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Hey there, this guide will guide you through getting your Sony TV working with "pro mode". For people who don't know, pro mode is a mode on Sony professional displays that allows you to do things like have a remote web UI, which is like iDRAC for Dell servers,...

So in order to do this, you'll need to following: A computer running either Windows, Mac OS, or if you run Linux like me, I had to get a Windows VM for this. 30 - 45 minutes at minimum but can vary for different people. A supported model, more below. You...

These are the known supported models that use the same firmware or have the requirements already installed on them. Just know it could be more since these are the only ones I checked, and I think more of the XR series could be functional so far. KD-43X80K ...

Check to see if your TV is supported Now we can check if your TV is supported by checking to see if "ProMode" and "ProSettings" is installed or not in your "All apps" section in your settings menu. On your TV go to the settings app and in order go to: App...

On your computer follow these steps on a Windows based PC. Installing 7zip The first piece of software we need is 7zip, we can install it like this: You can get 7zip here: https://www.7-zip.org/ Notes: You need to download to correct one for your system. F...

Extract the firmware zip files Before we can do anything, we need to extract the "payload.bin" file from the .zip file we downloaded for the firmware.  The firmware that was downloaded should be named something like "sony_atvotafull" at the start. Now we nee...

Extracting the "system.img" partition In the command prompt window type this as follows to extract the "system.img" partition from the firmware file we downloaded. Also when typing this below, you can press the "tab" key to autocomplete the names of the file...

Getting "ProModeTool.apk" Now we need to open our new system.img file that we just copied out of the system.img partition file. We need to do the same thing as earlier and open it with 7zip. It should look like this. Now go into the "system" folder in the...

Getting the android platform-tools To install the apk file, we have now for "ProModeTool" we have to install it over ADB (Android Debug Bridge). To do this you need to download the adb tool to your computer, instructions for both Windows and Linux are below....

Connecting to the TV Now for both Operating Systems, the command is similar to each other. First we need to connect to the TV over adb. Windows: Windows: Type this in Command Prompt:  adb.exe connect Your-TV-IP (Replace "Your-TV-IP" with the TV's IP we got...

Launching ProModeTool Now when you go back to your TV, if it's not on your home screen in the "Apps" section then go to  your Settings -> Apps -> See all apps  Then look for the tool we just installed. It should be named "Pro settings" (com.sony.dtv.b2b.prom...

This is also a good time to mention this is also how you can side-load apps on your TV without signing into a google account and using the play store. If you're into foss, like me, I would recommend F-Droid. If you see other people with the same question to ...