TCL 55 4K Google TV debloat list

About this TCL 55 4K Google TV list

Header: TCL 55" 4K Google TV, 2023 model year, US (device G10, product G10_4K_US_NF, Realtek RTD2875P)

Android 12 (Google TV, basic mode), firmware STT2.230203.001, software V8-R75PT01-LF1V499 Likely a good starting point for other 2023+ TCL Google TV sets on the Realtek G10 platform. Also confirmed on a TCL 55P6K (Spain retail name for the same G10 platform), product G10_4K_GB_NF_32BIT, identical firmware build STT2.230203.001 — this list applies unchanged. Stock launcher: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx (pass it to restore.sh, the default is wrong here). Live TV app: com.tcl.tv (keep it, it also owns HDMI/antenna playback). Keep com.tcl.tvinput, com.tcl.dashboard, com.tcl.suspension, com.tcl.autopair and com.tcl.systemserver too. Already disabled at the factory: com.tcl.logkit, tv.samba.ssm.ui (Samba TV ACR), com.tcl.ttvs. Known quirks on this firmware: - The red "TV" tile disappears from the Google TV Home row after this list (probably com.tcl.partnercustomizer). TV stays in the Apps row and behind the Inputs tile. - Disabling dreamx leaves screensaver_components pointing at it. Switch to the AOSP fallback with tools/tv.py 'settings put secure screensaver_components com.android.dreams.basic/.Colors' - screencap writes an empty file while Live TV/HDMI is on screen. Press Home first. - The Google TV promo banner is drawn by launcherx itself, so only launcher/ removes it. - Disabling the stock launcher alone is not enough to install a replacement: com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith (the setup wizard) also claims Home at a lower priority and takes over once launcherx is disabled. Disable it too before setting the new launcher as Home — launcher/build-and-install.sh does this automatically and rolls back if Home doesn't land on the new launcher. List it in your own debloat file so restore.sh brings it back. Confirmed on two separate 55P6K units.

Packages the TCL 55 4K Google TV list disables

TCL content, ads and promos (6)

Package	Note
com.tcl.tv.plus	TCL TV+ content app
com.tcl.channelplus	TCL Live FAST channels, also removes them from Live TV
com.tcl.tv.tclhome_passive	pushes TCL content to the home screen at boot
com.tcl.partnercustomizer	TCL tweaks to Google TV home rows
com.tcl.interactive	TCL TIAS background service
com.tcl.smartlink.core	bundles a silent app installer (CustomInstallService)

Retail demo / store mode (2)

Package	Note
com.tcl.exhibit	—
com.tcl.esticker	—

Preloaded apps and services (10)

Package	Note
com.tcl.ocean.instructions	e-manual
com.tcl.repairguide	—
com.tcl.gamebar	re-enable for the console game-mode overlay
com.tcl.ui_mediaCenter	re-enable to play media from USB drives
com.tcl.UpdatePeripheral	re-enable to update a TCL soundbar
android.autoinstalls.config.google.gtvpai	—
com.google.android.feedback	—
com.google.android.marvin.talkback	—
com.google.android.apps.tv.dreamx	ambient mode screensaver, see quirks above
com.google.android.tv.remote.service	Google TV phone-app remote

Apply the TCL 55 4K Google TV 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-g10-google-tv/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 55 4K Google TV" 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 55 4K Google TV

TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/restore.sh examples/tcl-g10-google-tv/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/tcl-g10-google-tv/debloat.txt in the MIT-licensed cleanyourtv repository.