[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3g2jzd855epot":3},{"code":4,"message":5,"data":6,"timestamp":25},10000,"success",{"full_name":7,"position":8,"description":9,"language":10,"stars":11,"forks":12,"stars_gained":11,"age_days":13,"hn_threads":14,"one_liner":15,"summary_md":16,"topic":17,"github_topics":20,"license":21,"homepage":22,"updated_at":23,"history":24},"xMazaki\u002Funbloat-android-tv",5,"Slim down any Android TV (ads, telemetry) + minimalist Apple TV-style home screen. Reversible, one double-click. 🇫🇷 Allégez n'importe quelle TV Android (pubs, télémétrie) + écran d'accueil minimaliste façon Apple TV. Réversible, en un double-clic.","Java",192,14,1,[],"Removes ads and telemetry from Android TV sets and swaps the stock launcher for a minimalist home screen.","## The problem\nA mid-range Android TV from 2019 feels slow not because the hardware is weak but because the home screen, ad services and vendor telemetry run on top of everything else. Owners usually accept it, or dig into ADB by hand with disconnected debloat lists found on forums. This kit wraps that workflow into a menu-driven script run from a computer: it disables known ad, telemetry and vendor services, installs a lightweight custom launcher, and can undo everything afterwards.\n\n## What's different\nGeneric debloat tools such as Universal Android Debloater give you a package list and leave the judgement to you; this kit ships curated per-brand lists (TCL, Sony, Philips, Xiaomi, Hisense, Nvidia, Fire TV, XGIMI) that separate \"disable outright\" from \"ask first\", and it pairs that with a replacement launcher rather than stopping at removal. It also stores a backup and offers a one-step restore, which is the part most ad-hoc ADB recipes lack. The trade-off is that the brand lists are a snapshot from October 2026 and the README itself warns that every TV differs and you may have to edit the lists or the launcher code for your model.\n\n## Who it's for\nPeople with an Android TV or Google TV set or box who are comfortable enabling developer mode, running a script on a laptop and accepting an ADB prompt on the TV. It suits households annoyed by ads and sluggishness on hardware they already own. It is not for Fire TV users who want the home screen replaced, since Amazon blocks that without root; the README points to other tools for that. Owners of Tizen, webOS, VIDAA and Roku sets are out of scope entirely.\n\n## Cost of adoption\nYou need a Windows, macOS or Linux computer on the same network as the TV; ADB is downloaded automatically on first run, so there is nothing to pre-install beyond curl\u002Funzip on Linux. The project is explicitly a personal share with no warranty, so a bad list on an untested model is your risk, mitigated only by the restore option. The license is marked NOASSERTION, so check the LICENSE file before redistributing or building on it. The README is unusually detailed, but coverage beyond one TCL set and a couple of user reports is thin.\n\n## Verdict\nThis is a brand-new project: created days ago, 184 stars and about 183 per day, sitting at #5 on the new Java board, with no long board history behind it. That pattern is a spike driven by a relatable pain point, not evidence of a maintained tool. The idea of combining curated debloat lists with a reversible restore and a minimalist launcher is genuinely useful, and the documentation is more careful than most. But wait for reports from owners of your specific TV model before running it, and keep the backup step non-negotiable.",{"slug":18,"name":19},"productivity","Productivity & Utilities",[],"NOASSERTION",null,"2026-10-25T01:36:00Z",[],1792918731]