Gathin23/cleanyourtv

What it does

A tool for debloating Android TV / Google TV over Wi-Fi: remove preinstalled software, disable boot ads, and switch to a clean launcher similar to Apple TV's. No disassembly and no USB cable required.

Features

• Uses the TV's built-in debug bridge (the same as on Android phones): enable USB debugging in the TV's developer options and authorize the computer once
• The community has compiled procedures for more than 170 TV models, contributed by over 200 contributors
• The official site cleanyour.tv provides themes, toggles, and add-ons
• The author initially used Claude Code to operate their own TV; the project came about after a tweet went viral (7.4 million views)

Good fit for

• Your TV gets slower over time, shows boot ads, and has preinstalled software you cannot remove
• You want to clean up the TV without flashing custom firmware
• You have a TV or box running Android TV / Google TV

Advice

• First look up your model on cleanyour.tv and confirm someone has succeeded on the same model before proceeding
• The first step is always to back up the list of installed apps, so you have a reference for recovery if something goes wrong
• Remove or change only one thing at a time; reboot and confirm it is normal before moving on to the next item

Cautions

• Deleting the wrong system component may leave the TV unable to boot, and such changes usually have no one-click restore
• This is an unofficial tool and may affect the warranty; recovery methods differ greatly between TV brands
• Sites with similar names elsewhere (such as cleanyourtv.com) are not operated by this project; do not download anything from them