Debloat the TCL 65C735
Google TV 11 · 29 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This TCL set ships with TCL analytics services that track device use, plus a cleaner that also reports health information. The home screen carries TCL content rows and a TCL Home panel with a gift box and promos, and TCL pushes messages to the TV. The list also covers the TCL account, a hearing test, a notes app, and several Google apps this owner does not use.
The debloat batches were checked on a French set wired through a USB Ethernet adapter. Wi-Fi and Ethernet, HDMI, Live TV, the Input key and app playback kept working. TidyTV turns these off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything, so each app can be switched back on in the app.
Apps TidyTV can turn off on the TCL 65C735
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.
Batch 1 - telemetry and analytics 4
- TCL BI/awareness/identifier services
com.tcl.ttvs - TGuard: device-use tracking
com.tcl.guard - Google Feedback"send feedback"
com.google.android.feedback - Partner-app attribution
com.google.android.partnersetup
Batch 2 - TCL content, ads and promos 7
- TCL content recommendations
com.tcl.waterfall.overseas - TCL rows on the Google TV home
com.tcl.partnercustomizer - Pushed messages and promos
com.tcl.messagebox - TCL account
com.tcl.usercenter - "TCL Home" panel
com.tcl.dashboard - Pushes TCL content at boot
com.tcl.tv.tclhome_passive - Retail demo stickers
com.tcl.esticker - Stan your call
au.com.stan.and
Batch 3 - preloaded apps and services not used 11
- Rakuten TV
tv.wuaki.apptv - YouTube Music
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic - Play Games
com.google.android.play.games - Google TV storeGoogle TV / Play Movies storefront
com.google.android.videos - Tcl gallery
com.tcl.gallery - USB media player
com.tcl.ui_mediaCenter - Notes/reminders
com.tcl.notereminder - Hearing test / volume adaptation
com.tcl.hearaid - TalkBackscreen reader
com.google.android.marvin.talkback - Syncadapters calendar
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar - Onetimeinitializer
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
Batch 4 - voice and casting (owner keeps Chromecast and Miracast) 6
- Google Assistant
com.google.android.katniss - Assistant LED service
com.google.android.tv.assistant - TCL voice service
com.tcl.assistant - Alexa
com.tcl.smartalexa - AirPlay
com.tcl.airplay2 - AirPlay
com.mediatek.AirplayAPK
Batch 5 - with the launcher in this repo installed (launcher/build-and-install.sh disables launcherx) 1
- Google TV setupfirst-run wizard; its RecoveryActivity claims HOME. Re-enable
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
What always stays on
- Live TV, HDMI and the TCL input service
- The Input key and the Quick panel for choosing sources
- Remote pairing and remote keys
- Picture, sound and TCL settings
- Game mode, Bluetooth listen-alone and the web view component
Good to know on this model
- With the stock home screen switched off, the remote's Netflix, YouTube and Prime Video buttons do nothing. A background accessibility helper can catch those keys and open the apps. That fix was tested with the real remote.
- After a restart with USB debugging on, the USB Ethernet adapter may not appear. Switch USB debugging off when you are done.
- The list switches off the USB media player. Turn it back on if you play videos or photos from a USB drive.
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 65C735?
Not with the default list. It switches off Google Assistant and voice search, which the remote's mic button uses. Switch them back on in the app if you use voice.
Does casting still work?
Yes for Chromecast and Miracast, which the owner keeps. AirPlay is on the list and is switched off.
Will it stop the ads on the home screen?
Mostly. It turns off the TCL content rows and the TCL Home panel, the pushed messages, and the Google partner tracking service. Once the new home screen is installed, the stock Google TV home screen is no longer shown.
Source: the tcl-65c735 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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