TCL 55S470G debloat list

About this TCL 55S470G list

Header: TCL 55S470G (S4 class Google TV, US; device G10, product G10_4K_US_NF, Realtek), 1.8 GB RAM

Android 12 (Google TV), firmware STT2.230203.001, incremental AS50 -- same build as tcl-g10-google-tv Stock launcher: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx. Live TV / HDMI app: com.tcl.tv. Keep: com.tcl.tv, com.tcl.tvinput, com.tcl.dashboard, com.tcl.suspension, com.tcl.autopair, com.tcl.systemserver, com.tcl.providers.config, com.tcl.initsetup, com.tcl.useragreement, com.tcl.factory.view, com.tcl.globalkeyoverlay and all com.realtek.*. Unlike the G10 units in tcl-g10-google-tv, nothing shipped disabled on this one: Samba TV, logkit and ttvs were all enabled. com.tcl.ttvs is KEPT here on purpose: besides Samba ACR and TCL BI analytics it hosts the firmware updater (versionUpdateApp SystemUpdateService) and T-Cast. Disable it only if you don't want TV firmware updates. Opt out in Settings > Privacy > Samba Interactive TV, and untick every entry under Manage providers there too (unticking the main switch leaves those ticked). Kept by choice: Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV, Paramount+, Tubi, TCLtv+, TCL Live (com.tcl.channelplus), AirPlay, firmware updates. No separate Miracast package on this firmware.

Packages the TCL 55S470G list disables

Batch 1: tracking and analytics (4)

Package	Note
tv.samba.ssm.ui	Samba TV ACR front end (the frame service lives in ttvs, see above); re-enabled at every boot while ttvs is enabled, so also opt out in Settings
com.tcl.logkit	log capture and upload
com.google.android.feedback	—
com.tcl.usercenter	TCL account sign-in nags

Batch 2: TCL content, ads and promos (6)

Package	Note
com.tcl.tv.tclhome_passive	pushes TCL content to the home screen at boot
com.tcl.partnercustomizer	TCL tweaks to Google TV home rows
com.tcl.interactive	TCL TIAS background service
com.tcl.smartlink.core	bundles a silent app installer
com.tcl.messagebox	TCL push messages and promos
android.autoinstalls.config.google.gtvpai	silently installs partner apps

Batch 3: retail demo, hotel mode, preloads (10)

Package	Note
com.tcl.exhibit	—
com.tcl.esticker	—
com.tcl.hotelmenu	—
com.tcl.ocean.instructions	e-manual
com.tcl.repairguide	—
com.tcl.gamebar	re-enable for the console game-mode overlay
com.tcl.ui_mediaCenter	re-enable to play media from USB drives
com.tcl.UpdatePeripheral	re-enable to update a TCL soundbar
com.google.android.marvin.talkback	—
com.google.android.play.games	—

Batch 4: background services (off by choice: voice, Chromecast) (4)

Package	Note
com.tcl.guard	TGuard cleaner / app manager
com.google.android.apps.tv.dreamx	ambient mode screensaver (shows promos); screensaver moved to com.android.dreams.basic
com.google.android.katniss	Google Assistant voice search
com.google.android.apps.mediashell	Chromecast built-in

Batch 5: preloaded apps (off by choice) (4)

Package	Note
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic	—
com.google.android.videos	Google TV app (purchases/rentals)
com.tcl.smartalexa	Alexa
com.google.android.tv.remote.service	Google TV phone-app remote (the physical remote is unaffected)

Needed for the custom launcher. Disable only AFTER launcher/ is installed (see README Troubleshooting) (1)

Package	Note
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith	—

Apply the TCL 55S470G 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/tcl-55s470g/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 "TCL 55S470G" as the model; it reads this list, checks each package on your TV and asks before anything that depends on your preferences.

Restore the TCL 55S470G

TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/restore.sh examples/tcl-55s470g/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/tcl-55s470g/debloat.txt in the MIT-licensed cleanyourtv repository.