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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] aicjofs:
Did you try a hard factory reset?(with TV unplugged press and hold power button and volume down while at the same time plugging TV in to the wall.)

This seemed to happen to a few people that have run the debloat script found in this thread after an update.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] phot0nic:
I had this problem too and managed to fix it without resorting to anything drastic. In my case (and hopefully yours), the only thing screwed up is the launcher, everything else worked fine. I could switch inputs from the remote control, and I could hold down the Home button on my remote to bring up my recently running apps. If I switched to one of these apps, the app ran perfectly fine.

Long story short, I managed to find a way to reinstall some of the apps I previously uninstalled, which then fixed the issue after a reboot, and I was then able to re-uninstall those apps without issue. I'll probably have to go through this same process again next time I update.

As mentioned earlier in this thread, despite uninstalling these apps, the .apks are still lying around in the filesystem to be reinstalled. In a command window, send the following commands to your TV via adb:

adb connect [TV's IP address]
adb shell cp -r /system/app/ /sdcard/SystemApps

There should now be a directory on your sdcard called SystemApps containing all of the system apps ready to be installed, within their respective subfolders.

It is generally recommended to reinstall the apps using a file browser installed on your TV, but unfortunately the app launcher is busted, so we'll have to get a little creative. In my case (again, hopefully yours), Google Assistant works fine. I tapped the microphone button on my remote, said something along the lines of "Launch Total Commander" (my file browser of choice), and Total Commander popped right up. If, for some reason, you don't already have a file browser installed, then just try to bring up the Play Store and install one. Alternatively, the Play Store makes a great alternative app launcher for all non-sideloaded apps.

I then made an effort to reinstall some of the apps I previously removed. These are the ones I ended up reinstalling:

com.sony.dtv.sonyshelf
com.sony.dtv.sonyselect
tv.samba.ssm
com.sony.dtv.interactivetvutil.ppbridge
com.sony.dtv.interactivetvutil.output
com.sony.rvu

One (or perhaps some combination) of these apps is the culprit. I was desperate to get my TV working again, so I didn't go about this as scientifically as I should have. I'm not positive which one caused the problem, but there's no issue in just reinstalling all of them. I am pretty sure that SonyShelf and SonySelect are not the problem, as I originally suspected, because the launcher screen continued to flicker after reinstalling just these two and rebooting. I then reinstalled the other four, rebooted the TV, and everything was back to normal. I think that Samba was the culprit, but again, not sure.

After making sure that everything worked as expected, I then chose to re-run my customized debloat script, uninstalling the apps I just reinstalled. The TV still works fine, and I still don't have to deal with crap like Samba and SonySelect. Hopefully this works as well for you as it did for me.

LIke I said, I'll probably have to go through this again next time there's an update. Otherwise, I could just preemptively reinstall Samba and a few other apps before updating.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] nexxusty:
Hmmm.... I removed a bunch of packages just like one of the posts earlier and the motion on my X900E eventually becomes completely messed. I say eventually because all is seemingly well once the packages have been disabled/uninstalled however after a few hours... Something happens and anything ran by the TV, video based, stutters.

Only after messing with ADB uninstall does this happen, however no one else seems to mention it occuring with their set.

I'm trying right now, to just uninstall user 0 apps and not sign in to Google. This version of Android is so restricted I can't even figure out what is happening.

I should start the sideload launcher and load up.

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I've tried many times and same result..... I'd really like to know what is doing this...

Lots of time though to test individually, however... It's going to have to be done as the X900E UI/UX is so much better with a little service tweaking.

For some damned reason, one of the services I disabled affects motion and makes the TV unwatchable. However, no one else here seems to have had this issue..... Which I also find weird that it's isolated to me only it seems.

I'm hoping someone has had this happen to them and they've been able to identify the disabled service that is causing stutter in motion.

