Panasonic · Android TV 11
Panasonic TH-40HS550K debloat list
The cleanyourtv list for the Panasonic TH-40HS550K disables 16 packages on Android TV 11: the manufacturer's telemetry, sponsored content rows and preloaded apps you never asked for, plus the stock launcher once the clean home screen is in place. It was tested on a real set by a cleanyourtv contributor.
16
packages disabled
Android TV 11
operating system
Debloat + launcher
what cleanyourtv does
About this Panasonic TH-40HS550K list
Header: Panasonic TH-40HS550K (Skyworth-built, GS655, codename shibuya, MediaTek m5621), Android TV 11 (API 30), firmware RTO9.240708.002 (12195242)
Vendor fingerprint skyworth/SW1_T/shibuya. armeabi-v7a, UI at 1280x720, about 0.9 GB RAM. Classic Android TV home, not Google TV: the stock launcher is com.google.android.tvlauncher. Stock launcher: com.google.android.tvlauncher Live TV app: com.mediatek.wwtv.tvcenter (Live TV and the input panel; keep it) Never disable any com.mediatek.* package: they are the tuner, input and HDMI stack. Disabled before this debloat, so not listed (restore.sh would turn it ON): com.google.android.marvin.talkback. Status: disabled in four batches on one TV on 2026-10-19, with a screenshot after each batch and remote-key checks of Home, Live TV, the input panel and HDMI detection. Nothing broke in that testing; the list had about a day of real use when submitted, so treat it as a starting point. Quirks on this firmware, all checked on the TV: - Only the stock launcher and Settings' FallbackHome claim HOME; setupwraith does not. A sideloaded launcher installs and can be set as home with `cmd package set-home-activity`, no signature check. - Screenshots: `exec-out screencap -p` mixes "Init wrapper sys mutex" / "open mma dev failed" lines into the PNG. Write to a file with `screencap -p /sdcard/s.png` and pull it. While Live TV or an HDMI input is on screen the file comes back empty (protected video layer). - The TV powers on to the last source (Live TV or an HDMI port). TV Settings contains a "Power on behavior" string but this firmware shows no menu for it. - HDMI-CEC devices appear as child TV inputs, so the input list can show "HDMI 1 PlayStation 5". - Disabling partnercustomizer (below) removes the Inputs and Wi-Fi icons from the stock launcher's top bar; irrelevant once launcher/ is home. The stock launcher also keeps a Play Movies tile after com.google.android.videos is disabled: it is a built-in shortcut, not the app. - About 0.9 GB of RAM: the low-memory killer ends background apps (Netflix included) quickly.
Before you run it: every package below is disabled, not uninstalled. Comment out (prefix with #) any line for an app you use. Never disable the Play Store, Play Services, the on-screen keyboard or the TV input services that play HDMI. Switch USB debugging off when you are done.
Packages the Panasonic TH-40HS550K list disables
Skyworth auto-installs, shop demo and setup leftovers (5)
| Package | Note |
|---|---|
android.autoinstalls.config.skyworth | Play Auto Installs config for preloaded apps |
fusion.android.tv.demo | Skyworth retail demo service, starts at boot |
com.smartdevice.common.demonow | "Demo Now" store demo app |
com.mstar.android.tv.disclaimercustomization | disclaimer screen used only by the first-run setup |
com.Smartdevice.emanual | on-screen manual (E-Manual) |
Telemetry and background services (3)
| Package | Note |
|---|---|
com.google.android.feedback | — |
com.google.android.apps.nbu.smartconnect.tv | Google background data service (registers a VpnService), starts at boot |
com.mediatek.testpq | MediaTek picture-quality test tool, starts at boot |
Recommendation rows and stock-launcher partner config (2)
| Package | Note |
|---|---|
com.google.android.tvrecommendations | — |
com.google.android.leanbacklauncher.partnercustomizer | see the top-bar quirk above |
Not used (by choice) (6)
| Package | Note |
|---|---|
com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom | — |
com.google.android.videos | Play Movies & TV |
com.google.android.play.games | — |
com.mediatek.wwtv.mediaplayer | the "Media" tile: plays files from a USB drive |
com.google.android.katniss | Google Assistant / voice search |
com.airoha.ble.ota | "RC Upgrade": firmware updater for the Bluetooth remote; pairing still works |
Apply the Panasonic TH-40HS550K debloat
Turn on Developer options on the TV (Settings → Device Preferences → About → press OK on Build seven times), switch on USB debugging and, if shown, Network or ADB debugging. Then, from a clone of the cleanyourtv repository on a computer on the same Wi-Fi:
export TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 # your TV's IP address
tools/venv/bin/python -I tools/tv.py --probe
tools/disable.sh examples/panasonic-th-40hs550k/debloat.txtThen build and install the clean launcher, which makes itself the default Home and rolls back if it fails:
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 launcher/build-and-install.shPrefer to let an assistant do it? Paste the cleanyourtv prompt into Claude Code with "Panasonic TH-40HS550K" as the model; it reads this list, checks each package on your TV and asks before anything that depends on your preferences.
Restore the Panasonic TH-40HS550K
TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/restore.sh examples/panasonic-th-40hs550k/debloat.txtThe restore script replays the state recorded before the change, so Home goes back to the launcher that owned it. More in the restore guide and the Android TV debloat guide.
Source: examples/panasonic-th-40hs550k/debloat.txt in the MIT-licensed cleanyourtv repository.