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submitted 5 days ago by fr0g@piefed.social to c/askandroid@lemdro.id

When I'm logged into my home wifi there's frequently a media player window showing me being connected/playing media from a xiaomi tv box (possibly a roommate's) that to my memory I never connected to. What is it doing there? Did the tv box possibly get hacked and is doing uncool stuff now? How do I disconnect from it/block it? I can't really find anything useful in the settings.

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[-] ivan@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago

That TV box is connected to the same Wi-Fi, and those just do that, nothing to be alarmed about, just mild annoyance.

Should give you settings menu entry after long tap on that push notification, where you can block it from appearing.

this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2026
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