Debloat the TCL 50C725K
Android TV 11 · 22 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This TCL runs Android TV 11 with 2 GB of memory. It ships with TCL pushing content to the home screen, TCL Live FAST channels, app promos in the TCL menu, a store demo sticker, TCL notifications and TCL analytics. Partner apps install themselves silently, and preloaded browsers, a gallery and a voice assistant use memory too.
The list was applied on a real unit and survived a reboot. TidyTV turns the apps off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything, so each one can be switched back on. The TCL system apps that run the remote and inputs are kept.
Apps TidyTV can turn off on the TCL 50C725K
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.
Other apps 10
- Pushes TCL content to the home screen
com.tcl.tv.tclhome_passive - TCL Live FAST channels
com.tcl.channelplus - Promotes apps in the TCL menu
com.tcl.overseasappshow - Store demo sticker
com.tcl.esticker - TCL notifications
com.tcl.messagebox - TCL analytics
com.tcl.bi - Tcl notereminder
com.tcl.notereminder - Silent installs of preloaded apps
android.autoinstalls.config.tcl.device - Partnersetup
com.google.android.partnersetup - Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback
Background services not needed 3
- Onetimeinitializer
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer - Syncadapters calendar
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar - Stock quick-settings panel
com.tcl.dashboard
Preloaded apps and by-choice extras 9
- TCL browser
com.tcl.browser - Tcl gallery
com.tcl.gallery - Tcl smartalexa
com.tcl.smartalexa - Google AssistantGoogle voice assistant (~175 MB of RAM in use); off by choice
com.google.android.katniss - TalkBackaccessibility screen reader; off by choice
com.google.android.marvin.talkback - Speech engine
com.google.android.tts - Play Games
com.google.android.play.games - Netflixstreaming apps off by choice
com.netflix.ninja - Stan and
au.com.stan.and
What always stays on
- Live TV (the TCL TV app) and the TCL input service
- The remote's Bluetooth pairing and system services
- TCL settings and the keyboard
- The TCL account and the firmware updater
- Chromecast and TCL mirroring
- The screensaver and setup app
Good to know on this model
- Google voice assistant uses about 175 MB of memory and is off by choice. Switch it back on in the app if you use voice.
- Several apps, such as the browser and the screen reader, are off by choice.
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 TCL 50C725K?
Not with the default list, which turns off the Google voice assistant by choice. Switch it back on in the app if you use voice.
Does casting still work?
Yes. Chromecast and TCL mirroring are kept.
Will TV updates still work?
Yes. TCL's firmware updater is kept.
Source: the tcl-50c725k 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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