Sony BRAVIA 4K AE2 debloat list

About this Sony BRAVIA 4K AE2 list

Header: Sony BRAVIA 4K AE2 (BRAVIA_AE2, MediaTek MT5897 "merak"), North American firmware

Google TV 14 (API 34), build BRAVIA_AE2_NA-user 14 UKN4.250422.001 603100 Stock launcher: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx (pass it as STOCK_LAUNCHER / to restore.sh). No separate Live TV app on this set: HDMI inputs come from TvInputManager, so leave live_tv_package empty. Keep the com.sony.dtv.tvinput.* HDMI services, com.sony.dtv.tvapi, com.sony.dtv.sonysystemservice and the Sony settings apps: they drive HDMI, picture settings and the remote. Quirks on this firmware, all checked on the TV: - Network ADB: pair once with Wireless debugging (`adb pair <ip>:<port> <code>`, then `adb connect` to the port `adb mdns services` shows), then `adb tcpip 5555` for tools/tv.py. Port 5555 closes again after a reboot. - com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith claims HOME with priority 1 (RecoveryActivity); disable it before launcherx or Home can land on it. - The default screensaver is com.sony.dtv.livingfit; with it disabled the TV has none until you pick another (the launcher's Clock: `settings put secure screensaver_components com.gathin.tvhome/.ClockDream`). - YouTube Music for TV (com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic) ends its media session when you leave it, so music stops on Home; SoundCloud keeps playing. Most of this list was disabled by the owner before the launcher went on and has been lived with; the Sony agents, help and Play extras marked (new) were added on 19 October 2026. If something breaks, re-enable it with `pm enable <package>` and please report it.

Packages the Sony BRAVIA 4K AE2 list disables

tracking / ads / recommendations (14)

Package	Note
tv.samba.ssm	Samba TV (ACR viewing data)
tv.samba.ssm.ui	Samba TV's opt-in and settings screens
com.qterics.da.product	(new) Qterics device agent
com.sony.dtv.da.service	—
com.sonyericsson.idd.agent	(new) Sony usage data
com.sony.dtv.usercontext	viewing context for recommendations
com.sony.dtv.seeds.iot	—
com.sony.dtv.promos	—
com.sony.dtv.sonyselect	—
com.sony.dtv.sonytab	Sony tab on the Google TV home; unused once launcherx is off
com.google.android.feedback	(new)
com.sony.dtv.sonybugreportsys	(new) bug-report uploader
com.sony.dtv.b2b.vendorprotocol	(new) broadcasts model/MAC/IP over SDDP
android.autoinstalls.config.sony.bravia	(new) Play auto-install of partner apps

demo / shop mode (3)

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

help (2)

Package	Note
com.sony.dtv.customersupport	(new) Help tile
com.sony.dtv.smarthelp	(new)

Sony extras, disabled by choice (4)

Package	Note
com.sony.dtv.calibrationmonitor	—
com.sony.dtv.gestureapp	—
com.sony.dtv.livingfit	also the default screensaver, see the header
com.sony.dtv.osat.music.toast	—

North American broadcast tuner (ATSC 1.0/3.0), unused here: keep these for antenna TV (8)

Package	Note
com.mediatek.dtv.tvinput.atsctuner	—
com.sony.dtv.tvinput.atsc3tuner	—
com.sony.dtv.tvinput.atsc3tuner.drmlicenseinstaller	—
com.sony.dtv.atscbrowserservice	—
com.sony.dtv.broadcastclock.broadcastrequirementcontrol	—
com.sony.dtv.broadcastclock.clocksyncservice	—
com.sony.dtv.broadcastsettings	—
com.sony.dtv.servicemode.tuner	—

preloaded apps, disabled by choice (4)

Package	Note
com.crunchyroll.crunchyroid	—
com.sonypicturescore	Sony Pictures Core
com.google.android.videos	came back enabled once on its own; check after Play updates
com.google.android.play.games	(new)

Home: only after the launcher is installed (launcher/build-and-install.sh does this part) (1)

Package	Note
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith	its RecoveryActivity otherwise takes over Home

Apply the Sony BRAVIA 4K AE2 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-ae2/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 AE2" 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 AE2

TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/restore.sh examples/sony-bravia-ae2/debloat.txt com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx

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 Google TV debloat guide.

Source: examples/sony-bravia-ae2/debloat.txt in the MIT-licensed cleanyourtv repository.