Ahh, one can hope. Hehe.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] marszall:
I'm curious if anyone tested Moonlight Game Streaming app on Sony TV? Would be kind of awesome to stream games from my PC directly to a TV.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] jaimekings:
High CPU usage on k2logcat process

I have an unrooted Sony W800C TV running on build SVPDTV15_PA-user 5.1.1 LMY48E.S39 2.465 release-keys. I did a factory reset after the update.

I started noticing high CPU usage after the TV has been off for a while. The culprit is the process /system/bin/k2logcat, eating 40-60% total on both CPUs all the time. I can't find any information about it. I can't kill it from adb shell because it's owned by root. I tried stopping every app in Settings -> Apps -> Running Apps but it remained.

Anyone know of a solution or work-around? Thanks!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Tamsinkoda@gmail.com:
Hi I have some questions, though I thing that I found an answer here but it is

is not bad to be 100% sure before buying expensive TV right?

So:

1 Can I install apks from unknown sources? Is there an option to unlock it in settings? ( I have seen Philips TV 'powered by android' where there wasn't any option to do this XD)

Or es files Explorer is the only working method?

2 Is latest flash player installed or I need to do it myself?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hansip87:
1. Yes there is. Just open the Security menu to get it.

To install apks, i'd think ES file explorer is the best. No need for google drive apk too, just log in to Drive (if you use them) from ES File Explorer and you're set.

2. AFAIK install it yourself.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] juzzystar:
Hi everyone! Im just wondering if anyone has come across a way to remove the horrible sony background image on home screen? :)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] N23:
Or has anyone found a way to remap the netflix button? Maybe to something more useful like Kodi? ;)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] croques:
I've just fallen into the trap of running 'adb reboot bootloader'. Only afterwards did I find a warning not to, on this forum. Does anyone know how to get out from the bootloader? I'm stuck on the Sony logo.

EDIT:

connect a male to male USB to the machine from your laptop (I've got an KDL-43W756C and used the USB port next to HDMI/MHL) from a console window enter 'fastboot reboot'

The machine reboots as asked.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rmpumper:
Hey guys,

I've purchased 43W756c a couple weeks ago and now have a problem. The issue started yesterday (did not do any updates, did not install any new apps):

- whenever I try to watch a video with the vanila Video player, it just says "Loading video...." forever. It worked fine before that (I am streaming from home server - Asus RT-N66U router with 1TB HDD, via Asus AiCloud app).

Other video players start every video instantly, tried: ES video player (can't change audio track, enable/disable subs), MX Player (changing audio track does not work 9/10 times, need DTS decoder), VLC (laggy video), Kodi (video artifacts), so the Sony Video player is the best (for me), it just does not work anymore.

Tried resetting by unplugging - did not help.

Anyone have any ideas?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] croques:
[MENTION=6935551]rmpumper[/MENTION]

Yep: the same happened to me four days ago and gettng help from sony .. well blood and stone comes to mind.

I think some of the apps that we side load may not be playing nicely with the official apps. Either that or there is amemory leak and stuff is getting over-written

I had BBC iPlayer app just hang while loading. I tried to cure it along the lines you are using.

DO NOT do as I did and do factory reset, followed by a re-setup. My machine now fails to get past language selection in the set-up screens. Thre is a new software coming out at the end of the month; I would wait for that.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] croques:
Solution non-starting KDL-W756C

OK, my box had simply failed to initialise past a white screen with a blue wave asking for langaage select. Sony Support just wasn't!

Software updates only load on the machine if they are later dated than the one installed. I'm in the UK and found a later one on the Dutch Sony site and loaded that from USB. but it FAILED to coorrect my problem. The machine got stuck initializing. I suspected a bad cache or corrupt userdata. Previously I'd noticed some apps refused to start.

So here's what you need.

Even before you thought your box might fail you should have gone to Settings - About and clicked on Build seven times to become a developer. Now find the new Developer menu in Settings and choose Debugging. Set ADB debugging on. This is important. It will give access to your box if it needs a proper clearout.

with that done, follow the rest if and when you need to...

adb connect "IP of your box"

in my case on my network 'adb connect 192.168.1.19'

then

adb reboot bootloader

the machine restarts. Adb doesn't release, so in the console window type 'ctrl C'.

