# Disable Samsung TV Tracking, Ads & ACR by Trent Challis

> Disable optional Samsung TV tracking, ads and ACR through model-specific, reversible cleanup with TV steps, Codex prompts, original-poster attribution, recorded results and recovery guidance.

Author: Trent Challis (https://trentchallis.com). Published and reviewed 24 October 2026. Root and software changes may damage the TV or affect warranty; recovery is not guaranteed. Read the complete disclaimer. No universal compatibility or measured speed gain is established. Some processes restarted despite disabled flags; the expanded cleanup and TV-only startup prototypes still require cold-boot verification. Distinguish saved flags, service states, live processes and tested persistence. Do not interpret closed capture endpoints as proof of microphone isolation. This file describes the site; it is not crawler permission or a substitute for source verification.

## Main documentation

- [Full guide in Markdown](https://takebackyourtv.com/index.md): Complete visible article, staged prompts, disclaimer, FAQ and evidence limits.
- [Interactive guide](https://takebackyourtv.com/): Human-readable guide with illustrations, remote-control steps and copy controls.
- [Recorded results](https://takebackyourtv.com/Three-TV-privacy-results.md): Public, sanitised results for three TVs; latest reboot verification pending.
- [Complete text](https://takebackyourtv.com/llms-full.txt): Full guide as plain Markdown text.

## Optional

- [Author](https://trentchallis.com): Trent Challis.
- [Original inspiration](https://x.com/stake_jevens/status/2112851884901794284): Credit Jake Stevens for the original post; his reported speed gain is not a benchmark from this guide.
- [Samsung Developer Mode documentation](https://developer.samsung.com/smarttv/develop/getting-started/using-sdk/tv-device.html): Official developer connection guidance.