Debloat the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd gen)
Google TV (Android 14) · 24 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This Xiaomi TV Stick ships with telemetry and feedback, ad personalisation, PatchWall content rows, promos, auto-installs and preloaded apps a stick does not need. The system partition is completely full, so nothing frees storage. Each app has its own switch in the app, so you decide which ones to turn off.
It was run by two owners with the same board, product and firmware, in batches with a reboot between. Both ran it for a day, so treat it as a first report. It is a streaming stick with no HDMI-in or tuner. TidyTV turns these apps off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything.
Apps TidyTV can turn off on the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd gen)
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 and feedback 5
- Miui analytics
com.miui.tv.analytics - Xiaomi statistic
com.xiaomi.statistic - Overseas y24Xiaomi quality-stats uploader and quick panel
com.xiaomi.tvqs.overseas.y24 - Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback - Feedbackconsent
com.android.tv.feedbackconsent
Ad personalisation (Privacy Sandbox and on-device ad services) 3
one unit only
- Adservices api
com.android.adservices.api - Ondevicepersonalization
com.android.ondevicepersonalization.services - Federatedcompute
com.android.federatedcompute.services
PatchWall, content rows, promos, auto-installs 6
- One unit only
com.mitv.tvhome.atv - One unit only
com.mitv.tvhome.michannel - One unit only
com.mitv.tvhome.mitvplus - Tvhome oemtab
com.mitv.tvhome.oemtab - Xiaomi promo web pages
com.xm.webcontent - Amlogic partner auto-installs
android.autoinstalls.config.soc.amlogic
Preloaded apps and services not needed on a stick 8
- YouTube Musicone unit only; the firmware removed it for user 0 after the first reboot
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic - Play Games
com.google.android.play.games - TalkBackone unit only; already off at the firmware level on the other
com.google.android.marvin.talkback - Mi video player
com.mitv.videoplayer - Printing
com.android.printspooler - Netflix sign-in token
com.netflix.tokenmanager - Contacts
com.android.providers.contacts - Connect backuprestore
com.android.health.connect.backuprestore - Mitv updateservice your callkept: firmware updates. One owner disabled it (no updates were offered); uncomment to do the same
com.xiaomi.mitv.updateservice
Stock launcher and setup wizard, replaced by launcher/ (see notes above) 2
- Google TV home screenbuild-and-install.sh also disables it, after Home has moved
com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx - Google TV setup
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
What always stays on
- The stock home screen until a replacement is Home
- Remote pairing
- Play Services and the Play Store
- Settings
Good to know on this model
- The setup wizard also claims Home on this stick. It is switched off once a new home screen is installed.
- Storage will not grow, because the system partition is full.
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 Xiaomi TV Stick 4K?
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.
Will this free up storage on my stick?
No. The system partition is full, and switching apps off does not free any space.
Does TidyTV delete anything on my Xiaomi TV Stick 4K?
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 xiaomi-mitv-afmu1 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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