TCL 50EP680 debloat list

About this TCL 50EP680 list

Header: TCL 50EP680 (Europe), `ro.product.model` BeyondTV, brand TCL, board `rtd285o` (Realtek)

Android TV 11 (API 30), build `PPR1.180610.011` / incremental `AR05`, dated 2022-05-26, security patch 2021-12-05, 32-bit (`armeabi-v7a`), locale `en-GB`. Fingerprint: TCL/BeyondTV/BeyondTV:11/PPR1.180610.011/AR05:user/release-keys Stock launcher: com.google.android.tvlauncher (this is Android TV 11, not Google TV, so no com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx and no setupwraith here). Both tools' defaults fit unchanged. Live TV app: com.tcl.tv (owns tuner/HDMI playback; the launcher offers it at the end of the Inputs menu). Keep it and com.tcl.tvinput. Already disabled at the factory on this firmware, so no action is needed and none of them are listed below: every uk.co.freeview.* UK catch-up app (14 of them), com.tcl.smartalexa, com.graymatrix.did, tv.wuaki.apptv, com.tcl.gallery, com.google.android.apps.nbu.smartconnect.tv, com.eros.now. (Same pattern as the BeyondTV2 Latin America profile: the UK catch-up apps are pre-disabled on TCL sets sold outside the UK.) Deliberately NOT disabled (ambiguous or system-relevant): com.tcl.autopair (Bluetooth remote pairing), com.tcl.guard, com.tcl.messagebox, com.tcl.usercenter, com.tcl.useragreement, com.tcl.xian.StartandroidService, com.tcl.browser, casting (com.google.android.apps.mediashell, com.tcl.miracast, com.tcl.MultiScreenInteraction_TV, com.google.android.tv.remote.service), firmware updates (com.tcl.versionUpdateApp), the streaming apps (Netflix, YouTube, YouTube Kids, Disney+, com.wbd.stream = HBO Max, Spotify, VLC, Firefox, Czech Television iVysilani, SledovaniTV, Stream.cz, FilmBox), file managers (Total Commander, X-plore, FX, WiFi File Explorer), the sideload launcher, Zoom, and the Play Store (com.android.vending). Voice assistant is off by choice on this set (one user's pick, grouped so others can comment it out): com.google.android.katniss, com.google.android.tv.assistant, com.tcl.assistant. That turns the remote's voice button into a no-op. Testing: applied on a real unit on 2026-10-19, every package disabled through tools/disable.sh and then re-checked one by one (`pm list packages -e`: 47/47 disabled, 0 failures). Home, the app grid, the Inputs menu (HDMI 1-3, AV, Live TV), the Wi-Fi pill and Settings all kept working afterwards, and a dock app was launched and closed to confirm tiles start apps. The set was not rebooted afterwards and this list has NOT been lived with for days yet.

Packages the TCL 50EP680 list disables

TCL telemetry, promos and content feeds (4)

Package	Note
com.tcl.bi	analytics / telemetry service
com.tcl.tv.tclhome_passive	pushes TCL content to the home screen at boot
com.tcl.waterfall.overseas	TCL web content feed
com.tcl.esticker	retail demo stickers. Worth re-checking here: the BeyondTV2

profile (PR #179, same rtd285o board) saw this one come back enabled overnight (5)

Package	Note
com.tcl.notereminder	—
com.tcl.overseasappshow	—
com.tcl.copydatatotv	"copy your phone's data to the TV" setup helper
com.tcl.dashboard	TCL dashboard; carries a /giftbox promo activity
com.tcl.partnercustomizer	installs partner/preload apps

Voice assistant (off by choice) (3)

Package	Note
com.google.android.katniss	Google Assistant voice search
com.google.android.tv.assistant	Google Assistant for TV
com.tcl.assistant	TCL's assistant surface

Google extras, recommendation rows and Play Movies (7)

Package	Note
com.google.android.tvrecommendations	—
com.google.android.videos	Play Movies & TV
com.google.android.play.games	—
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic	—
com.google.android.music	—
com.google.android.feedback	—
com.google.android.backdrop	ambient screensaver. Once it is gone the screensaver has to

point somewhere else: settings put secure screensaver_components com.gathin.tvhome/.ClockDream; (13)

Package	Note
com.king.candycrushsaga	—
com.asanteegames.magicrampage	—
com.mautilus.tvgames.portal.androidtv	—
com.popoko.tictactoe	—
com.secretexit.turbodismount	—
com.vectorunit.purple.googleplay	—
com.wrcplus.release	—
paskov.biz.happyfruits	—
rocks.funkykarts	—
ro.pontes.forinaline	—
net.hexage.ritual	—
com.joxdev.orbia	—
com.bruyere.android.solitaire	—

Preloaded news, video and remote-support apps (15)

Package	Note
ca.cbc.mobile.android.cbcnewsandroidwebview	—
com.abc.abcnews	—
com.bloomberg.btva	—
com.cnn.mobile.android.tv	—
com.nousguide.android.rbtv	—
com.ted.android.tv	—
com.vimeo.android.videoapp	—
dw.com.androidtv.live	—
net.aljazeera.english	—
jp.co.rarity.tvweb	—
com.cloudmosa.puffinTV	—
cm.aptoidetv.pt	—
com.curiosity.curiositystream.androidtv	—
com.teamviewer.quicksupport.market	—
io.tiv.dvtv.tv	—

Apply the TCL 50EP680 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/tcl-50ep680/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 "TCL 50EP680" as the model; it reads this list, checks each package on your TV and asks before anything that depends on your preferences.

Restore the TCL 50EP680

TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/restore.sh examples/tcl-50ep680/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 TV debloat guide.

Source: examples/tcl-50ep680/debloat.txt in the MIT-licensed cleanyourtv repository.