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Give your Android TV a cleaner home screen
Check your exact model and firmware, understand the Wi-Fi setup, and make only the changes you approve.
By Alan Brown · Works with Claude Code
📺 A cleaner, Apple TV-style home screen is possible on supported Android and Google TVs with the open-source CleanYourTV project.
- 🔗 Official project and setup guide: github.com/Gathin23/cleanyourtv
- 🧩 The project describes connecting to a compatible TV over Wi-Fi with Android Debug Bridge, then backing up settings, disabling selected apps and installing a replacement launcher.
- 📋 Support and setup depend on the TV model and firmware. Check the current repository instructions before following an older video or prompt.
- 🛡️ Debugging and device authorisation grant a computer access to the TV. Review the exact commands and approve each change; keep the apps and features you rely on.
- ↩️ The repository includes backup and restore steps. Confirm the backup and recovery path before changing your TV.
Context & limitations
Use the prompt below to check your exact model, understand what ADB access permits and make only the changes you approve.
Do this yourself
CHECK BEFORE SETUP
Read the project's current README, PROMPT.md, security policy, supported-model notes, scripts and licence. State the commit or release and date checked. Confirm whether this exact TV and firmware are supported. The project is for Android/Google TV; do not assume it works on every smart TV. If compatibility is unclear or the TV is not supported, stop and explain why.EXPLAIN THE CONNECTION
Describe every requirement before connecting: same Wi-Fi, developer settings, Android Debug Bridge (ADB), any network address, authorisation prompt on the TV, and the commands or scripts the project would use. Explain what enabling debugging and granting a computer access allow. Never scan the network or connect to another device. Use only an address I provide.MAKE A REVIEWABLE PLAN
Inspect the official project scripts and explain each proposed action in plain language. List the exact apps or services it would disable, any launcher it would install or set as default, and every settings change. Ask what I use before proposing anything to disable. Prefer reversible changes over uninstalling apps. Do not enable debugging, pair with the TV, connect ADB, install software, change settings, or run commands until I approve that specific plan.BACK UP AND RESTORE
Before any approved change, show what will be backed up, where the backup will be stored and how to restore it. Verify the backup exists and is readable before proceeding. Stop if the backup fails or the restore steps are unclear.AFTER I APPROVE
Apply only the approved steps, one at a time. Check that the home screen, remote, streaming apps, inputs and any features I asked to keep still work. Show the restore instructions and report exactly what changed, what you tested and anything you could not verify. Do not claim a change is reversible unless the project's current instructions and files support that claim.The CleanYourTV project targets Android and Google TV. Checking compatibility, backups and each reversible step protects the apps and settings you rely on.
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