Debloat the PEAQ PTV 43AQU-5023C
Android TV 11 · 15 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This Changhong-built PEAQ set sells under the OK. AI PONT name and shares its Homwee vendor layer with other Changhong sets. It ships with telemetry, ad and recommendation rows on the home screen, and preloaded vendor apps. Each app on the list has its own switch in the app, so you decide what goes.
It was tested on one set in 2026, the same day and through one restart. Every app stayed off, and Live TV, the HDMI inputs, YouTube, Netflix and Spotify all played. The remote's Netflix, YouTube, Input and Settings buttons still worked. 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 PEAQ PTV 43AQU-5023C
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 4
- Anoki automatic content recognition
tv.anoki.acr.controller - Homwee aipontAI PONT brand portal and its recommendation channels
com.homwee.aipont - Google recommendations
com.google.android.tvrecommendations - Partner-app auto-installs
android.autoinstalls.config.homwee
Batch 2: vendor and preloaded apps 7
- Homwee store
com.homwee.store - Homwee help
com.homwee.help - Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback - Play Games
com.google.android.play.games - Google TV storeGoogle Play Movies & TV
com.google.android.videos - YouTube Music
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic - Syncadapters calendar
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
Batch 3 2
personal choice, not used on this set: comment out what you use
- Google Assistant
com.google.android.katniss - Backdrop screensaverAmbient screensaver, replaced by the launcher's Clock
com.google.android.backdrop
Batch 4 2
personal choice, preloaded streaming apps not used on this set (kept: Netflix, YouTube).
- Prime Video
com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom - Media Player
com.homwee.mmp.fileexplorer - Android TV home screen your call
com.google.android.tvlauncher
What always stays on
- Firmware updates and remote key handling
- Live TV, inputs, remote pairing and picture settings (the MediaTek services)
- Chromecast
- Screen mirroring, used on this set
- The vendor TV manager and factory service
Good to know on this model
- The setup helper stays on because it owns the set's saved Wi-Fi network.
- This was tested for one day and one restart, not a long soak.
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
Do the remote's buttons still work on my PEAQ?
Yes. The Netflix, YouTube, Input and Settings buttons all still worked in testing.
Does casting still work?
Yes. Chromecast and screen mirroring are both kept.
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 peaq-ptv43aqu-5023c list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.