Now connect a USB DATA cable - male each end (full four wires; its important) from your laptop to the TV.

EDIT: The cable I used was from old equipment and appears, after testing to be Data+ to Data+ , and Data- to Data- i.e NOT a normal USB Data cable.

Now enter...

fastboot devices

and you should see a set of numbers and fastboot ... somthing like this...

"8000ac9b8a0bbc9f	fastboot" confirming that you are connected OK.

Now from the console enter

fastboot -w

the machine response is something like this:-

erasing 'userdata'...

OKAY [ 0.043s]

formatting 'userdata' partition...

Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.

File system type not supported.

OKAY [ 0.732s]

erasing 'cache'...

OKAY [ 0.041s]

formatting 'cache' partition...

Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.

File system type not supported.

OKAY [ 0.732s]

finished. total time: 1.548s

Now here you might be quite worried (I was!!) as the cache and userdata hasn't been formated but continue..

fastboot reboot

Don't worry the machine seems to take forever. The Sony logo comes up. The machine reboots the sony logo appears again. Eventually you'll see the boot process with the coloured balls and all. Proceed as for a new install.

Why couldn't Sony tell me that?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rmpumper:
No Wifi

BTW, another issue I have since the day I've turned on the TV for the first time is that it does not find any Wifi signals. Here's the deal:

- my main router is in the garage, so the signal is not strong in the spot where TV is hanging (1-2 bars), but all of my other devices - laptops, tablets, phones do not have wifi connection issues,

- on initial setup, TV did not find any Wifi signals (~4-5 are always visible by other devices), WPS did not work, manual entry did not work,

- moved the router closer to the TV, then it found the singal, was able to go online and update the system,

- after the 30-40 minute update to v2287 I went to network settings and was able to detect the home server (the first and last time),

- got to other settings, tried to get into the home server from various native apps - no luck, went back to network settings - no more home server detected,

- moved the router to it's original place - no more Wifi signal,

- plugged in my older router - Edimax BR-6574n - next to TV, connected to it's Wifi without issues, but no Interned connection, as it was not setup as repeater yet,

- fixed the settings on Edimax for it to work as repeater - no more Wifi signal detected by TV (all other devices work fine), WPS and manual don't work either,

- have to connect via Ethernet, works fine,

- still can't detect home server (can access it via ES Explorer and Asus AiCloud only), btw, the home server is DLNA compatible,

- was not able to connect to the TV via Air-Share app either.

Any ideas? Is the Wifi module defective or is this just another software issue? How about home server: do you guys have the same issue, where TV does not detect anything?

Asus AiCloud is not supported by the TV officially and it does not appear on the home screen with other apps, so I have to go to settings>apps to open it. Can this be fixed?

Thanks.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] croques:
You could do worse than use Ethernet via house electricity mains supply. That's what I use and have no problems with connectivity issues.

see here as an example: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Twin-85Mbps-Homeplug-Ethernet-Adapters/dp/B000SO94FA

EDIT: Sorry just noticed that Amazon item is unavailable; there will be others though.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rmpumper:
I don't mind my current setup, it's just annoying that the Wifi on TV does not work - would be nice to know why.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] smb.roman:
Hi! Did you have any issues/limitations/non working software after installing update not from your region? I'm from Belarus and my w756c shows no updates available neither Sony website.

Is update v2333 based on Android 5.1.1? Does this update improve stability and smoothness of interface?

Thanks a lot
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] DubbelX:
The v2333 is special for the Netherlands, because the CI+ gives reboots many times of the day. Android 5.1.1 comes to Europe at the end off october 2015.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] sewe:
Where did you get that info?

