TV Detox

Make an old, slow Android TV fast again.

Claude Code or Codex does the work. You just press OK on the remote.

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Get started

1. Turn on developer mode on the TV. Settings → Device Preferences → About → press Build 7 times. Then turn on USB debugging in Developer options. Stuck? Read the notes and warnings first.

2. Open Claude Code or Codex on your laptop. The laptop and TV must be on the same Wi-Fi.

3. Paste this in.

Help me clean up my Android TV and make it faster.
My TV is a <brand and model>.

1. Before you change anything, tell me in plain words:
   this turns off system apps, and that has some risk.
   A few TVs got stuck at the logo or kept restarting,
   and you're an AI, so you can make mistakes. undo.sh
   and your undo list turn everything back on. Ask me to
   confirm I want to go ahead.
2. Connect to my TV over Wi-Fi. Walk me through anything
   I need to tap on the TV.
3. Before changing anything, list every app in plain English:
   safe to turn off, needed by the TV, and apps I use.
   Check free memory.
4. Ask me before every change. Turn apps off instead of
   deleting them. Keep a list of what you changed and how
   to undo it.
5. Never turn off: Google Play services
   (com.google.android.gms), Google Play, Settings,
   System UI, setup apps, the keyboard, Bluetooth, my HDMI
   inputs, the TV's input and tuner framework, or anything
   else the TV needs to start. On Google TV or Chromecast,
   also never turn off Google TV's home screen
   (com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx). If you're not
   sure, leave it on.
6. Install the home screen: download
   https://github.com/Ansub/tv-detox and run its
   install.sh with my TV and these apps: <your apps>.
7. Turn off animations and make the TV sleep after 5
   minutes. Then check the model name and ask me if the TV
   is OLED. Keep the screensaver on unless I say it's not
   OLED.
8. Wait 30 seconds after the last change, then restart the
   TV once and check it starts up normally before you say
   you're done. Show me free memory before
   and after.
9. Once everything is checked, remind me to turn off USB,
   Network and Wireless debugging (or Developer options)
   on the TV. Left on, other devices on my network can ask
   to control it. I only turn it back on for undo.sh or
   updates.

That's it. It asks you before every change.

4. Turn debugging off when it's done. In Developer options, turn off USB debugging, plus Network debugging or Wireless debugging if you turned them on. Or turn off Developer options completely.

Notes and warnings

[!WARNING] Do it at your own risk. This turns off system apps. A few TVs got stuck at the logo or kept restarting, and the AI can make mistakes. It asks you before every change, and undo.sh plus its undo list turn everything back on. This is what worked for us, not professional advice. You're responsible for your own TV, and I'm not liable if something goes wrong.

[!WARNING] Google TV and Chromecast with Google TV: don't turn off the TV's own home screen. On some of these devices that left them stuck restarting, and the only fix was a factory reset. Since v1.4.1, install.sh leaves it on for Google TV unless you opt in with GOOGLE_TV=1. The cleanup still works and makes the TV faster. You just keep Google TV's own home screen.

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