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How to disable TV ad and tracking packages without uninstalling with Cleanyourtv

Stop sponsored rows and analytics on a Google TV or Android TV while keeping every package and a one-line restore.

Authorization notice. Cleanyourtv is dual-use. Only use it on software, sites and systems you own or have explicit permission to test.

Remote script. The assistant changes system packages on the TV over ADB, so approve each package list before it runs.

Who it is forA privacy-minded TV owner who wants the ads and tracking gone but does not want to remove any apps.

The problemPreloaded ad services, content rows and analytics keep running on the TV and show up on the home screen.

The outcomeA TV where the ad and telemetry packages are disabled, the rest of the system is unchanged, and a restore script can undo each step.

What you need first

  • 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

Steps

  1. Turn on USB debugging in the TV's developer options and keep the TV on the same Wi-Fi as your computer.
  2. Ask the assistant to back up the installed package list and settings before any change.
  3. Review the list of ad, telemetry and content-row packages the assistant finds for your model.
  4. Approve the list, then let the assistant run pm disable-user on the approved packages only.
  5. Keep the restore script and run it if you change your mind.

Prompt for your agent

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.

Caveat. The README says the bloat list differs by brand, so a list tested on one model may not match another.

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