Totals
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Sightings by brand
Each time a scan finds a TV or streaming box, it counts once for its brand.
Show as a table
| Brand | Sightings | Share |
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Most-seen models
Models are only named once they've been seen several times, so a rare TV can't point to one home.
| Brand | Model | Sightings | First seen |
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No model has been seen often enough to name yet.
New models discovered each month
Named models, by the month they were first seen.
What your TV is doing
Automatic content recognition (ACR) takes a fingerprint of what's on screen every few seconds, from any source: broadcast TV, a games console, even a DVD. It's matched against a database and sent to the manufacturer or a partner such as Samba TV. Brands give it friendlier names: Samsung calls it Viewing Information Services, LG Live Plus, Vizio Viewing Data.
On top of that, most TVs have an advertising ID and send usage telemetry. You agreed to all of it in the setup screens, and you can switch most of it off.
How the app helps
TVGuard scans your Wi-Fi for TVs and streaming sticks, works out which brand and model each one is, and tells you exactly which settings to change. If your router supports it, it can also block the known tracking domains for you. Your router password never leaves your phone.
What we collect, and what we don't
- Collected: each TV's manufacturer, model, brand and which network services it offers, plus how often that model has been seen and when.
- Never collected: device names (like "Sam's bedroom TV"), IP or MAC addresses, your location, or which TVs were found in the same home.
- This page shows only totals. A model is named only after it's been seen several times.
About this website: like most sites, it keeps standard access logs (the page requested, time, browser and IP address) to keep it secure and running. They aren't used for tracking or advertising, aren't shared, and are deleted automatically after 90 days. The site sets no cookies.