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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rom116:
This is 100% false information. I factory reset TV and removed the Bluetooth line and I an able to connect 2 PS4 controllers at the same time to play old school emulators with 2 players. Would make more sense in the future to know a little more about what you're talking about before making a statement like that
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lartomar2002:
Hold on, I did say I could be wrong. I was just repeating what I had read on the internet and you know what they say about that. No need to get all excited.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BRICK0044:
I used these commands and now have a very debloated home screen and everything seems to work very smoothly. I have a XBR-55X850C. I had to get into and adb shell then run the top section commands and when I got to the lower half of the commands it would give me an error but everything works great.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rom116:
So it looks like the bravialifehack effects the PS4 controller as well. I had everything running super smooth and then got greedy and removed bravialifehack too and PS4 controller kinda wonky. Does anyone know how to open the update pkg file? I want to look through it and see if I can pull out certain apps and push them via adb or sideload rather than doing a factory reset again.

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Well I know what I'd say about that. It's not smart cuz the internet is full of bull$#!t
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lartomar2002:
Do you still have access to Netflix?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
That is correct, some of the lower commands are not needed, however I was too lazy to remove the unneccessary ones and as executing the "unneeded" commands doesn't make anything at all it doesn't matter :)

Ofcourse he has, why wouldn'nt he?

Also I recommend you guys look at my post here: (This should be sticky post I guess)

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74521466&postcount=1259

This is a detailed description of each package you guys can debloat :)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lartomar2002:
Maybe I do not fully understand but when I saw "::adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sony.dtv.netflixmanager" I thought that might mean to remove Netflix?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
No, the :: before "adb shell..." means its commented out.

comment out = ::
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BRICK0044:
Netflix works great
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] FricoRico:
I wonder if Sony is planning for Android Oreo on their televisions? Sony is really good at maintaining their Xperia phones, but I can't say the same for their televisions. Where is that Dolby Vision as well?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lartomar2002:
I suppose it's time for me to learn adb.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ZubaZ:
Hey guys! I can't believe I didn't find this thread earlier after messing with my tv non-stop for the last few days. (FYI - I just got a new Sony Bravia X800E with Android TV 7.0). Overall I'm loving it, but I have a handful of questions. I have uninstalled the crappy LeanBack Launcher and am now using Tv Launcher 3. I like it for the most part, but I can't seem to add custom icon/banner photos to my shortcuts (using quick shortcut maker to make activity shortcuts). I have ES explorer and two different icon packs installed. I can use small icons from the icon packs, but I can't use full banner sizer thinks from es explorer (says "warning, can't save image"). Any idea how to fix this or a better launcher to use that uses banners (large icons), is easy to use, and has full functionality? I'm really hoping to not have to root right now as that might be out of my comfort zone.

Also - Is there any way to reconfigure some of the remote buttons? (Aka, have "TV" launch my Hulu app, or have "Netflix" actually launch something else)?

Last question (This is a big issue not to have imo) is there any way to get a "recent apps" view like I have on my phone? I see alt+tab kind of works on my keyboard, but it's hit or miss. I have the Moto G5, and I just hit the square software button to bring up a list of all recent apps, and can force close misbehaving apps or swtich to a recent app. Any idea if something like this can be done? (Ideally I would set a button on the remote to pull this up, then just swtich to another app). Any help would greatly be appreciated! Thanks!

SIDE note - fyi thanks [MENTION=268113]Originator[/MENTION] for the bloatware list, I'm about to uninstall a bunch of that crap now. :D

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Do I need to do both the top half and the bottom half? Or are they the same thing? Also, if my tv doens't have one of these it doens't hurt anything to run the command correct? I'm assuming I have to run these one at a time or is there a way to run all at once? Thanks!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
Please check this list out, it includes a description of each package:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74521466&postcount=1259

As to your question, it doesn't hurt your tv if the package isn't available on it. You can try to remove all the packages you want.

Put it into a text-file and save it as a batch script (google windows batch script). Put the batch script file into the directory with adb and execute it after you connected adb to your TV. Then it will automatically go one by one.

Also I recommend using both commands for each package you want to remove, just to be sure.

So if you want to remove a package from your tv, you put both commands into the text file, like this.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 HERE_COMES_THE_PACKAGE_NAME

adb uninstall HERE_COMES_THE_PACKAGE_NAME
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ZubaZ:
Ahhh, thanks! Yes, that makes sense. :D I will try it tonight after work.

--edit-- HOLY CRAP. I removed all of the bloatware and my system is ZIPPING along at an incredible speed compared to before. Before I always had a slight delay when using the remote. Now things are snapping instantly. Thanks so much for this info!!!

Any thoughts on my previous questions about recent apps, remote reprogramming, or launcher icons?

