Debloat the FFALCON r34a0

Android 5.1 · 22 apps on the list · tested on a real set

This FFALCON r34a0 is a China-market TV on old Android 5.1 with only 1 GB of memory and 8 GB of storage. It has preloaded apps that can be hidden, and a boot ad. The list is short, at 22 apps, and applies only to this firmware.

Here is what is known about testing it. The firmware refuses the usual way of turning apps off, so apps are hidden instead, and a new home screen app will not install. TidyTV can only debloat this set, over Wi-Fi, with a backup first and nothing deleted.

Apps TidyTV can turn off on the FFALCON r34a0

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.

What always stays on

• The stock CyberUI home screen
• The TV's built-in apps that are not on the list
• Settings and system services

Good to know on this model

• This firmware denies the usual way of turning apps off, so the list hides them instead and undoing it uses a different command.
• New home screens are refused, so only the stock CyberUI home screen can be used.
• Installing apps from a computer is blocked until two settings are switched on.

How to do it

1. 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.
2. Tap your TV in TidyTV Your phone finds the TV on the Wi-Fi. Tick "Always allow" and press Allow when the TV asks.
3. Review, then tidy TidyTV saves a backup, shows these apps with switches, and turns off the ones you pick, checking each one.

Questions

Source: the ffalcon-r34a0-cn list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.