Debloat the Sharp AQUOS TVE21F

Android TV 14 · 30 apps on the list · tested on a real set

This UK Sharp set is built on a CVTE and MediaTek platform. It ships with manufacturer telemetry, recommendation rows, retail and partner plumbing, factory and test apps, and unused preloaded apps. Package names say little on this firmware, so each entry was checked first.

It was applied and verified in October 2026, with screenshots after each batch. Live TV, HDMI 1, the Play Store and SmartTube playback all worked. 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 Sharp AQUOS TVE21F

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.

--- Manufacturer telemetry, recommendation rows and retail/partner plumbing --- 5

Acr anokiacroptintv.anoki.acr.anokiacroptin
Retail demo modefusion.android.tv.demo
PAI partner auto-install stubandroid.autoinstalls.config.sharp
PAI partner auto-install stubandroid.autoinstalls.config.hkc
Partner rows for the stock launchercom.mediatek.android.leanbacklauncher.partnercustomizer

--- Manufacturer factory / test only apps --- 5

Factory menucom.cvte.tv.fac.menu
Factory aging testcom.cvte.tv.fac.aging
Factory test managercom.at.factory.factorymanager
Factory test servicecom.at.factory.androidtvaidlservice
Factory auto-test activitycom.cvte.tv.at

--- Google telemetry, recommendations, first-run wizard and phone remote --- setupwraith 10

checked first with `dumpsys wifi | grep -o 'cname=[^ ]*'`; the saved network belongs to android.uid.system / com.google.uid.shared, not to setupwraith, and it stayed connected.

Google recommendationscom.google.android.tvrecommendations
Google Feedbackcom.google.android.feedback
Play partner customizationscom.google.android.partnersetup
Backdrop screensaverambient screensavercom.google.android.backdrop
Feedback consent dialogcom.android.tv.feedbackconsent
Calendar synccom.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
Google TV setupGoogle TV first-run wizard, finished long agocom.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
Google Assistantcom.google.android.katniss
Chromecast built-inChromecast, off by choicecom.google.android.apps.mediashell
Phone remote appcom.google.android.tv.remote.service

--- Unused preloaded apps --- 2

Tcl browsercom.tcl.browser
X-plore file managercom.cxinventor.file.explorer

--- Unused streaming / media apps (off by choice; all still installed) --- 8

Prime Videocom.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom
Disney+com.disney.disneyplus
Spotifycom.spotify.tv.android
Arte plus7tv.arte.plus7
Francetv pluzzfr.francetv.pluzz
Megogo applicationcom.megogo.application
Limelightcom.limelight
Videolan vlcorg.videolan.vlc

What always stays on

The Play Store and Google Play Services
Gboard and Google text-to-speech
Dolby audio
Live TV, HDMI and the channel scan (the MediaTek services)
USB media and remote hotkeys

Good to know on this model

The stock home screen was already off when the list was applied.

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 Live TV and HDMI still work on my Sharp?

Yes. Live TV and HDMI 1 were checked after the list was applied.

Will I lose the channel scan?

No. The channel scan app is kept, along with USB media and the remote hotkeys.

Can I undo it?

Yes. Restore everything turns every app back on in one tap. Nothing is deleted.

Source: the sharp-aquos-tve21f list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.