Debloat the EKO 2K Google TV
Google TV 14 · 16 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This EKO 2K Google TV is built by MTC and runs Google TV 14. It ships with telemetry, ads and partner services that install apps, plus background services and preloaded apps. The list has 16 apps and is applied in batches, so you can keep any group.
The Input button is kept working, because it runs through a retail mode app that stays on. So do the remote pairing, Bluetooth and the TV service. TidyTV turns the rest off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything. TidyTV turns these off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything.
Apps TidyTV can turn off on the EKO 2K Google TV
Grouped as the tested list groups them. In the app each one has a switch, so you choose. Apps marked your call are extras the list leaves on.
Batch 1: telemetry, ads and partner plumbing 6
- Anoki content-recognition opt-in
tv.anoki.acr.anokiacroptin - Android ad services
com.android.adservices.api - Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback - Feedbackconsent
com.android.tv.feedbackconsent - Google partner attribution pings
com.google.android.partnersetup - Setup-only disclaimer screen
com.mstar.android.tv.disclaimercustomization
Batch 2: background services and preloads 5
- Play Games
com.google.android.play.games - Syncadapters calendar
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar - Google TV storeGoogle TV app (Play Movies store and watchlist)
com.google.android.videos - MediaTek Miracast sink
com.mediatek.androidbox - Google Assistant
com.google.android.katniss
Batch 3: personal choice, comment out what you use 3
- Netflix
com.netflix.ninja - Prime Video
com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom - YouTube Music
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic
Batch 4 1
launcher handover. setupwraith's RecoveryActivity claims HOME at priority 1, behind launcherx, and would take Home once launcherx is off. It owned the Wi-Fi saved at setup on this TV: forget the network and join it again in Settings first (owner becomes android.uid.system), or disabling it deletes the network.
- Google TV setup
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
Batch 5 1
after the launcher is Home. Point the screensaver at the launcher's clock first: settings put secure screensaver_components com.gathin.tvhome/.ClockDream
- Ambient modeAmbient screensaver (mixes recommendations in)
com.google.android.apps.tv.dreamx
What always stays on
- The Input button handler, which looks like retail demo mode
- Remote pairing and Bluetooth
- The TV service and TV input service
- Live TV and the HDMI inputs
- Factory menu packages that handle remote keys
Good to know on this model
- Live TV only takes regular channel links, so the clean home screen opens it with its normal launch entry.
- There is no separate firmware update app on this build.
How to do it
- Turn on developer options On the TV, open Settings › System › About and select the build number 7 times. Then turn on USB debugging, and Network debugging if you see it.
- Tap your TV in TidyTV Your phone finds the TV on the Wi-Fi. Tick "Always allow" and press Allow when the TV asks.
- Review, then tidy TidyTV saves a backup, shows these apps with switches, and turns off the ones you pick, checking each one.
Questions
Will the Input button still work on my EKO TV?
Yes. It is handled by a retail mode app that looks like bloat, and TidyTV keeps it on.
Do the HDMI inputs still work?
Yes. The TV input service is kept and the HDMI inputs open in the Google input player.
Can I get the old home screen back?
Yes. Restore everything turns the apps back on and puts the Google TV home screen back in one tap.
Source: the eko-2k-google-tv-tennoji list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.