--edit v2--

Forget my questions about "recent apps" and "remote programming". I installed Button Mapper from the playstore and it is working wonderfully. I remapped the "jump" button (totally worthless when you don't have cable/satellite) to display "recent apps". It's working like a charm. I can click it, pull up recent apps, and scroll through. To force close an app you just hit down on the d pad and then hit ok to clear it.. So anyways, I fixed 2 of my 3 additional questions so far. If anyone has questions on how to do it, just ask. :)

Sorry the sun was shining right in at me during these photos

https://xdaforums.com/album.php?albumid=14791&pictureid=57138

https://xdaforums.com/album.php?albumid=14791&pictureid=57137

https://xdaforums.com/album.php?albumid=14791&pictureid=57136

I'm now just wondering how to customize the Launcher banner/icons for Tv Launcher 3 still.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] A.D.I.O.S:
you can install tasker and autoinput plugin to intercept key presses. i use it to execute tasks (open apps/custom app drawer/show weather/change sound mode/..) with key combinations like 999, 998 etc.. i don't know if it recognizes the netflix key though..
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Mickynuts:
For reboot android tv like sony (i have sony kd-65x***) maintain power button and wait android boot logo up (it work from remote or physical button
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
I've updated my initial post with a short HOW TO and some "beginners" information.

So for anyone who wants better performance on his ANDROID TV:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74521466&postcount=1259
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BRICK0044:
Can anyone tell me which one of the commands removes the inputs row? I want to keep it.b Thanks in advance.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
Seriously, did you even read the post above yours?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BRICK0044:
No need for the attitude, yes I did read it but still don't know which one remove the inputs row. I used all of the commands and I liked everything it did except the removal of that row. Maybe I'm blind but don't see anything about the input row. I always try first and when I can't figure it out I ask a question, I guess I will stop asking.

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Nevermind, I guess I am blind I know see it ( the 3rd one). Seriously I read that post 10 times. Sorry.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
Fair enough, sorry for sounding like an ass but I am just so annoyed by ppl never doing any actual reading or research and just shouting questions. Unfortunate that you actually read it but missed it in this case, heh.

So apologies accepted and returned ;)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BRICK0044:
Thanks, I actually love playing with this stuff. Sometimes I try things just to see if I can do them (with instructions) since I am not a developer but just an old retiree that can't leave things the way they are intended to be used.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Modi1984:
Hey guys :D

Netflix on my X930D (update 6.1) gives me the half speed all the time sometimes even 1080~720! but from PS4 Pro or Xbox one X the full speed! i don't no what to do about this? :confused:
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] maybeme2:
Thank you so much for the detailed and clear instructions. You are terrific.

What stops me from doing this is the concern that if it broke something how do I bring things back to the way they were. The tv is not rooted and I therefore have no way to create a nandroid or other backup to use if I need it.

How do I restore things if I need to? Is there a way to backup up things first?

Edit: just read that everything is restored on factory restore. Sorry for asking. I now just need to learn how to factory restore.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BRICK0044:
Go to settings

storage and reset

factory reset

done
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] salomik1:
I removed some critical apps, I guess it was Contacts and Calendar apps, and I was unable to connect to my Google account and therefore "Settings" application started crashing when trying to do factory reset.

The whole Settings button did nothing, other than turned screen gray and pressing exit or back button caused "Settings" to crash. So I had to do factory reset the hard way...

This is what I did and it worked with KD-65XE9005 model. Steps can be found from Sony support page, but I'm unable to post this direct link to the forum page at this moment.

There's one critical step when I was almost too fast and I did not read steps correctly, I highlighted this step.

1. Unplug the TV's AC power cord (mains lead) from the electrical socket.

2. Simultaneously press and hold down the Power and volume Down (-) buttons on the TV (not on the remote), and then (while holding the buttons down) plug the AC power cord back in.

3. Continue to hold the buttons down until the green LED light appears.

NOTE: It will take approximately 10-30 seconds for the LED light to turn green.

Disregard what is happening on the TV screen.

If the white LED light doesn't turn green within 30 seconds, start from Step 1 again.

4. Wait a few minutes for the Factory data reset process to take place. The TV will reboot (turn on and off) twice.

Welcome setup screens will appear on the TV twice. Do NOT setup the first Welcome setup screen. The TV will auto Factory data reset within one minute of the first Welcome setup screen.

NOTE: If the TV doesn't turn back ON automatically, press the Power button to turn TV back ON.

5. When the second Welcome setup screen appears, perform the setup.

NOTE: If the Welcome setup screen doesn't appear, unplug the AC power cord and then plug it back in.

If the forced Factory data reset didn't resolve the issue, go back to Step 1 again.

There is another way to do factory reset with remote control, but that did not work with this model.

