Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

Walmart now requires a Walmart account to set up and use smart features on select newly purchased Vizio TVs, following its acquisition of Vizio in December 2024. Existing Vizio account holders can merge their accounts or opt out by deleting them. Walmart claims the integration respects consumer privacy, though specifics were not provided, and the requirement may expand to all Vizio OS TVs.