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What you can do with Free My TV

Free My TV is an open source Java home screen for Google TV and Android TV, with LG and Samsung versions, that replaces the stock home screen with an ad-free one.

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4 use cases

  • Install an ad-free home screen on Google TV with Claude Code

    Let Claude Code build Free My TV and install it on a Google TV or Android TV in about ten minutes.

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    In the free-my-tv repo, install Free My TV on the TV at <TV_IP> for the city <CITY>, following the Install section of README.md. Expected output: the app is built as FreeMyTV.apk and installed on the TV with adb. Verify by checking that the TV's Home Screen setting offers Free My TV after the install.

  • Put Free My TV on an LG TV through webOS Developer Mode

    Install the Free My TV app on an LG webOS TV using LG's own Developer Mode and the included Python scripts.

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    In the free-my-tv repo, build the LG version with `python3 webos/build.py` and prepare the install for the LG TV at <TV_IP>. Expected output: a built webOS package and the install command ready to run, with the passphrase left for the user to type. Verify that webos/install.py exists and that the build finished without errors.

  • Adapt Free My TV to a different TV brand with an AI agent

    Have an AI agent read a non-listed TV, update the app's debloat and shelf lists, and walk through a test.

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    In the free-my-tv repo, read CLAUDE.md and update the DEBLOAT, PROTECTED, SHELF and LIVE_TV_APPS lists for the TV brand <BRAND> at <TV_IP>. Expected output: edited lists in HomeMode.java and HomeApps.java and a built FreeMyTV.apk. Verify that no picture, sound, input, remote, Google service or Play Store package appears in DEBLOAT.

  • Set up trending picks, weather and prices with your own TMDB key

    Build Free My TV with your city, your TMDB key and your currency so the picks and cards fit your home.

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    In the free-my-tv repo, create config.properties by running ./build.sh, then set my city to <CITY>, tmdb_region to <COUNTRY_CODE> and currency to <CURRENCY>. Expected output: a rebuilt FreeMyTV.apk. Verify that config.properties stays out of git and that the build completes.

How to use Free My TV

  1. Check you have what it needs: A Google TV or Android TV (Android 9 or newer), an LG TV (webOS 3 or newer), or a Samsung TV from 2017 or newer (Tizen 3+); A computer on the same Wi-Fi as the TV; Developer mode enabled on the TV, with the TV's IP address written down.
  2. Open simbasjungles/free-my-tv on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. On the TV, turn on developer mode: Settings → System → About → press Android TV OS build 7 times, then Settings → System → Developer options → turn on USB debugging. Write down the TV's IP address from Settings → Network & Internet.
  4. On your computer, run git clone https://github.com/simbasjungles/free-my-tv && cd free-my-tv
  5. Open Claude Code in that folder and say: Install Free My TV on my TV at 192.168.1.50. I live in Lisbon. Swap in your TV's IP and your city.
  6. Let Claude Code install the tools, build the app and put it on the TV.

These steps come from our top use case, Install an ad-free home screen on Google TV with Claude Code, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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Requirements

  • A Google TV or Android TV (Android 9 or newer), an LG TV (webOS 3 or newer), or a Samsung TV from 2017 or newer (Tizen 3+)
  • A computer on the same Wi-Fi as the TV
  • Developer mode enabled on the TV, with the TV's IP address written down
  • Claude Code, or for the manual route a JDK 17+, the Android SDK command-line tools and adb
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Questions about Free My TV

What is Free My TV?

Free My TV is an open source Java home screen for Google TV and Android TV, with LG and Samsung versions, that replaces the stock home screen with an ad-free one. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/simbasjungles/free-my-tv.

Who is Free My TV for?

Written for people with a Google TV, LG or Samsung TV who want an ad-free home screen and are comfortable enabling developer mode.

What can I do with Free My TV?

4 use cases so far, for example: Install an ad-free home screen on Google TV with Claude Code; Put Free My TV on an LG TV through webOS Developer Mode; Adapt Free My TV to a different TV brand with an AI agent. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Free My TV?

A Google TV or Android TV (Android 9 or newer), an LG TV (webOS 3 or newer), or a Samsung TV from 2017 or newer (Tizen 3+); A computer on the same Wi-Fi as the TV; Developer mode enabled on the TV, with the TV's IP address written down; Claude Code, or for the manual route a JDK 17+, the Android SDK command-line tools and adb.

What are alternatives to Free My TV?

Other hot AI repos in Personal productivity: Abacusai Bot, Unigit Ecosystem, Comma, Agent Peer Chat, Compass.

Is Free My TV safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.