Debloat the Noblex NoblexTV
Android TV 11 · 18 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This Skyworth-built Noblex set sells in Argentina with about 0.9 GB of memory and the classic Android TV home screen. The list switches off telemetry, the recommendation rows, the ambient screensaver and several apps that go unused. Each app on the list has its own switch in the app, so you decide what goes.
It was applied in three batches on one set, with a screenshot after each, then a restart and a standby and wake check. It has had hours of use, not days, so treat it as a starting point. 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 Noblex NoblexTV
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 8
Skyworth auto-installs, shop demo, setup leftovers, telemetry
- Config skyworthPlay Auto Installs config for preloaded apps
android.autoinstalls.config.skyworth - Skyworth retail demo service
fusion.android.tv.demo - "Demo Now" store demo app
com.smartdevice.common.demonow - Mstar disclaimercustomizationdisclaimer screen used only by the first-run setup
com.mstar.android.tv.disclaimercustomization - On-screen manual
com.Smartdevice.emanual - Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback - Google background data service
com.google.android.apps.nbu.smartconnect.tv - MediaTek picture-quality test tool
com.mediatek.testpq
--- Batch 2: recommendation rows, voice, ambient screensaver 4
- Google recommendations
com.google.android.tvrecommendations - Leanbacklauncher customizerSkyworth's partner config for the stock launcher
com.smartdevice.leanbacklauncher.customizer - Google Assistant
com.google.android.katniss - Backdrop screensaverambient photo screensaver; use the launcher's Clock instead
com.google.android.backdrop
--- Batch 3: not used (by choice) 6
- Play Games
com.google.android.play.games - YouTube Music
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic - Mubi
com.mubi - "RC Upgrade": remote firmware updater
com.airoha.ble.ota - Providers calendar
com.android.providers.calendar - Syncadapters calendar
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar - USB media player your call
com.mediatek.wwtv.mediaplayer - Android TV home screen your calllauncher/build-and-install.sh disables it itself, after Home has moved
com.google.android.tvlauncher
What always stays on
- Live TV and the input panel (the MediaTek TV service)
- The tuner, input and HDMI services
- The USB media player
Good to know on this model
- Switching off one launcher helper removes the Inputs and Wi-Fi icons from the stock home screen. It does not matter once you use a new home screen.
- The remote's power button puts the set on standby. Only a full restart brings it back on Live TV.
- Netflix, Max, YouTube and the Play Store start on their own after a restart and use much of the memory. That is the main cause of lag on this set.
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 it make my Noblex faster?
A little. In testing, free memory went from about 230 MB to about 300 MB. The set still has very little memory to spare.
Will Live TV and HDMI still work?
Yes. The Live TV and input services are kept. The set was checked after a restart and a standby cycle.
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 noblex-shinjuku list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.