Upon using your Hisense TV for a month or a few, you may start noticing some ads on the Home screen. The pop-up options and interrupting banners will make you feel so unpleasant over time. Do you know how they are formed, and why does your Hisense TV have commercials? Most of the ads are actually suggestions displayed based on the content you search & watch across multiple streaming apps on the TV. Certain options on Settings have control over restraining these Hisense TV ads.
Options and navigation to limit ads vary for each Hisense TV OS model. Luckily, this article carries all of them clearly. So, refer and get benefit.
Important Note: Hisense has a tie-up with certain apps, programs and events. Such ads are system default, and you can’t block them on your TV. In the forthcoming methods, you can stop ads appearing due to app cache collection.
How to Limit Ads on Hisense Fire TV
- Launch the Settings menu of your Hisense Fire TV and choose the Preferences tile on the next screen. Then, turn OFF the Allow Video Autoplay option within the Featured Content section to prevent streaming apps’ content suggestions from running as a video with sound.
- If you want to limit commercials, select Privacy Settings on Preferences and turn OFF the Interest-based Ads and Collect App Usage Data options.
- Below these options, you will notice Your Advertising ID. Highlight it and click on the Menu button on the remote control. Select OK and reset your advertising ID to stop the ads that are currently appearing entirely on your Hisense Fire TV.
How to Stop Commercials on Hisense Google TV
- Select the Profile icon on the top right corner.
- Next, choose the Settings option and select Privacy.
- In the Privacy section, scroll down to the Ads option and select it.
- Click on the Delete advertising ID option here and on the next screen. After this, you won’t see ads that have annoyed you till now on Hisense Google TV anymore.
How to Block Banners on Hisense Roku TV
- While staying on the Home screen of your Hisense Roku TV, pick up its remote control.
- Then, press the following buttons in sequential order: Home 5 times → Up → Right → Down → Left → Up.
Note: You can also use the same remote shortcut with The Roku App (Official) if you have paired it with your Hisense Roku TV.
- The Roku Secret Screen 2 will open up now. In that, select the Cycle scrollable ads and the Cycle ad channel options and disable them.
- Then, turn off to exit the Roku OS Hisense TV’s service menu. After some time, you can see it running without ads when you boot up your Hisense TV.
How to Block Ads on Hisense Xumo TV
- Click on the Cogwheel icon on the Home screen and go to Settings.
- Then, navigate and select the Privacy option.
- In this section, tap Personalized ads in third-party apps. Select the toggle key and disable it to control ads on Hisense Xumo TVs that appear based on your streaming preferences.
- Likewise, select the Reset your advertising ID option to wipe out old ads and display new commercials based on the content you will watch henceforth.
How to Stop Commercials on Hisense VIDAA TV
- Go to the System option on the Settings menu.
- Hover to Advanced Settings and scroll to the bottom of that section.
- Select Personalised Ads and turn OFF its toggle switch. By doing so, the number of ads appearing on your Hisense VIDAA TV will be limited to a few.
Alternate Method to Block Ads on Hisense TV [Suits Android OS Models]
Ad blockers are the best tool to restrict ads on your Hisense TV, aside from accessing the respective settings. In fact, it is the only way for Hisense Android TV users to block Android TV homescreen ads. However, Hisense Roku, VIDAA & Xumo OS TVs are exempted from this method as sideloading is involved.
- Install the Downloader app on your Hisense TV from its respective app store.
- Then, go to Settings and enable permission for the Downloader app to install Blokada, the best ad-blocker app compatible with Hisense TVs.
- Hisense Android TV: Choose Device Preferences → Security & restrictions → click on Unknown sources → Turn On Downloader.
- Hisense Google TV: Click on System → click Android TV OS build 7 times. Return to the Settings screen & select Apps → Security & restrictions → Unknown Sources. Finally, enable the Downloader app’s toggle.
- Hisense Fire TV: Select My Fire TV → Developer options → Install unknown apps → choose Downloader → Turn ON.
- Now, select the Browser tab on the Downloader app. Enter blokada.org in the URL field and click Go.
- Select Download in the search results and choose Android → Blokada’s APK. The ad-blocker file will download now.
- Click on Install, and Blokada will be added to your TV app list.
- Then, launch the app and click on the Power button that is displayed to activate ad-blocking functionality on your Hisense Smart TV.
FAQ
No, the ad blocker is safe to use. You may be bound to face some risks of rejection of warranty claim for your Hisense TV and an authorized service if you use Developer Options and modify system files to block ads.
If you continue to receive ads after blocking them using the Settings option, try an ad blocker. If it doesn’t work or your Hisense TV model doesn’t support an ad blocker, there should be some software-related issue. So, clear cache data, update firmware or reset your Hisense TV to get rid of unwanted ads.
No, a VPN can bypass geo-restriction but can’t forbid ads on Hisense TV.
