Sony BRAVIA VU31 4K debloat list

About this Sony BRAVIA VU31 4K list

Header: Sony BRAVIA VU31 4K (device BRAVIA_VU31_4K, Realtek SoC), India firmware, 2 GB RAM

Google TV 14 (API 34), build UKR1.240726.001 Stock launcher: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx (Google TV); pass it to restore.sh as above. Debloat only so far: the launcher half was not attempted, so launcherx and setupwraith stay on. Tuner / inputs on this Realtek set are com.realtek.dtv, com.realtek.tv.atv and com.android.tv (Live Channels): keep them, plus com.sony.dtv.tvapi-style services (sonysystemservice, smartui = Input menu, m2.devicecontrolservice, ipcontrol) and all com.realtek.* overlays. Unlike the MediaTek Sony sets, this firmware ships no Samba TV, Qterics or IDD agents, so there is nothing of that kind to disable. com.sony.dtv.b2b.vendorprotocol was already disabled from the factory. ADB: USB debugging alone opens port 5555 (no wireless-debugging pairing needed); the "Allow USB debugging?" prompt appears on first connect. On macOS the terminal app needs Local Network permission or every LAN host answers "No route to host". Applied 2026-10-20 in two batches with a screenshot and crash-log check after each, then reboot-checked: all 18 stayed disabled, no crashes, Home, Inputs and the kept apps fine. Not lived with for days yet. With 2 GB of RAM the set still swaps after this; the stock home screen (~170 MB over two processes) is the next thing to replace.

Packages the Sony BRAVIA VU31 4K list disables

Sony promos, store demo and help tiles (5)

Package	Note
com.sony.dtv.promos	My BRAVIA promos
com.sony.dtv.sonyselect	Sony Select app promos
com.sony.dtv.sonytab	Sony tab / partner content on the stock home
com.sony.dtv.multiscreendemo	shop demo
com.sony.dtv.smarthelp	Sony help tile

Google leftovers a TV never needs (6)

Package	Note
com.google.android.feedback	Google feedback reporter
com.google.android.play.games	Play Games
com.google.android.partnersetup	RLZ install-attribution provider
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer	runs once after first setup
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar	calendar sync; also carries Google's GrowthKit promos
com.android.printspooler	printing

Screensaver: set `settings put secure screensaver_components com.android.dreams.basic/.Colors` first (1)

Package	Note
com.google.android.apps.tv.dreamx	Ambient photo/art screensaver (~46 MB resident)

Off by choice (owner does not use them). Alexa (m2.seeds.iot), Chromecast, AirPlay, the phone (6)

Package	Note
com.google.android.videos	Google TV / Play Movies
com.apple.atve.androidtv.appletv	Apple TV (preloaded in /data)
com.crunchyroll.crunchyroid	Crunchyroll
com.suntv.sunnxt	Sun NXT
com.yupptv.scope.tvapp	YuppTV
com.analiti.fastest.android	analiti speed test

Apply the Sony BRAVIA VU31 4K debloat

Turn on Developer options on the TV (Settings → Device Preferences → About → press OK on Build seven times), switch on USB debugging and, if shown, Network or ADB debugging. Then, from a clone of the cleanyourtv repository on a computer on the same Wi-Fi:

export TV_HOST=192.168.1.50   # your TV's IP address
tools/venv/bin/python -I tools/tv.py --probe
tools/disable.sh examples/sony-bravia-vu31/debloat.txt

Then build and install the clean launcher, which makes itself the default Home and rolls back if it fails:

TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 launcher/build-and-install.sh

Prefer to let an assistant do it? Paste the cleanyourtv prompt into Claude Code with "Sony BRAVIA VU31 4K" as the model; it reads this list, checks each package on your TV and asks before anything that depends on your preferences.

Restore the Sony BRAVIA VU31 4K

TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/restore.sh examples/sony-bravia-vu31/debloat.txt com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx

The restore script replays the state recorded before the change, so Home goes back to the launcher that owned it. More in the restore guide and the Google TV debloat guide.

Source: examples/sony-bravia-vu31/debloat.txt in the MIT-licensed cleanyourtv repository.