For years, owners of Vizio smart TVs have had little control over the software running on their sets—software that can track viewing habits, push ads, and generally shape the experience of using the ...

The new interface is called Home Screen and feels like it’s modeled after the popular streaming apps that people are already accustomed to. The new interface is called Home Screen and feels like it’s ...

Vizio has released a software update for its Home platform across all current models in its lineup, which makes the new interface respond faster than before. The company says TV sets that receive the ...

It’s no secret that many of today’s smart TVs aren’t really all that intelligent. Slow and unintuitive navigation and clunky user interfaces still plague this space, and consumers sometimes opt for ...

The move allows VIZIO to join Roku, Fire TV, LG, Samsung, and more as offering the live streamer DIRECTV is continuing to expand access to its streaming platform, as the company announced that its app ...

It’s been a very quiet year for Vizio so far. The company didn’t bring any new TVs to CES 2023, and the welcome announcement that it was updating its aging smart TV software was tempered by the fact ...

The SFC is suing Vizio because its SmartCast OS is based on Linux. Linux's source code is protected under the GPL version 2 (GPLv2). Besides the Linux kernel, the other GPL'd and Lesser GPL (LGPL)'d ...

If you're looking to get the most out of your entertainment setup, understanding the capabilities of your Vizio Smart TV is a great place to start. Vizio TVs come equipped with loads of built-in ...