Sony BRAVIA 4K VH2 debloat list

About this Sony BRAVIA 4K VH2 list

Header: Sony BRAVIA 4K VH2 (device BRAVIA_VH2, KD-55X80J, MediaTek), EU firmware

Android 12 (Google TV, API 31), build BRAVIA_VH2_EU-user 12 STT2.230505.001.S136 682241 Stock launcher: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx (Google TV). Pass it to restore.sh as above. Live TV / tuner app: com.sony.dtv.tvx (set it as live_tv_package in the launcher's config.xml and hide it). Keep the com.sony.dtv.tvinput.* services, com.sony.dtv.braviasync*, com.sony.dtv.tvapi, com.sony.dtv.sonysystemservice, imeproxy, settingsprovider, systemupdate/update (firmware), the Sony settings apps and all com.mediatek.*: they drive HDMI, the tuner, Bravia Sync, updates and the remote. Kept by owner's choice: voice assistant (katniss, voicesearch, assistantadapter), Chromecast built-in (mediashell) and firmware updates. Already disabled at the factory: com.sony.dtv.promos, com.sony.dtv.b2b.vendorprotocol, com.sony.dtv.b2b.softap, com.apple.atve.sony.appletv, the my5/itv/ard/all4/iplayer/sounds launchers, com.youview.poa, de.hdplus.tvapp.androidtv, com.sony.dtv.seeds.iot, com.sonypicturescore. Not in this list, so restore.sh leaves them as they are. Live TV in the launcher: set live_tv_package to com.sony.dtv.tvx and hide it; Inputs lists HDMI 1-4 and AV from the TV input framework. Launcher installed with the Input-button service (INPUT_KEY_SERVICE=1). Applied one afternoon on a KD-55X80J with the dock set to Stremio, Netflix, SmartTube, OTT Navigator. Not yet lived with for weeks; if something breaks, re-enable it with `pm enable <package>` and please report it. launcherx was left enabled, since Home already resolved to the new launcher once the setup wizard was disabled.

Packages the Sony BRAVIA 4K VH2 list disables

ACR viewing tracker (2)

Package	Note
tv.samba.ssm	Samba TV fingerprints what's on screen
tv.samba.ssm.ui	—

telemetry and remote support (5)

Package	Note
com.qterics.da.product	—
com.sony.dtv.da.service	—
com.sonyericsson.idd.agent	—
com.sony.dtv.sonybugreportsys	—
com.google.android.feedback	—

demo / shop mode (3)

Package	Note
com.sony.dtv.demosupport	—
com.sony.dtv.demosystemsupport	—
com.sony.dtv.multiscreendemo	—

preloaded apps (4)

Package	Note
com.sony.dtv.customersupport	Help tile
com.sony.dtv.smarthelp	—
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic	—
com.google.android.play.games	—

Google TV setup wizard: claims HOME and takes over once the stock launcher is disabled (1)

Package	Note
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith	—

Apply the Sony BRAVIA 4K VH2 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/sony-bravia-4k-vh2/debloat.txt

Then 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.sh

Prefer to let an assistant do it? Paste the cleanyourtv prompt into Claude Code with "Sony BRAVIA 4K VH2" as the model; it reads this list, checks each package on your TV and asks before anything that depends on your preferences.

Restore the Sony BRAVIA 4K VH2

TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/restore.sh examples/sony-bravia-4k-vh2/debloat.txt

The 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 debloat guide.

Source: examples/sony-bravia-4k-vh2/debloat.txt in the MIT-licensed cleanyourtv repository.