After factory reset, everything is as it should and I started to remove unnecessary apps again. Now I left all the Google apps alone and removed only apps that I know for sure I don't need.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] jvilla785:
is it possible to install a samba share for an attached usb drive for sony android tv without root? i would like to transfer my 4K videos over network to usb drive in background.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lartomar2002:
Excellent write up. I will be blocking my auto update until I hear all of this has been corrected.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] wellaflex:
So nothing about rooting the tv guys?

I'm thinging to try to create a twrp and try to change it with fastboot

if it's work,maybe will be the first rooted android sony tv with twrp?

If it's not,it's 10 pounds a motherboard for my tv,my luck
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lartomar2002:
If you are successful with this and can write a tutorial on how to easily do it you will definitely be getting a donation from me. ?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
I don't get why you so badly want your tv to be rooted? I mean you can alreadyeasily deblout the TV to optimize performance and remove unwanted stuff.

Most ppl will not dare to risk thier 2000-3000€ TV anyways, even if root was available. And look we don't even have our own section on xda, that's how small the "sony tv" community is.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] scloutkst:
Yeah it is a pitifully small crowd around here. Though since I bought my X900e, I have convinced 3 other people to get the same tv, since they loved the picture quality. Gotta keep the community growing.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
Also I figured as some might not know, there's also some pro settings available for the sony atvs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKRNVHXeQDk
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] fiddie:
7.0 available for 2015 sony tvs via support site
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hizad:
Not for asia pacific yet
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] novahob:
Be interested to know whether you can still side load apps, after what was said further up in the thread on the 2015 models. It's a deal breaker for me if you can't as I won't update. Have an app I need on there and if for some reason I have to factory reset is lose it.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ucraiova88:
is there a way to do live recording (and rewind) for live tv? I've just received Android N on my Sony Bravia KD-43X8309C and I cannot find this option. thanks
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] jimsey:
No live dvr functionality as yet from sony, i can't believe I still need a £40 dvr box underneath my £1000 smart tv in 2018 in order to use timeshift.

Even though android tv's don't do proper timeshifting, if you record a programme while watching, you can then rewind and pause etc.

Always thought google might beat sony to the full dvr functionality with the live channels app, which has core dvr capabilities but they're not properly enabled yet
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Murmel2k:
You don't have to understand everything. Maybe just leave it to the people?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] wellaflex:
:good:
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] pryggi:
Yes, you still can sideload apks at least on v5.381-eu. If your app needs draw over other apps permission, you have to grant it through adb shell:

appops set com.your.package.name SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW allow

I can confirm that writing to usb devices from file managers does not work, but works fine in adb shell: cp /source /storage/usb-destination so the device is rw, but some permission is missing, and there seems to be no GUI, which would allow granting it.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] ljo13:
Hi guys, fantastic topic. Glad to see there are some AndroidTV enthusiasts around.

Question: I have installed the smarthomesettings.apk that should allow people to use an Amazon echo to control Sony AndroidTV's. (don't know if it will work on my TV but I wanted to try it) I have sideloaded the app and when I check with ADB, I can clearly see that the package has been installed. The app however,is not available in sideload launcher and it doesn't show up in the app menu of my tv either.

The strange thing is that the app shows up in ES file explorer as "installed" but when I try to open the app from ES file explorer I get the message "This application cannot be started" (translated from dutch, don't have the English message). I also tried to run the app using the command "adb shell monkey -p com.sony.dtv.smarthomesettings -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1" and then I get the message "** No activities found to run, monkey aborted."

Am I missing something here? My TV is a Sony Bravia KD49X8005C and I am running Android 7.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] bmccoy11:
The reason I would want someone to eventually figure out a custom recovery/root for these TVs is for the day that, inevitably, Sony discontinues software updates for these TVs and we're all stuck with outdated, slow, and vulnerable software. Of course, it would be almost impossible to try and recreate Sony's OS with all of Android TV's features but at least the kernel sources are out there. Just getting TWRP to boot on one of these TVs would be outstanding.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] beerente:
Firmware upgrade failed

Hi,

I am f*&^%d after a v5.381 firmware upgrade over USB, it left my 55X8505C as a toaster. Launcher no longer working, only a flickering screen. HDMI iputs still working. :eek:

Delivered it for a repair, just 3 months out of warrenty. :(

Edwin
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] scousedroid:
I'd appreciate it hugely if someone could extract the com.sony.dtv.watchtvrecommendation apk off their Sony Bravia Android TV and make it accessible for me somewhere i.e. Google drive, dropbox etc. It's one that I uninstalled and I'd like to reinstall it. I know I really should have backed it up first..

Thanks
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mirox3m:
Is there any way to enable Google Assistant to an 2015 Android TV with Nougat? I saw some news that the newer models have it on Nougat.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
Even if you uninstall it, the apk is still on the device and can be installed via adb.

