A routine software update should improve your tech, not turn your main TV into a useless device. But that’s what some Roku and TCL owners say is happening. A new class-action lawsuit targets both companies, claiming recent firmware updates have bricked smart TVs.
A complaint filed in a California federal court says Roku and TCL released software updates that made some smart TV models freeze, restart over and over, or not turn on at all, according to Top Class Actions. “Bricking” is the term for when a software problem makes a device stop working completely.
