NVIDIA SHIELD TV (2017) Debloat List

Notes & quirks on this firmware

• Tested on build RQ1A.210105.003.13961458_4387.0822 (SHIELD Experience 9.2.x), 2026-10-21 to 2026-10-25:
• every active line below stayed disabled across reboots, with the launcher as Home.
• Based on examples/nvidia-shield-tv-pro-2019/debloat.txt and examples/nvidia-shield-tv-2019/debloat.txt.
• Everything is DISABLED, not uninstalled. Comment out any line you want to keep.
• Connecting: Developer options -> "Network debugging" opens ADB on port 5555 (ro.adb.secure=1).
• Display: wm size reports physical 3840x2160 with an override of 1920x1080. That is how the Shield
• renders its UI at 4K, not a leftover experiment; leave it.
• Launcher: as on the 2019 models, the stock launcher's Home filter has priority 2, so run
• launcher/build-and-install.sh first; disabling com.google.android.tvlauncher (last line) hands Home
• over. setupwraith is not a Home candidate, and every saved Wi-Fi network belongs to android.uid.system.
• A Shield has no HDMI inputs and no tuner, so the launcher's Inputs pill has nothing to list.
• Location is on (location_mode=3), so the network pill can show the Wi-Fi name.
• Owner's choices on this unit:
• - Kept: Google Assistant and hotword, Chromecast built-in, firmware updates (com.nvidia.ota,
• NvCPLUpdater, KeyComboOta), Netflix, Prime Video, Photos & Videos (gallery3d), Backdrop.
• - Kept: com.nvidia.shield.nas, com.nvidia.shield.smbauth, com.nvidia.shield.smbserver. Plex Media
• Server here is NVIDIA's build (com.plexapp.mediaserver.smb) and carries com.nvidia.shieldsmb.*
• components that talk to them; a library on a NAS share may depend on them.
• - Kept: com.nvidia.app.messaging (purpose unclear), com.nvidia.shield.appselector (system uid,
• listens for OTA status), com.nvidia.shield.ask, com.nvidia.shield.remote.server, com.nvidia.overscancomp.
• - Already disabled before this list (not by this project), left alone: com.google.android.tv,
• com.zattoo.player, air.ITVMobilePlayer, com.nvidia.bbciplayer*, com.nvidia.benchmarkblocker and
• several extra keyboards.
• Leave alone (same as the Pro example): com.nvidia.blakepairing, com.nvidia.bluetooth.*,
• com.nvidia.shieldtech.accessoryui, com.nvidia.ControllerMapper, com.nvidia.remotelocator,
• com.nvidia.irtuner, com.nvidia.NvCPLSvc, com.nvidia.nvaudiosvc, com.nvidia.avsync,
• com.nvidia.shieldservice, com.nvidia.packagemanagerservice, com.android.tv.settings,
• com.android.providers.tv, com.google.android.tv.remote.service, com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith,
• Play Services, Play Store, keychain, com.android.se, the keyboards.
• com.google.android.tvrecommendations - keep it enabled. Disabled, Android stops binding the SHIELD TV
• phone app's input service (com.nvidia.shield.remote.server) at boot: the app still connects, but every
• key fails (docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md). It was disabled on this unit for four days, then re-enabled;
• with launcher/ as Home its sponsored rows have nowhere to show.