Debloat the Tornado 65UA1400E

Android TV 11 · 23 apps on the list · tested on a real set

This Tornado TV, sold by El Araby in Egypt, is built by Skyworth. It ships with ads, a viewing tracker and partner auto-installs, plus background services nobody needs on a TV. Each app has its own switch in the app, so you decide which ones to turn off.

The list was built in four batches on this firmware. TidyTV turns the apps off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything. The Live TV app and the input service are left on so channels and HDMI keep working. TidyTV turns these apps off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything.

Download the free APK Star on GitHub

Apps TidyTV can turn off on the Tornado 65UA1400E

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 5

Google attribution/feedback, a print spooler, and Skyworth's partner rows / "Shop" tab

Google Feedbackcom.google.android.feedback
Partner-app attributioncom.google.android.partnersetup
First-run leftovercom.google.android.onetimeinitializer
Printingcom.android.printspooler
Leanbacklauncher customizerpartner rows and the "Shop" tab on the stock launchercom.smartdevice.leanbacklauncher.customizer

--- Batch 2: Skyworth ads, ACR and auto-installs 7

Acr recommendationACR: recognises what is on screen for ad targetingcom.smartdevice.acr.recommendation
Config SWPlay Auto Installs config that pushes preloadsandroid.autoinstalls.config.SW
"Daily Play" sponsored app + rowcom.smartdevice.recommendation
E-POP shop-floor promo playercom.smartdevice.epopplayer
On-screen manualcom.Smartdevice.emanual
Mstar disclaimercustomizationdisclaimer screen used only by first-run setupcom.mstar.android.tv.disclaimercustomization
Preloaded Chinese WebView browsercom.qjy.browser

--- Batch 3: background services nobody needs on a TV 9

Htmlviewercom.android.htmlviewer
Backupconfirmcom.android.backupconfirm
Sharedstoragebackupcom.android.sharedstoragebackup
Wallpaperbackupcom.android.wallpaperbackup
Dynamic System Updatescom.android.dynsystem
Android test shimcom.android.cts.ctsshim
Android test shimcom.android.cts.priv.ctsshim
Syncadapters calendarcom.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
Providers calendarcom.android.providers.calendar

--- Batch 4 2

only once com.gathin.tvhome owns Home (applied after the launcher took Home)

Google recommendationsstock launcher recommendation rowscom.google.android.tvrecommendations
Leanbacklauncher partnercustomizer"Featured by Google Play" partner row configcom.google.android.leanbacklauncher.partnercustomizer
Android TV home screen your calllauncher/build-and-install.sh disables the stock launcher itself, after Home has movedcom.google.android.tvlauncher

What always stays on

Skyworth Live TV and its input on-screen display
The MediaTek input service for HDMI
The classic Android TV home screen
The TV's setup wizard, which nothing on the list needs gone

Good to know on this model

Updates live in Settings. There is no separate firmware-update app to worry about.
One unwanted store app was already off from the factory.

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

Can I get the old home screen back on my Tornado 65UA1400E?

Yes. Restore everything in the app turns every app back on and puts the old home screen back in one tap. TidyTV only switches apps off, so nothing is ever deleted.

Does the TV still get firmware updates?

Yes. Updates are handled in Settings, and TidyTV does not touch them.

Does TidyTV delete anything on my Tornado 65UA1400E?

No. It turns apps off with Android's own setting, saves a backup first and checks each one. You can turn any app back on with its switch.

Source: the tornado-65ua1400e list in cleanyourtv by Gathin (MIT), tested on this model. TidyTV re-checks every app against its own protected list before each change.