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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "gathin23-cleanyourtv--disable-tv-ads-keep-apps",
 "repo": "Gathin23/cleanyourtv",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/Gathin23/cleanyourtv",
 "repo_slug": "gathin23-cleanyourtv",
 "title": "Disable TV ad and tracking packages without uninstalling",
 "page_title": "How to disable TV ad and tracking packages without uninstalling with Cleanyourtv",
 "summary": "Stop sponsored rows and analytics on a Google TV or Android TV while keeping every package and a one-line restore.",
 "who": "A privacy-minded TV owner who wants the ads and tracking gone but does not want to remove any apps.",
 "problem": "Preloaded ad services, content rows and analytics keep running on the TV and show up on the home screen.",
 "outcome": "A TV where the ad and telemetry packages are disabled, the rest of the system is unchanged, and a restore script can undo each step.",
 "steps": [
  "Turn on USB debugging in the TV's developer options and keep the TV on the same Wi-Fi as your computer.",
  "Ask the assistant to back up the installed package list and settings before any change.",
  "Review the list of ad, telemetry and content-row packages the assistant finds for your model.",
  "Approve the list, then let the assistant run `pm disable-user` on the approved packages only.",
  "Keep the restore script and run it if you change your mind."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the Gathin23/cleanyourtv repo as context, disable only the ad, telemetry and content-row packages found for the TV model <tv-model>, using pm disable-user, and keep the restore script. Expected output: a list of disabled packages and the path to the restore script. Verify that every package still appears in the installed package list after the change.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README says the bloat list differs by brand, so a list tested on one model may not match another.",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "java",
 "requirements": [
  "An Android TV or Google TV set on the same Wi-Fi network as your computer",
  "USB debugging turned on in the TV's developer options",
  "A computer with a coding assistant that has shell access, such as Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI",
  "The repo's PROMPT.md file, which you paste into the assistant"
 ],
 "risk": "dual-use",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "remote-script",
   "notice": "The assistant changes system packages on the TV over ADB, so approve each package list before it runs."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 0.9,
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