Hisense U8N (2024)
Built-in far-field microphone
Has micThis model has a built-in far-field microphone, which is the hardware hands-free voice control uses.
Hisense's official U8N manual says on printed page 16 to use the control button on the bottom of the TV to turn on the microphone, then describes hands-free voice control and Screenless Mode. This directly confirms TV-side microphone hardware without relying on a third-party manual mirror or a different model.
Automatic content recognition (ACR), including over HDMI
UnverifiedWhether this model runs ACR hasn't been confirmed from a citable source yet.
What ACR is and how to turn it off →
The U8N manual names Automatic Content Recognition under Enhanced Viewing, but describes picture and sound adaptation and warns that the function may not apply to every model or region. It does not document viewing-history collection or a data-collection identifier for this series. The Texas Attorney General's broader allegations do not supply that missing model-specific evidence, so tracking ACR remains unverified.
Scans your local network for other devices
UnverifiedLocal network scanning hasn't been confirmed for this model from a citable source yet.
How to put a TV on its own network →
Unlike the LG entries on this site — where local-network scanning is tied to a specific, named investigation (Gamers Nexus/Level1Techs, 2026) — no equally rigorous primary source could be found describing this specific behavior on a current Hisense model. Stays unverified rather than assumed true just because a different brand's model does it.
Security vulnerabilities in Google TV
UnverifiedFirmware support status hasn't been confirmed for this model from a citable source yet.
What that actually means for your TV →
Hisense's February 2025 commitment to "up to 8 years" of software updates applies specifically to its VIDAA platform, which is sold mostly outside the US — this model runs Google TV, a platform Google and Hisense jointly maintain, and no equivalent public update-length commitment for Google TV models could be found. Stays unverified rather than assuming the VIDAA promise carries over.
Settings paths for Google TV
Not yet verified for this Google TV version. Menu wording and structure vary enough across releases that we don't want to guess — check how to report a correction if you can help verify this one.
This page covers what this model has and collects, and where to change it, with a source for each answer. See About & sourcing for how each row above is checked, and how to report an error.