Both Canada and the states got an update again today so now we European are 2 updates behind

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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] grippa:
KD-55X8509C from the uk here - latest update available is still v2287 (5.0.2). does anyone know the difference between X850xC variants (x=5,7,8,9)?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mbnn:
From what I understood from Sony NL, we should get the 5.1.1 update end of September.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] 260384:
Ziggo

What provider do you use? Is ziggo ci+ aan option?

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Trying to get 5.1 sound from digital output to my receiver while using Netflix , but no 5.1. Anyone suggestions?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] croques:
I think that's a no to all three questions. No issues with 2.333 on my UK set. All it allowed me to do was a re-install of software simply becasue it had a later issue date. It is 5.0.2 and still as slow as cold custard falling out a bowl.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
Well I've noticed an issue, where after a tv reboot, the motion is broken. (eg. looks like stuttering on netflix). However this is solved by simply turning the tv off (standby) and then again on. Then it doesn't come again unless you reboot the tv.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] nexxusty:
Yup, that's exactly what I am experiencing. If you disable any packages this happens.

Really annoying.

We need more control over this TV man.... This is ridiculous that we can't change a thing without it going bonkers. What I'd like to know is what happens to the OS to make the motion stutter. Only Netflix and Amazon are affected from what I can tell. Google Play Movies / Kodi is not affected. For me at least.

And how does putting the TV in standby fix it?

I'd really like to know these things.

I should add as well, that in order to fix this issue completely... You have to Factory Reset TWO times.

One doesn't cut it. If you only reset it once, it's back to stock seemingly, however the motion is still broken. Only a double reset fixes the motion completely.

So frustrating.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Orginator:
Well you can check the logcat to see what causes issues. I remember doing so but didn't bother to follow it as turning TV off and then on does fix it for me.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] BRICK0044:
Does anyone know if the volume bar can be removed? If so could you share how. Thank you
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] nexxusty:
I just tested turning it off and on.

Works for me too.

I'd still like to know what is happening but if this works until reboot, I couldn't care less actually. Thanks for the tips man!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] lartomar2002:
If you have not rooted or in no way alter your TV and you install a update and you are out of warranty. If that update does something to the TV so that it is not playable isn't Sony responsible for repairing it or replacing it?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] jFalner:
They would have to. If not, that's a class action waiting to happen.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] jerry_june3:
Hi all, i just recently bought a sony bravia x8000e and I'd like to ask this really basic question (not so basic because I haven't figured it out yet)

How do I completely turn off the tv? Because if I just press the power button, it goes into what seems like a standby mode (when i press the power button again, android tv's already loaded)

I leave for work everyday, i turn the house power off,and I'd like to know if pulling the plug out is gonna damage the TV.

Please let me know. Thanks!

P. S. is a voltage regulator necessary?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mc.canos:
Hi all, as this model has sat tuner, does anyone know if it's possible to add clines via android app or any other direct way (without external pcmcia or external decoder). Thanks all in advance.

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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] imdarkray:
Is there any way to fake or hide device id and other details on my Sony kd-49x8305c?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] yuzztme:
Can you tell me which app was the cause of the Android settings menu no longer working? I've removed some stuff and my Android settings menu also no longer works :eek:

By comparing the things I removed with your batch file, I have a feeling it is com.sony.dtv.b2b.hotelmode which is responsible for this. Can you or anyone confirm?

Thank you!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Lefteris Fragiadakis (Frago):
Yes this is the one,,, :)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mafiaboy01:
I've been having this really strange problem with my Sony x800d. For the last while now Netflix has been giving me issues. This is what happens.

On a fresh reset everything works great. Netflix loads and plays videos without any issues. After a while Netflix will refuse to play videos. I can restart/uninstall/reinstall the app and the TV but nothing fixes the problem until I factory reset again.

On a fresh start of the app Netflix will start to load the video but freeze on a random percentage. If I hit back and start another video it just slowly loads until it gets to 25% then stays there indefinitely.

