Debloat the Hitachi 65QLEDSM20

Android TV 11 · 19 apps on the list · tested on a real set

The Hitachi 65QLEDSM20 is built by MTC on the same platform as CHiQ, RCA and BenQ sets. It ships with Anoki content recognition, which reports what is on screen, and Anoki FAST channels, an ad-supported TV input. It also has recommendation rows on the home screen, a data saver service, an ambient screensaver, and several streaming apps marked as personal choice.

The set was checked on an Australian unit with screenshots and a reboot. After the change, free memory after a boot was about 590 MB, up from about 320 MB on the stock home. TidyTV turns these apps off from your phone over the same Wi-Fi, after saving a backup. Nothing is deleted, and Restore everything brings them back in one tap.

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Apps TidyTV can turn off on the Hitachi 65QLEDSM20

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 recommendation rows 5

Anoki automatic content recognitiontv.anoki.acr.controller
Cltv fastAnoki FAST channels: ad-supported TV input with promo providercom.cltv.fast
Google recommendationsrecommendation rows on the stock homecom.google.android.tvrecommendations
Config JVCPlay Auto Install config: partner apps pushed after setupandroid.autoinstalls.config.JVC
Google Feedbackcom.google.android.feedback

Batch 2: background services and preloaded apps 6

Data-saver VPN service and data metercom.google.android.apps.nbu.smartconnect.tv
Backdrop screensaverAmbient screensaver, replaced by the launcher's Clockcom.google.android.backdrop
Play Gamescom.google.android.play.games
Google TV storeGoogle Play Movies / Google TVcom.google.android.videos
YouTube Musiccom.google.android.youtube.tvmusic
Syncadapters calendarcom.google.android.syncadapters.calendar

Batch 3: personal choice, comment out what you use 8

Google Assistantcom.google.android.katniss
Prime Videocom.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom
Abc iviewau.net.abc.iview
Sbs ondemandcom.sbs.ondemand.tv
7pluscom.swm.live
Paramount+com.cbs.ca
Spotifycom.spotify.tv.android
Videolan vlcorg.videolan.vlc
Android TV home screen your callcom.google.android.tvlauncher

What always stays on

The remote's Input button and Bluetooth remote pairing, which run through a package that looks like retail demo mode.
The launcher widget service that the MediaTek TV service needs after a reboot.
Factory, picture settings and Bluetooth chip services, plus the MediaTek packages.
Live TV and the HDMI inputs, because the list does not name them.
Play Store, Play services, keyboards and TV inputs are always kept by TidyTV.

Good to know on this model

The Input key still opens the TV's input panel, and the Inputs menu switches between HDMI and Live TV.
After a reboot, the MediaTek TV service logs a missing Anoki component once or twice. It carries on, and the TV keeps working.

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 voice button still work?

Not if you turn off Google Assistant. The list marks it as personal choice, and turning it off stops the mic button. Leave it on if you use voice.

Will it stop the ads on the home screen?

It turns off the Anoki content recognition and FAST channel apps, the recommendation rows on the stock home, and the partner app auto-install config. Each one can be switched back on in the app.

Can I get the old home screen back?

Yes. Restore everything turns every app back on and puts the old home screen back in one tap.

Source: the hitachi-65qledsm20 list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.