celiobjunior/clean-android-tv

This project is a set of shell scripts and guides for making an Android TV run faster by removing unwanted pre-installed apps and background processes, a practice often called debloating. It works through ADB, a tool that lets you send commands to an Android TV from your computer over a Wi-Fi connection, without opening up the device itself. The author tested it on a Philips Smart TV running Google TV on Android 11, with only 1.5GB of RAM. The README shows a clear before-and-after comparison: free memory rose from about 166MB to over 540MB, background processes dropped from an unlimited number down to just 2, and screen animations were turned off. The default Google TV home screen, which shows ads, was also swapped out for FLauncher, a simple open-source launcher that displays apps in a plain grid instead. To use the project, you first install ADB on your computer, turn on Wireless Debugging in the TV's developer settings, and connect to the TV using its IP address. From there you can follow a step by step guide, written in either English or Portuguese, and run a cleanup script that handles the disabling process automatically. The README notes you can rerun this script any time the TV starts to feel slow again. Every change made by the scripts can be undone. If disabling an app causes a problem, or you decide you want a feature back, the README lists the single ADB command needed to re-enable it. Nothing is deleted permanently, so the process is low risk for anyone comfortable typing a few terminal commands. This is aimed at owners of budget or aging Android TV devices, especially ones with limited RAM, where stock software and ad heavy interfaces tend to make everyday use feel slow. It requires basic comfort with a command line but no programming experience.