Debloat the RockTek GB1
Google TV 14 · 8 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This RockTek GB1 box runs Google TV 14. It ships with Android advertising and personalization services, feedback reporting and a few preloaded apps nobody asked for. The Google TV setup wizard is also on the list, but only after you check your Wi-Fi and the new home screen works.
The home screen handover and a restart were checked on the box. Long-term use, such as streaming, voice and updates, is not confirmed yet. 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 RockTek GB1
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.
Android advertising / personalization and feedback 4
- Ondevicepersonalization
com.android.ondevicepersonalization.services - Adservices api
com.android.adservices.api - Federatedcompute
com.android.federatedcompute.services - Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback
Preloaded apps unused on this box 3
- YouTube Music
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic - Netflix
com.netflix.ninja - Rtk mediabrowser
com.rtk.mediabrowser
Google TV setup wizard 1
disable only after the Wi-Fi ownership check above and after the new Home works
- Google TV setup
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith - Google TV home screen your call
com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx
What always stays on
- Remote global keys
- The phone remote link
- Play Store and Play Services
- The Google keyboard
Good to know on this model
- Before switching off the setup wizard, check that it does not own your saved Wi-Fi network. If it does, rejoin the network in Settings first.
- With the stock home screen off, the gear and Macro buttons stop working until the key helper is turned on. Test the real remote.
- Switching off the setup wizard hands Home to the new screen but may cost casting.
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 gear and Macro buttons still work?
Only with the key helper turned on. They relied on the stock home screen. The gear opens TV settings and Macro opens a set app.
Will casting still work?
Possibly not. Switching off the setup wizard may cost casting. Turn it back on to get it back.
Does it have a way back?
Yes. Restore everything in the app turns every app back on in one tap, and puts the old home screen back if you changed it.
Source: the rocktek-gb1 list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.