Netflix works perfectly on 4 PCs, 2 android phones, a Nvidia Shield and PS4 so I don't think its a networking issue. And all other apps Youtube/Amazon Video etc work perfectly.

I'm really out of ideas to fix this.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
Hmmm, how do you restart the TV? I do recognize the issue but for me at least restarting the tv (not just power off/on but actually restarting, long press powerbutton until it restarts showing the android logo and everything) does work. The other things (clearing cache from netflix app, force shutdown of the app) don't work here either.

I have heard wiping data from the netflix app should work as well but I prefer restarting the tv (can't hurt anyway to do that every now and then) over having to enter my login info again...
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] fragel:
I have a Sony X85C and I also get these errors on Netflix from now and then. What I do most of times to solve this is reloading the Netflix App via the Netflix menu: Settings -> Help -> Reload Netflix.

These errors are usually when Netflix updates its interface. Last week they did a big update (the one when they introduced their huge tiles for "Netflix Originals" content). In this case I needed to reboot the whole TV via Android menu: Settings -> About -> Restart.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] dagrim1:
Ah, nice! Would be great if reloading netflix helps as well... Gonna give that a try next time this issue occurs. Thanks!
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] hoverdh:
downgrade

How to downgrade android 7 to android 6 on Sony Android TV ???????????
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mafiaboy01:
When I say reset I mean actually factory reset the TV. I've tried reloading Netflix through its help menu. Once clear cache/app data. I've restarted the tv via long press of the home button.

I can get it to play sometimes but I'll get distorted sound. Basically it's not watchable.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] novahob:
Since the nougat update my navigation speed and responsiveness has took a dive and is worse than on marshmallow. Any suggestions without a factory reset?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] fragel:
Do you reproduce directly from the TV? or via an AVR? It happens only with Netflix App I guess, did you try with different types of audio encoding?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] mafiaboy01:
Well its very rare that I can even get a video to start. But I get the same distorted sound with or without my AVR.

Its just so strange that after a factory reset I can watch Netflix fine. After a few days it stops working properly. Its been happening for multiple firmware versions. Youtube, Amazon Video, Kodi all work fine.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Voyage Maker:
Same for me on my w800c:crying:

Changing the animation scale to 0.5x fixed this partially
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] christian2194:
Android TV (Sony TV)

I broke my Sony Android TV, but only broke the top of the screen. Is there any application that allows me to reduce or lower the screen of my Android TV?

[IMG="Sony TV"]https://ibb.co/iFJCvy[/IMG]
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] fragel:
So the problem seems to be mainly the Netflix App. Very weird indeed that degradation of sound. What TV model do you have?

From my side, I also noticed that Netflix App builds get more buggy with time. Some builds ago I needed to reload the App almost any time I turned on the TV (remember in Android TVs this is just the screen turning on and the device getting out from deep-sleep). This would point out a problem with the Netflix App not waking up correctly.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] bjscott55:
Hello having some issues connecting to my TV with adb, want to remove all blotware ect, I don't use a PC currently don't have one, so I am using my phone for adb/fastboot, but I'm unable to connect to the TV ether with a cable directly linked to the TV or wireless adb just unable to connect. Any help would be helpful.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] TKruzze:
First of all, have you turned on Developer Options on the TV and enabled Android Debugging?

I use an app called Remote ADB Shell (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgutman.androidremotedebugger). You'll also need the ADB binaries on your phone. If you're rooted with Magisk, there's a simple module that can install them for you.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] bjscott55:
Yes all that is sorted currently only needed to side load apps but after seeming this post the extra speed in the OS would be nice. Have the ADB binaries on my phone and using a very similar command prompt I don't think that is the issue. I'm just having trouble actually connecting to the TV via adb. Any advice? Thank you.

Hmm not used that app, I will give it ago and report back.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] bjscott55:
So the app works enabling me to connect to my TV but I cannot use adb from there as its connected to my TV hosting the app from there where I don't have the adb binaries is there anyway to delete blotware without having to root my TV to install adb on it? Thankyou