Debloat the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K
Android TV 14 · 22 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This Xiaomi TV Stick 4K ships with Xiaomi and Google telemetry and attribution, PatchWall content rows, promos and auto-installs. It also has preloaded apps that a stick does not need. Each app has its own switch in the app, so you decide which ones to turn off.
It is a streaming stick with no HDMI-in or tuner. The setup wizard does not claim Home here, so it can stay on and Wi-Fi does not need re-joining. TidyTV saves a backup first and never deletes anything. 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
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.
Xiaomi + Google telemetry and attribution 5
- Miui analytics
com.miui.tv.analytics - Xiaomi statistic
com.xiaomi.statistic - Google Feedback
com.google.android.feedback - Feedbackconsent
com.android.tv.feedbackconsent - Partnersetup
com.google.android.partnersetup
PatchWall, content rows, promos, auto-installs 8
- Tvhome atv
com.mitv.tvhome.atv - Tvhome michannel
com.mitv.tvhome.michannel - Tvhome mitvplus
com.mitv.tvhome.mitvplus - Xm webcontent
com.xm.webcontent - Google recommendations
com.google.android.tvrecommendations - Soc amlogic
android.autoinstalls.config.soc.amlogic - Xiaomi mibox3
android.autoinstalls.config.xiaomi.mibox3 - Misspelled duplicate present on firmware
android.autoinstalls.config.xioami.mibox3
Xiaomi update service (re-enable to check for firmware updates) 1
- Mitv updateservice
com.xiaomi.mitv.updateservice
Preloaded apps 8
- Netflix
com.netflix.ninja - Prime Video
com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom - YouTube Music
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic - Play Games
com.google.android.play.games - TalkBack
com.google.android.marvin.talkback - Mitv videoplayer
com.mitv.videoplayer - Xiaomi mimusic2
com.xiaomi.mimusic2 - Printspooler
com.android.printspooler - Android TV home screen your call
com.google.android.tvlauncher
What always stays on
- The stock Android TV home until a new one is chosen
- The setup wizard
- Remote pairing
- Settings and the Play Store
Good to know on this model
- The Xiaomi update service is on the list. Re-enable it to check for firmware updates.
- HDMI-CEC One Touch Play works.
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.
How do I check for firmware updates?
Switch the Xiaomi update service back on in the app, check for updates, then switch it off again if you like.
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-ayfr0 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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