Debloat the Xiaomi Mi TV P1 43"
Android TV 11 · 27 apps on the list · tested on a real set
This 43-inch Xiaomi Mi TV P1 is a Latin America set on Android TV 11 with 1.7 GB of memory. It ships with Xiaomi and Google telemetry, Xiaomi content, ads and recommendation rows, background services and preloaded apps. Five more apps are optional.
It was checked after the change: HDMI 1 to 3, AV and Live TV in the Inputs menu, Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and Max, Chromecast, Miracast and the Bluetooth remote. TidyTV turns these off from your phone over Wi-Fi, saves a backup first and never deletes anything.
Apps TidyTV can turn off on the Xiaomi Mi TV P1 43"
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 and Google telemetry ---- 3
- Miui analytics
com.miui.tv.analytics - Xiaomi statistic
com.xiaomi.statistic - Google Feedbackcrash / feedback reporting
com.google.android.feedback
---- Xiaomi content, ads and recommendation rows ---- 6
- PatchWall
com.mitv.tvhome.atv - Mi recommendation channels
com.mitv.tvhome.michannel - Xiaomi TV+ FAST channels
com.mitv.tvhome.mitvplus - Xiaomi promo web content
com.xm.webcontent - Partner app auto-install config
android.autoinstalls.config.xiaomi.amelie - Google recommendationsstock launcher recommendation rows
com.google.android.tvrecommendations
---- Background services not needed ---- 5
- "TV Manager" cleaner
com.xiaomi.mitv.tvmanager - Alexa bridge
com.xiaomi.amazon.alexa - Mi Gallery
com.mitv.gallery - Xiaomi screensaver
com.mitv.dream - Backdrop screensaverGoogle ambient screensaver, replaced by the Clock dream
com.google.android.backdrop
---- Preloaded apps ---- 8
- Xiaomi TV lock / parental password
com.mitv.tvlock - Xiaomi legal / privacy screens
com.xiaomo.tv.milegal - Vendor disclaimer screen
com.mstar.android.tv.disclaimercustomization - Vendor web view shell
com.mediatek.wwtv.webview - Retail store demo loop
fusion.android.tv.demo - Mi Music
com.xiaomi.mimusic2 - Play Games
com.google.android.play.games - Factory menu: disabled
mediatek.factorymenu.ui
---- Optional, by owner's choice ---- 5
- Google Assistantvoice assistant (the mic button stops working)
com.google.android.katniss - YouTube Music
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic - Google TV storePlay Movies & TV
com.google.android.videos - USB media player
com.xiaomi.mitv.mediaexplorer - Mi video player
com.mitv.videoplayer
What always stays on
- The Netflix key service
- Bluetooth remote pairing
- The TV's quick settings
- HDMI 1 to 3, AV and the tuner
- Firmware updates (owner's choice)
Good to know on this model
- Point the screensaver at another one before its apps are switched off.
- The list is provisional: one session, checked after a restart.
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
Does Netflix still work?
Yes. The Netflix key service is kept, and Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and Max all launched.
Will Chromecast and Miracast still work?
Yes. Both kept working after the change.
Does it have a way back?
Yes. Restore everything in the app turns every app back on in one tap, and puts the old home screen back if you changed it.
Source: the xiaomi-mitv-mooq2 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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