Google responds to Android TV privacy breach, blocks Google Photos on Android TV

A Twitter user @wothadei on Sunday posted a major security bug on his Vu Android TV. The Twitter user mentioned that the bug displayed names of other Google users in the Google Home app. In another tweet, he demonstrated that he could set up the Google Home app’s ambient mode in his Vu Android TV’s to show photos of multiple “other linked users” from Google Photos.

Google replied to the user’s query by asking him if he was connected to a public or private Wi-Fi network and if he tried resetting his Android TV with built-in Chromecast. Google further asked if he was using an external Chromecast a built-in one.

Google finally suggested the user reach out to his TV’s manufacturer for help in resetting his device again.