Tool Open source
tv-vibehack is an open-source toolkit for debloating Android TV and Google TV devices over Wi-Fi using ADB, while replacing the stock home screen with a lightweight, tvOS-inspired launcher. A setup prompt guides a coding assistant through identifying the TV, backing up packages and settings, asking which services to retain, disabling manufacturer telemetry, advertisements, content rows, and other preinstalled packages with `pm disable-user`, and installing the launcher; nothing is uninstalled or rooted, and restore scripts re-enable the disabled packages and return to the stock launcher.
The included native Android TV launcher is written in Java with AndroidX RecyclerView and is designed for low-memory televisions. It provides a four-app dock, an app grid, HDMI and TV input controls, Wi-Fi and settings buttons, a clock, and an optional drifting clock screensaver. The repository also includes a pure-Python ADB client, batch and file-transfer tools, shell and PowerShell debloat/restore scripts, TV-specific debloat examples, and build-and-install scripts. It supports Android TV and Google TV devices but not Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, or Amazon Fire TV. The repository is licensed under the MIT License, with the included Outfit typeface under the SIL Open Font License.
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Replaces your Android TV's cluttered home screen with a lightweight launcher built around your apps. You give a coding assistant a setup prompt, pick favorites, and it backs things up before disabling unwanted packages over ADB, with a restore script to bring back the stock launcher.
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