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Sunday, October 20th, 2024 4:10 PM

Privacy Notice Pop-Up Wont Go Away, Cant be turned off

I just installed directv using gemini and internet.  every time we put on one channel, we get a pop-up saying to go into settings and make privacy selections.  in the settings selection, there are no privacy selections.  basically, there seems to be no way to make the pop-up go away.  After speaking with 10+ people in directv support, I have reset the box, hard reset the box, reset the TV, installed a firmware update on the TV, turned off every privacy setting on every app installed on the TV and directv -- still it shows up.  In searching the internet, I found someone on Reddit having the exact same issue -- I cant paste the link here for some reason but its under the heading " Can anyone help me figure out how to remove this" in the directvstream section.  It has a photo of the issue.  I spoke with a rep from Hisense about my TV and incredibly, when she looked at the photo I sent her, she said her father started getting the same pop-up a few weeks ago on his samsung TV.  And, a guy I played golf with yesterday told me he started getting it too a few weeks ago.    So its not my TV and its not my gemini box.  I have spoken with a second tier person at Directv but he doesnt seem to have an answer either.  

Help.

Community Support

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254.4K Messages

1 month ago

Hi, @mwinston. We're sorry for any inconvenience caused by the on-screen pop-up. Try these steps:
1. Press "Home"
2. Go to "Settings" located at the bottom of the left side panel.
3. Go to "Account"
4. Go to "Legal and Privacy Notices" 
5. Click "OK" on "Privacy Policy"

Let me know how it goes. Mark, DIRECTV Community Specialist

5 Messages

1 month ago

you are missing a screen that lists terms and conditions, privacy policy, Nielsen and your privacy choices.  The privacy policy selection just has a long document,  the choices lists a website to go to.  Been here, tried everything.  And if you go to the website and make privacy choices it does nothing.  I’ve gone through all this multiple times.  My guess is it’s s glitch with an update I understand came out in early October.  Alternatively it’s a glitch in the signal from the remote which is triggering some now non existent privacy option 

Community Support

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254.4K Messages

1 month ago

I understand. I'll send you a DM to gather more information and further investigate. Mark, DIRECTV Community Specialist

5 Messages

1 month ago

Unfortunately he had no solution.  No one at DIRECTV appears able to solve this problem.

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312 Messages

1 month ago

If you're getting a screen similar to the one on Reddit, that's a TV pop-up, not a Gemini/DIRECTV one. Try this: to turn off privacy features on a Hisense TV, you can:

  1. Press the Home button on the remote to access the main menu
  2. Select Settings
  3. Select System
  4. Select Privacy
  5. Find the option for Smart TV Experience, Viewing Information Services, or something similar.
  6. Toggle this option off.

5 Messages

1 month ago

I’ve gone through every option on the Hisense TV and none have any impact on this pop up.  There is no option similar to No 5 above.  The pop up only appears when selecting channel 12 with the DIRECTV remote.  Also, the Hisense rep I spoke with told me her father was getting the same pop up on his TV and it’s a Samsung.  It only started for him a few weeks ago for him.  My golf buddy has same pop up on his direct tv and it just started a few weeks ago - he hasn’t changed any settings at all. Hisense tech support says they don’t have any pop ups that looks like the one I’m getting 

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28 days ago

Person on Reddit posted having same issue with LG tv.  So Hisense, LG and Samsung TVs having this issue.  Not having it with my Sony tv.  


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