Use adb shell to find it as I don't remember the exact patch.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] scousedroid:
Thanks, much appreciated good call. There's a lot of "noise" in the output caused by permission restricted directories but this worked well:

./adb shell find . | grep WatchTvRecommendation.apk > WatchTvRecommendation.apk.log

..it turned up in:

./system/app/WatchTvRecommendation/WatchTvRecommendation.apk
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hizad:
Received this notification on my 55W800C. We will be getting Nougat?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
Also what I forgot to mention. I recommend installing the package via a file manager on the tv.

eg. copy it via adb shell to a directory that you can access via a file manager on your tv. Then in the file manager select the file and install it.

Why?

Because if you use adb install, it might not work correctly duo to not being installed for the right user. I remember having some issues with that and ended up doing it via the file manager.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] scousedroid:
Thanks again, I did follow the adb pull, adb push, install via a file manager process but unfortunately something appears to have gone wrong somewhere along the way. The Settings app now refuses to work, it crashes on a start attempt and logcat is showing an exception thrown / caught by Settings that I don't understand.

Everything else seems to still be working apart from Settings but I think I'll be heading towards a factory reset at some point to get Settings working again :(
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] avinashjirapure:
Even I am getting notification on my 43W950D...

Website says Major update.. So.. Nougat might be...But no Picture-in-Picture support for KDL models.. Hmmm
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Murmel2k:
Man, I hate fullquotes like yours.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] TheLoonyRebel:
New OTA came out for my Sony 49 900E model. Security update and nothing much else. Still Android 7.0.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] redrum77:
Still no alexa for Asia version. Dang
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] TheLoonyRebel:
900E change log:

Improves general performance of the TV

Resolves a condition where the TV goes to 8X red LED blinking when starting to play games (HDR content) from the PS4™ Pro gaming console (XBR49X900E, XBR55X900E, XBR65X850E, XBR65X900E, XBR75X850E, XBR75X900E)

Improves performance for Amazon Prime® video playback

Resolves a condition where a short beeping sound is heard when changing channels
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Blackfyre:
Sony 43" X8000D here, on the latest update in Australia (Asia Pacific update), Amazon Prime performance has improved slightly, but HDR 4K content is still a mess compared to how well the Netflix App runs them. There's always random stuttering happening, it's pathetic.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] blink8533:
Did you figure out how to fix it, because that just happened to me after the update. I didn't use the USB and just downloaded it from the TV. Luckily I just bought the TV 3 weeks ago.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] beerente:
I brought it in for repair, they had to replace the mainboard. Total cost was 450 Euros, but I got coulance from Sony. Will still cost me 200 Euros. Will pick him up tomorrow. If you are in warranty you are probably lucky.

They should pull this firmware, although I am not sure how this firmware can damage the mainboard.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] butcher33:
After the latest update, the games screen is bothering me... How can I get rid of it? Thanks!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] novahob:
I just disabled the game which came pre-installed and the row disappeared. However, I'm sure there's another way but can't remember and forgot to note it down. Maybe something about disabling games hub, though don't quote me [emoji6]
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] steford:
Hi all. I took the plunge and updated my 2015 model to Nougat from Lollipop today - never quite trusting Marshmallow. All good.

A few things I'd like to get rid of but don't see anyone that's tried:

com.sony.osat.album (the built in Pic album)

com.sony.osat.music (the built in Music player)

com.sony.osat.video (the built in Video player)

com.sony.dtv.tvx (TV recommendations)

com.sony.dtv.timers (Timers for recordings that have never worked)

Any thoughts on uninstalling these?

Lastly - IPTV. I have a sat box in the house that will stream easily to other TVs. Is there a built in app or a way to include an IPTV stream in the channel line up? I really just want a nice way for my wife to click a shortcut and steam a single channel. I did see a "streaming sources" input option but it only had some Google/Youtube stuff in it. Any help appreciated.

EDIT: 1 more question. I am aware that removing the recommendation row will also remove inputs - I am OK with that. Does removing recommendation row also remove the "no recommendations" message. I currently have no recommendations showing but that message is awful pushing the apps row down way too far. It can be alleviated somewhat with the "Watch TV" recommendation but that is also huge and too far left to look nice.

Thanks.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BRICK0044:
Is there a command I could use to disable the on screen volume bar? Thanks in advance.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] fredofuchs:
Im use a Dreambox stb running Enigma linux system and have therefore dreamplayer-app installed on sonyTV to stream the Channels. This works quite good and is also providing an option to add the sat channel-bouquet as streaming source to the Sony-Interface.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] nexxusty:
I just did this for my TV.

We shall see how it goes. Either way that was a lot of crap services to stop. I obviously looked them over. 99% junk.

Should free up some nice RAM.

Thank you for taking the time!