How To Disable SmartCast On VIZIO TV [Turn Off SmartCast Tracking]

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The first thing is why you should be disabling/turning off this feature on your VIZIO smart TV, and then look for How To Disable SmartCast On VIZIO TV.

Well, SmartCast is the feature of VIZIO TV by which you can cast your smart devices like your smartphones or your Laptop/PC on your TV screen.

So, these features can track their user’s activities, like search results, search preferences, etc which is quite an unexpected event, and every single of us wants to disable this anyhow.

Just like SmartCast, in some TV models which have VIZIO Internet Apps that can track your activities too, so read the full article to know how to disable them also.

For  TV models sold before the year 2011, VIA (for Vizio Internet Apps), the company says tracking has been disabled, so no action is needed.

For TVs sold between 2011 and 2016, you’ll have to do it manually, and for TVs sold in 2016 as SmartCast displays, the tracking feature is not enabled on them.

So, now look for the steps mentioned here, and follow them.

To disable tracking features on VIZIO VIA TVs(2011 or older) just to make sure of it, just follow the below simple steps:-

  • On your remote press the Menu button.
  • Then, open the Settings option there.
  • Look for the Smart Interactivity option and turn it off(if not already).

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Now, for the SmartCast TVs, follow the below given simple steps:-

  • On your remote press the Menu button.
  • Then, open the Settings option there, and then select System.
  • After that select Reset & Admin, and then Viewing Data and just turn it off.

This is all about SmartCast, but for other tracking, features move to the next option.

How To Turn Off Tracking Features On VIZIO TV

As I mentioned earlier, VIZIO Internet Apps also track users activities, to turn it off look at the steps below:-

  1. On your remote press the Menu button.
  2. Then, open the Settings option there, and then select System.
  3. After that select Reset & Admin, and then Smart Interactivity and just turn it off.

VIZIO TVs also have built-in Chromecast which sends your usage data and crash reports to Google, which is also a kind of tracking. So, to disable this tracking feature follow the below steps:-

  1. First, open the Google Home app on your smartphone.
  2. Now, select your TV from the list(if you use Chromecast on various devices)
  3. Now tap on 3 dots on the top-right corner and select Settings from there.
  4. There you will see an option- Send Chromecast device usage data and crash reports. You need to turn it off.

That’s it.

Now, you have successfully disabled all the possible tracking features on your VIZIO TV, so just enjoy without any tension now.

So, if you have any suggestions regarding this article How To Disable SmartCast On VIZIO TV, please mention it in the comment section below.

But, if you face any issue doing any of that, please let me know in the comment section.

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