Debloat the Philips 55OLED708

Google TV 12 · 30 apps on the list · tested on a real set

This Philips OLED runs Google TV and ships with a Samba TV viewing tracker, TP Vision telemetry, Philips and Google promos, a retail demo and first-setup leftovers. The list also covers Philips features this owner does not use and preinstalled apps in the user app area.

It was applied in small batches, with a screenshot and a 30 second idle-log check after each. No retry loop appeared. Home, HDMI 2 with a PS5, Live TV, Settings and YouTube kept working. TidyTV turns these off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything.

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Apps TidyTV can turn off on the Philips 55OLED708

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.

TP Vision telemetry 5

"DAC" analytics uploaderorg.droidtv.candeebug
"GEL" metrics collectororg.droidtv.gel
Droidtv frameworklogger"FrameworkLogger": hands reboot reasons and firmware-install records to the Philips loggerorg.droidtv.tv.frameworklogger
"Samba Services Manager": Samba TV ACRtv.samba.ssm
Google FeedbackMarket Feedback Agentcom.google.android.feedback

Philips and Google promos, retail demo, first-setup leftovers 5

"NFT Collection" art gallery appcom.tpv.nftgallery
M7 satellite operator promoorg.droidtv.m7opapp
"HD+"org.droidtv.astrahdplus
Partner referrer / attributioncom.google.android.partnersetup
Runs once at first setupcom.google.android.onetimeinitializer
Droidtv demome your call"Demo me" retail demo loop. KEPT: on this firmware it requests TV_INPUT_HARDWARE, so disable.sh refuses it (#321)org.droidtv.demome

Philips features this owner does not use 10

Check each against your own setup.

"Play-Fi" multi-room audio appcom.phorus.playfi.tv
DTSPlayFiSoftAPcom.phorus.playfi.softap
"Control4" home-automation integrationorg.droidtv.control4app
"UcAdaptor"org.droidtv.control4adapterservice
"SddpService"org.droidtv.control4sddp
"UcService"org.droidtv.control4UcService
"MatterTV"org.droidtv.matter
Mimi tvapp"Mimi Sound Personalization" hearing-test app; Settings only links to itio.mimi.tvapp
"MimiService"io.mimi.sdk.service
"Amazon Alexa" bridgeorg.droidtv.amazonalexa
KEEP: Settings your callorg.droidtv.tv.playFiAudioService

Casting this owner does not use (AirPlay is kept 2

com.mediatek.partner.airplay_sys and friends)

Chromecast built-incom.google.android.apps.mediashell
"AOW_DIAL": DIALcom.mediatek.dialservice

Preinstalled apps and streaming apps this owner does not use, all in /data/app 6

Twitchtv.twitch.android.app
MEGOGOcom.megogo.application
Google TV storeGoogle TV / Play Moviescom.google.android.videos
Boosteroid cloud gamingcom.boosteroidtv.streaming
"Replica" iPhone screen mirroringcom.tm.replica
Play Gamescom.google.android.play.games

Google TV setup wizard 1

Its RecoveryActivity claims Home at priority 1 and takes over once the stock launcher is gone. The Wi-Fi network joined during first setup belonged to it: forget and re-join the network in Settings FIRST (it then belongs to com.android.tv.settings), or the TV drops off Wi-Fi. Networks it still owns are forgotten when it is disabled. Re-enable it before a factory reset.

Google TV setupcom.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
Google TV home screen your callbuild-and-install.sh disables it; 182 MB across two processes at idlecom.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx

Stock launcher and the content it alone used 1

Disable the launcher FIRST (launcher/build-and-install.sh does it after Home has moved): pulling a provider out from under a live launcher kills it.

Droidtv oemtabprovider"Philips" tab of the Google TV home screen (promos), INTERNETorg.droidtv.oemtabprovider

What always stays on

Live TV (Philips PlayTV)
HDMI, component and composite inputs (the MediaTek TV input service)
AirPlay
Google Assistant
Firmware updates

Good to know on this model

Forget and re-join your Wi-Fi first. The setup wizard may own the saved network and Android deletes it when the wizard is switched off.
Casting this owner does not use is off, but AirPlay is kept.

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

Does the Samba TV tracker get turned off?

Yes. The Samba TV viewing tracker, which comes preinstalled, is on the list.

Will Google Assistant still work?

Yes. Google Assistant is kept on purpose, and so are AirPlay and firmware updates.

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 philips-55oled708 list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.