TCL 65C735 debloat list

About this TCL 65C735 list

Header: TCL 65C735 (reports as "Smart TV Pro", device G05, product G05_4K_GB), Google TV 11 (SDK 30)

firmware AR2101, 2.7 GB RAM. France, wired through a USB Ethernet adapter (eth1). Same platform as examples/tcl-g05-google-tv; this list is a little more conservative. Stock launcher: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx. Live TV / HDMI: com.tcl.tv + com.tcl.tvinput. USB debugging and USB devices: a USB Ethernet adapter kept working when debugging was switched on, but after a reboot with debugging on the port came up in gadget mode (sys.usb.config=adb, Mstar-udc) and the adapter never appeared as a network interface (LED blinking, no eth1). Switch USB debugging off once you are done to get the port back. Disabling setupwraith (batch 5) survived a reboot on this unit, unlike the G05 report. Remote app buttons: TclPhoneWindowManager turns Netflix (keycode 4062), YouTube (4065) and Prime Video (4099) into broadcasts that only work while launcherx is enabled (re-enabling partnercustomizer does not help). With launcherx disabled these buttons do nothing; an accessibility service that catches those keycodes and starts the app fixes it (verified with the real remote). Disabling the debloat batches alone (launcherx still enabled) left Wi-Fi/Ethernet, HDMI, Live TV, the Input key and app playback working. DO NOT DISABLE (load-bearing): com.tcl.tv, com.tcl.tvinput, com.tcl.settings, com.tcl.system.server, com.tcl.providers.config, com.tcl.initsetup, com.tcl.factory.view, com.tcl.autopair, com.tcl.tcl_bt_rcu_service, com.tcl.keyhelp, com.tcl.inputmethod.international, com.google.android.inputmethod.latin, com.google.android.gms, com.google.android.gsf, Play Store, com.tcl.eva (RemoterService accessibility helper), com.tcl.suspension (source/Quick panel, Input key). Kept by choice: com.tcl.gamebar (game mode, Moonlight is used), com.tcl.UpdatePeripheral (remote fw), com.tcl.t_solo (Bluetooth "listen alone"), com.tcl.android.webview.

Packages the TCL 65C735 list disables

Batch 1 - telemetry and analytics (4)

Package	Note
com.tcl.ttvs	TCL BI/awareness/identifier services
com.tcl.guard	TGuard: device-use tracking, "health info", memory cleaner
com.google.android.feedback	"send feedback"
com.google.android.partnersetup	partner-app attribution

Batch 2 - TCL content, ads and promos (7)

Package	Note
com.tcl.waterfall.overseas	TCL content recommendations
com.tcl.partnercustomizer	TCL rows on the Google TV home
com.tcl.messagebox	pushed messages and promos
com.tcl.usercenter	TCL account
com.tcl.dashboard	"TCL Home" panel, gift box and promos
com.tcl.tv.tclhome_passive	pushes TCL content at boot
com.tcl.esticker	retail demo stickers

Batch 3 - preloaded apps and services not used au.com.stan.and # Stan (AU): disabled by the firmware on arrival, shell may not touch it (11)

Package	Note
tv.wuaki.apptv	Rakuten TV
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic	YouTube Music
com.google.android.play.games	Play Games
com.google.android.videos	Google TV / Play Movies storefront
com.tcl.gallery	—
com.tcl.ui_mediaCenter	USB media player (VLC is installed) - re-enable for USB drives
com.tcl.notereminder	notes/reminders
com.tcl.hearaid	hearing test / volume adaptation
com.google.android.marvin.talkback	screen reader
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar	—
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer	—

Batch 4 - voice and casting (owner keeps Chromecast and Miracast) (6)

Package	Note
com.google.android.katniss	Google Assistant / voice search (mic button)
com.google.android.tv.assistant	assistant LED service
com.tcl.assistant	TCL voice service
com.tcl.smartalexa	Alexa
com.tcl.airplay2	AirPlay
com.mediatek.AirplayAPK	AirPlay

Batch 5 - with the launcher in this repo installed (launcher/build-and-install.sh disables launcherx) (1)

Package	Note
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith	first-run wizard; its RecoveryActivity claims HOME. Re-enable

Apply the TCL 65C735 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-65c735/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 65C735" 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 65C735

TV_HOST=192.168.1.50 tools/restore.sh examples/tcl-65c735/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-65c735/debloat.txt in the MIT-licensed cleanyourtv repository.