Claude reportedly bypassed a NordicTrack iFit membership lock on a tablet

Dude had a NordicTrack treadmill ($2-3k) and wanted to use massive screen to watch Netflix. NordiTrack locked that option behind $39 a month membership for its iFit app. Claude figured out screen was Android 9 tablet and “found that iFit’s motor service runs a small server on the console that apps can talk to”. It disabled iFit’s apps one at a time and the “real fix was removing iFit’s lockdown and updater app for my user (reversible). It turned remote access off after every restart, re-enabled everything I’d disabled, and ate a big share of the CPU. Without it the treadmill boots unlocked and the tablet can finally breathe.” He can now CrunchyRoll and Netflix without paying an extra $39 a month on top of those streaming subs lolol