Hisense HG9 Debloat List

Notes & quirks on this firmware

• build PTMR.190127.037, security patch 2021-02-05, kernel 4.9.118. 2 GB RAM class.
• Tested on a set used as an Apple TV display over HDMI.
• Stock launcher: com.google.android.tvlauncher (pass it to restore.sh; replaced
• here by FLauncher from the Play Store, not launcher/, set as default with
• `cmd package set-home-activity me.efesser.flauncher/.MainActivity`).
• Live TV app: stock Live TV was left alone; HDMI input is com.hisense.tv.hitvinput.
• Second and third units (two more sets, same product, same build PTMR.190127.037 and
• 2021-02-05 patch, MStar MSD6886, 1.8 GB RAM, US; one on Wi-Fi, one on Ethernet),
• both with launcher/ as Home for several days, October 2026:
• - Developer options > USB debugging alone opened port 5555 on both, within seconds and
• without a reboot; the Network debugging toggle was never touched. The first unit's
• note above still stands for it; expect either.
• - The smartsense trio (smartsense, smartsense.ui, smartservice) was disabled on both and
• both rebooted normally, confirming the first unit's reboot test on this build.
• - com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith is the creator of the saved Wi-Fi network on
• both (tools/disable.sh refuses it for that reason), so it was KEPT; the launcher/
• handover held across reboots with it enabled, so it does not need disabling here.
• - The remote's Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube and Google Play buttons kept working under
• launcher/ with no app_keys mapping. Live TV for the launcher's Inputs menu is
• live_tv_package com.mediatek.wwtv.tvcenter.
• - Kept by choice on both: Backdrop and TTS (voice search still wanted), Chromecast,
• Alexa, RemoteNOW, Media Center, the OTA updaters, and com.mstar.netflixobserver (not
• tried without it; it may serve the remote's Netflix button). Also disabled on both,
• beyond the list: com.google.android.leanbacklauncher (the old launcher; not a Home
• claimant on this build), com.google.android.partnersetup, the calendar and contacts
• sync adapters, and com.seraphic.browser (Hisense's browser). Nothing was re-enabled.
• - On this firmware `screencap -p` over `adb exec-out` prints a log line before the PNG
• bytes; tools/tv.py --screenshot (a file on the TV, then a pull) is unaffected.
• Everything is DISABLED, not uninstalled. Comment out any line you want to keep.
• Reboot-tested: the TV boots normally with this full list applied, including
• com.hisense.tv.smartsense, com.vt.tv.smartsense.ui and
• com.hisense.tv.smartservice all disabled (verified after a settings-reset
• reboot, followed by a full evening of use: streaming, Store, launcher).
• This differs from the #45 SmartTV 4K FFM (Android TV 10) report where the
• smartsense pair sent that set to Recovery — model/firmware difference, HG9
• on Android TV 9 is unaffected.
• Notes from this firmware:
• - USB debugging alone does NOT open network ADB; the TV needs its explicit
• Network/Wireless debugging toggle too, plus a reboot before port 5555 opens.
• (On the two later units below it opened at once; see their notes.)
• - The Beryl/GL.iNet "block client" toggle deauths the TV entirely (no join at
• all), it is not a WAN-only block. Debloat over an isolated offline LAN instead.
• - com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith re-enables the stock launcher, so it
• is listed (per the FLauncher README method).
• - Play Store showed "Something went wrong" with AuthFailureError even after
• re-signing in; `pm clear com.google.android.gsf` + reboot + fresh sign-in
• fixed it. The tvrecommendations prefetch errors in Finsky logs are a red
• herring (they persist with the services enabled and are non-fatal).
• - Kept deliberately: hitvinput + mtktvapi_agent + tvcenter (HDMI/tuner),
• tv.settings/providers.tv, Play Store + Play Services, remote keys (kpad,
• hotkey dispatcher, autopair), Bluetooth, latin IME, system UI, Alexa,
• Chromecast, DLNA service, OTA updater, phone-remote service (lost-remote
• fallback), and the MStar disclaimer customizer (first-boot legal text).
• - Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV, Pluto, Vudu, Hulu apps kept and
• updated through the Play Store. Pandora, Peacock, Kids, Play Games, Max,
• Paramount+, MediaCenter removed by owner choice (Apple TV is the streamer).