Disagree and Disable.

6. Confirm this in the next pane.

That appears (on one restart) to have done it (and it didn't change any settings). If the pane re-emerges I'll post back. I still think that there should be a choice in the initial pop-up to disable it permanently without all this performance.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

iaboard40 — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 09:51:30 GMT

Ok ?.......so far what I have read is that you can't stop the pop up if you don't install the app. Let me ask a silly question that someone might be able to answer. If I install it what effect will I see. I have a KD-55XE9305. All I do is watch TV on it via a Humax PVR and I log onto and watch Netflix via an Ethernet cable. Once installed what what effect if any will I notice. I don't care if it's snooping on what I watch. What I care about is if I get bombarded with messages. Will messages appear whilst I'm watching Netflix for example. Or even worse will I get interrupted whilst watching TV via the PVR. I've just spent 6 months of my life in daily contact with Sony about the XD9305 being faulty from new and they have replaced the XD with another XD which also died and now I have an XE as a free replacement.......and there was me thinking everything was OK.........so if anyone knows how installing the app will effect my set of circumstances I would be grateful. Cheers guys and girls Ian B

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

rfwilmut — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 10:08:44 GMT

If you are getting the popup it means the app was already installed (I assume that for me at least it happened with the upgraid to Android 7 since I didn't get it before).

The app is by default enabled, but not actually doing anything (except providing this wretched pop-up). It can only actually do anything if you set it up fully, presumably providing a login and personal details - I don't know, I didn't get that far.

Following the procedure I outlined above will not start the app, simply disable it and hopefully remove the pop-up.

If you decide to go ahead an set it up you will apparently get all sorts of interesting distractions, principally in the form of additional information on your tabled or phone related to someething you've shown an interest in in a programme. Their video shos the example of a character carrying a fashionable handbag, and the viewer expressing an interest in this and getting information about it on their tablet, and an opportunity to buy it. I don't know exactly how this works, and I have no intention of trying to find out: I don't want my TV turned into a shopping channel. I would advise you to follow the procedure I gave - this won't start it up, just cripple it at the first stage of the process.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

iaboard40 — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 10:06:36 GMT

Thanks for this......wish I had read it 35 minutes ago before I wrote my question. Let us know if the pop up sneaks back ,,,,

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

DucatiIan — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:51:41 GMT

If it helps my approach of just force quitting the samba tv app and the three interactive tv apps and setting their notifications to off has stopped the pop ups and I never had to even start the install.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

iaboard40 — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:08:15 GMT

I followed the steps previously mentioned during install and I haven't see a single pop up since during about 6 on/offs so all looks ok with the recommended steps from Sony techs via the forum

Sent from my iPhone

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

got2avekayanow — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 05:38:02 GMT

Thanks for this, hopefully it worked. I so regret buying this tv after having so long wanted a Bravia I was finally in a position to be able to afford it and I feel so let down. Not by the tv, that's fine but this android system which I have always avoided on the mobile by using windows phone (I know some people see this as just as bad but my experience is an ad free stable secure one let down only by the lack of support by ap developers) I am so concerned about the way this TV is going that I have bought a Samsung Smart 4K Blue Ray player which allows me to use this tv the way I want to, already I have to use it for catch up tv because I don't want to use youview and they've removed the iplayer demand5 etc apps from google play and now the only way I can see to use them is via youview. It's like I've paid Sony a lot of money to allow them to dictate how I watch tv and allow them advertise at me as they wish.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

Kuschelmonschter — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:00:15 GMT

got2avekayanow schrieb:
Not by the tv, that's fine but this android system which I have always avoided on the mobile by using windows phone

Just to clarify this... it is not the fault of Google or Android that those TVs are flaky as hell and that more and more bloat-/adware gets added. Sony and MediaTek are responsible for ruining the Android TV experience. You can find more about it in my in-depth review.

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

red_juke — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:53:13 GMT

I also had the annoying Samba TV Popup asking me to install it (with no option to decline) every time I switched the TV on.

Contacted Sony support who gave me the following fix:

- On the pop-up dialogue box select SET UP NOW

- Next, on the Enable Interactive TV information page select NEXT

- Then on the Privacy Policy Page select DISAGREE AND DISABLE option to disable Samba TV

- Select YES to confirm

After following the above procedure, I no longer get the Samba TV Pop-up

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 18:18:48 GMT

@red_juke - This question is going to be asked quite a bit I think. Instructions have been added to the FAQs list as of yesterday.

https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/android-tv/faq-s-on-this-forum/td-p/2333989

Cheers

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

sufcrule — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:29:32 GMT

Nice one - just done this and worked for me.👍

Re: samba.tv bundled with Android 7.0

RoyMill2230 — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 15:41:13 GMT

It Appears that Sony are not intending to clarify what Samba is.

R McG