Samsung U8000F (2025)
Built-in far-field microphone
No TV micThis model has no built-in far-field microphone — voice control goes through the remote.
Samsung's own official US product page lists "Bixby: Yes (Voice Ready)" — the same phrasing used on the U7900F entry, not the plain "Yes" the QN90F/QN85D sheets use — and the same page's "Remote Controller Type" is listed as "IR Simple Remote", confirming the remote itself has no microphone. Read together, this is a real "no" finding for a built-in far-field mic, not silence.
Automatic content recognition (ACR), including over HDMI
Runs ACRThis model runs Samsung's ACR feature (branded "Viewing Information Services"), which analyzes on-screen content — including over HDMI — to identify what's playing.
What ACR is and how to turn it off →
Consumer Reports and The Markup both identify "Viewing Information Services" as the name Samsung gives its ACR system in the TV's settings menu, with instructions for turning it off — neither source explicitly states it ships on by default for this exact model, but ACR being opt-out (not opt-in) is consistent across every Samsung TV generation both outlets have tested.
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 Samsung model. Stays unverified.
Security vulnerabilities in Tizen
SupportedThis model is still receiving firmware/platform updates.
What that actually means for your TV →
Samsung's August 2024 announcement covers TVs from 2024 onward getting seven years of Tizen OS updates; the U8000F is a 2025 model, squarely inside that window.
Settings paths for Tizen 9
Not yet verified for this Tizen 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.