Debloat the Skyworth SWTV-21AE
Android TV 14 · 9 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This Skyworth ships with Skyworth content rows that feed the home screen, a shop demo player used in stores, an on-screen manual, and feedback and consent services. It also has a free channel app from iWedia that is supported by ads and starts at boot, plus Google's official YouTube app, which the list leaves off in favour of SmartTube.
This list was tested on the day it was applied, so it has not had days of use yet. Live TV and the inputs run on MediaTek's TV Center app, which is not on the list. TidyTV turns these items off from your phone over Wi-Fi. It saves a backup first, switches each app off without deleting it, and stops if anything looks wrong.
Apps TidyTV can turn off on the Skyworth SWTV-21AE
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.
Skyworth content, ads and preloads 3
- Leanbacklauncher customizerpartner config that injects rows into the home screen
com.smartdevice.leanbacklauncher.customizer - Shop demo player
fusion.android.tv.demo - On-screen manual
com.Smartdevice.emanual
Telemetry and feedback 2
- Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback - Feedbackconsent
com.android.tv.feedbackconsent
Not used (by choice) 3
- YouTubeofficial YouTube; SmartTube is used instead
com.google.android.youtube.tv - IWedia free channels with ads
com.cltv.fast - Backdrop screensaverambient screensaver; screensaver_components still names it, so
com.google.android.backdrop
Stock home 1
Disable only after the new launcher is installed and set as home.
- Google recommendationsrecommendation rows for the stock launcher
com.google.android.tvrecommendations - Android TV home screen your calllauncher/build-and-install.sh disables the stock launcher itself, after Home has moved
com.google.android.tvlauncher
What always stays on
- Live TV and the TV inputs, through MediaTek's TV Center app.
Good to know on this model
- Tested on the day the list was applied, not yet lived with for days.
- The screensaver setting still names Google's ambient screensaver, which the list turns off, so you may need to pick another screensaver.
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 Live TV and inputs still work on my Skyworth SWTV-21AE?
Yes. Live TV and the inputs are run by MediaTek's TV Center app, and that app is not on the list.
Will it stop the ads on the home screen?
It turns off the Skyworth content rows, the ad-supported channel app and the shop demo player. Restore everything turns them back on in one tap.
Can I get the old home screen back?
Yes. Restore everything turns every app back on and puts the stock Android TV home screen back in one tap.
Source: the skyworth-swtv-21ae list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.
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