Debloat the Sony BRAVIA KD-55X8509C
Android TV 7.0 · 26 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This 2015 Sony BRAVIA ships with a Discover bar, the Sony Select tile and several Sony recommendation services, plus an auto-installer for partner apps. It also has device agents for remote support and bug reports, a retail demo mode, Sony's i-Manual, Sony Video Unlimited, a Japanese keyboard and a YouView service, along with a voice search app.
The list was applied for one afternoon of use and has not yet been tested for weeks. Used memory went from about 1,144 MB to 991 MB after the list and a restart. The Sony TV app that plays every HDMI input, HDMI control, the remote's pairing and the default keyboard all stay on. TidyTV turns these items off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and deletes nothing.
Apps TidyTV can turn off on the Sony BRAVIA KD-55X8509C
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.
Telemetry, remote support, bug reports 5
- Qterics device agent
com.qterics.da.product - Sony device agent / remote support
com.sony.dtv.da.service - Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback - Bugreportsender
com.google.android.tv.bugreportsender - B2b vendorprotocolNode.js broadcasting model/MAC/IP for Control4-style home automation
com.sony.dtv.b2b.vendorprotocol
Sony and Google content, ads and recommendations 10
- Discover bar
com.sony.dtv.discovery - Feeds Discover
com.sony.dtv.bivlinfo - Sony Select app store/promo tile
com.sony.dtv.sonyselect - Dtv sonyshelf
com.sony.dtv.sonyshelf - Dtv recommendationservice
com.sony.dtv.recommendationservice - Dtv woprecommendation
com.sony.dtv.woprecommendation - Dtv irbrecommendation
com.sony.dtv.irbrecommendation - Dtv networkrecommendation
com.sony.dtv.networkrecommendation - Dtv watchtvrecommendation
com.sony.dtv.watchtvrecommendation - Play auto-install of partner apps
android.autoinstalls.config.sony.bravia
Retail demo 1
- Dtv demomode
com.sony.dtv.demomode
Preloaded help and apps 6
- Dtv customersupport
com.sony.dtv.customersupport - Dtv smarthelp
com.sony.dtv.smarthelp - I-Manual
com.sony.dtv.imanual - Dtv bravialifehack
com.sony.dtv.bravialifehack - Sony Video Unlimited
com.sony.snei.video.hhvu - Japanese IME
com.google.android.inputmethod.japanese
Voice assistant, off by owner's choice (removes the remote's mic search) 2
- Google Assistant
com.google.android.katniss - Speech pumpkin
com.google.android.speech.pumpkin
YouView (UK TV service), off by owner's choice 2
- Dtv youview
com.sony.dtv.youview - Youview servicehost
com.youview.tv.servicehost
What always stays on
- The Sony TV app that plays every HDMI input, and HDMI control (BRAVIA Sync).
- The remote's pairing service and the default keyboard.
- Sony's built-in browser.
- Firmware updates (system update).
- Chromecast and Prime Video, kept in the tested setup.
Good to know on this model
- Used memory fell from about 1,144 MB to 991 MB after the list and a restart.
- The list was applied for one afternoon. If something breaks, turn the app back on with its switch.
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 voice button still work on my Sony BRAVIA KD-55X8509C?
No. Google voice search is off by the owner's choice in this list, which removes the remote's microphone search.
Does casting still work?
Yes. Chromecast was kept on in the tested setup.
Will it stop the ads on the home screen?
It turns off the Discover bar, the Sony Select tile and the recommendation services that feed the home screen. Restore everything turns them back on in one tap.
Source: the sony-kd-55x8509c 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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