نظّف تلفزيونك الأندرويد من الإعلانات مع Claude Code: برومبت واحد وشاشة رئيسية نظيفةClean the Ads Off Your Android TV with Claude Code: One Prompt and a Clean Home Screen

Key terms

CleanYourTV

A free, open source GitHub project with a prompt and ready tools so an agent can switch off a TV's ads and install a new home screen.

Developer options

A hidden Android settings menu. It appears after you press Build seven times, and it is where you turn on debugging.

ADB

The way a computer talks to an Android device. Claude Code uses it to send commands to the TV over Wi-Fi.

Launcher

The home screen you see when the TV turns on. The project installs a clean one in place of the ad filled one.

The steps

1. 1

   Step 1

   Check your TV is supported

   The project works on any Android TV or Google TV set, such as TCL, Sony, Xiaomi, Philips and Hisense.

   On Fire TV only the cleanup works, because Fire OS will not hand Home to another launcher. Samsung and LG run different systems and are not supported.

   Tip: Note your TV's model from Settings then About. The prompt needs it.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Turn on Developer options on the TV

   Go to Settings, Device Preferences, About. Press OK on Build seven times until it says you are a developer.

   Go back, open Developer options and turn on USB debugging. If you see Network debugging or ADB debugging, turn that on too. Keep the TV on.

   Tip: Some boxes cut power to their USB port while debugging is on, so do it all in one sitting.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Set up the computer and clone the project

   Your computer must be on the same Wi-Fi as the TV, with Claude Code installed.

   Clone the project and open its folder in Claude Code. Cloning matters: the agent reuses the project's tools, which hold the backup and the restore.

   PromptIn the terminal

   Copy

   git clone https://github.com/Gathin23/cleanyourtv
   cd cleanyourtv
   claude

4. 4

   Step 4

   Paste the prompt and add your model

   Open PROMPT.md in the project, copy all of it and paste it into Claude Code. Change the model line to your TV's model.

   The first two lines look like this:

   PromptStart of PROMPT.md

   Copy

   I want to debloat my Android TV and replace its launcher with a clean Apple TV style home screen.
   My TV model is: [your TV model]. Work on the real device, step by step, and verify everything you do with screenshots pulled from the TV. Ask me before anything that depends on my preferences.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Allow it on the TV and answer the checklist

   Claude Code finds the TV on your network. When Allow USB debugging appears on the screen, press Allow.

   Then it asks which apps you use, the dock size and order, and whether to keep the voice assistant, Chromecast and updates. Answer honestly: it only switches off what you did not pick.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Let it run and watch the screenshots

   The agent backs up first, then switches off the ads and extra apps in small batches and installs the new home screen. After each step it pulls a screenshot from the TV to check.

   The project says it takes about fifteen minutes.

   Tip: Live TV, HDMI and some streaming apps give black screenshots. That is normal, not damage.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Close debugging when you are done

   Turn USB debugging and Network debugging off, revoke the authorisations in Developer options, and restart the TV.

   The ADB port is not encrypted, so do not leave it open.

8. 8

   Step 8

   If you want everything back

   Nothing is uninstalled, only switched off. The project's restore command puts the TV back as it was, and the TV's own app settings can switch any app back on.

   If a firmware update brings the ads back, run the tool again.

   PromptRestore

   Copy

   TV_HOST=[TV IP] tools/restore.sh examples/[your model folder]/debloat.txt

   Tip: Changing a TV's software is at your own risk and may affect its warranty.

Ready prompts to copy

Before you switch off any app, show me a list of everything you plan to switch off, with one word on what each does. Do not switch anything off until I agree.