TCL S5 (2024)

LED · Google TV · 43, 50, 55, 65, 75″

Built-in far-field microphone

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Whether this model has a built-in microphone (beyond the remote) hasn't been confirmed from a citable source yet.

TCL's quick start guide for the S551G describes only the remote's microphone ("Talk to the remote microphone after pressing the Google Assistant button"); the TV's front has a status light and IR receiver. It doesn't say the TV has no microphone, and TCL's US specifications have no microphone row ("Easy Voice Control: Yes", "Remote Control: Voice Remote").

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Automatic content recognition (ACR), including over HDMI

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Whether this model runs ACR hasn't been confirmed from a citable source yet.

What ACR is and how to turn it off →

No TCL source for the S551G describes automatic content recognition or a viewing-data setting.

Ads in the TV's own menus

Personalisation only

Google TV shows ads in its own menus. They can't be turned off, but the settings below change how they're personalised.

Ad settings for this model ↓

Google says Google TV and Android TV "sometimes serve advertisements, which are labeled as advertisements".

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Scans your local network for other devices

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Local network scanning hasn't been confirmed for this model from a citable source yet.

How to put a TV on its own network →

No model-specific primary source confirming or ruling out local-network device scanning was found for the S551G.

Security vulnerabilities in Google TV

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Firmware support status hasn't been confirmed for this model from a citable source yet.

What that actually means for your TV →

TCL's US product page and quick start guide give no support period, end date or dated firmware record for the S551G.

Ad settings: Google TV

Delete advertising IDAds continue, less personalised

Stops apps using the advertising ID for personalised ads. Apps can still show ads.

The same screen has Reset advertising ID.

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Apps only modeRelated setting

Hides personalised recommendations. Google says sponsored content and teasers for popular movies and shows still appear, and Search, the Assistant and your Watchlist are turned off.

Some manufacturers label the account menu differently, e.g. "Accounts & Profiles" on Hisense or "Manage accounts" on TCL UK.

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Google: "You can't turn off ads, but you can control the use of your advertising ID for personalized ads across installed apps."

These settings cover ads in the TV's own menus, not ads inside individual apps. Menus can change with software updates, so check again after your TV updates.

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.

All TCL TV settings, by software version →

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.