Sony BRAVIA XBR-65X900F (2018) Debloat List

Notes & quirks on this firmware

• Product BRAVIA_ATV3_4K_UC, model string "BRAVIA 4K GB ATV3". Android TV 9 (API 28), 2 GB RAM.
• Firmware BRAVIA_ATV3_4K_UC-user 9 PTT1.190515.001.S54 672201 release-keys, security patch 2022-01-05
• Everything is DISABLED, not uninstalled. Comment out any line you want to keep.
• Applied 2026-10-19 and checked across a reboot (list still disabled, launcher still Home, HDMI and
• Live TV fine). Not lived with for weeks yet: re-enable anything that breaks with `pm enable <package>`.
• Same Android 9 firmware build as examples/sony-xbr-x900e and sony-bravia-4k-gb (ATV2), one platform
• generation newer (ATV3, MT5891). Package set is the same apart from the ATV3 panel/HDMI services.
• Stock launcher: com.google.android.tvlauncher (restore.sh's default).
• Live TV / input app: com.sony.dtv.tvx. Keep it: it also plays every HDMI input and the ATSC tuner.
• Keep: com.sony.dtv.tvinput.*, braviasync* (HDMI-CEC), remotepairing, rcpowerkey, uinputservice,
• imeproxy, sonysystemservice, settingsprovider, all com.mediatek.* and mtktvapi.agent, timers.
• Already off on this TV before the list (owner or factory): tv.samba.ssm and com.sony.dtv.promos (both
• listed below anyway), com.sony.rvu, actionmenu.plugin.harmony, Vudu, Play Movies, Play Games.
• Notes from this firmware:
• - ADB: Developer options > USB debugging opens port 5555 (Android 9: no Wireless debugging pairing);
• the TV then shows the usual "Allow USB debugging?" prompt. Tick "Always allow".
• - The sponsored banner at the top of the stock home (Hulu, Apple TV+ promos) comes from
• com.google.android.tvlauncher itself and survives disabling tvrecommendations; only replacing the
• launcher removes it.
• - Sony Settings pages (About, Status) return an empty screencap; read them with `uiautomator dump`.
• - The retail model number is not in getprop or UPnP (both say "BRAVIA 4K GB ATV3"); read it off the
• sticker or the Help app.
• - Launcher works. Same as the X900E: the stock launcher's HOME filter wins until
• com.google.android.tvlauncher is disabled; disable it, then `cmd package set-home-activity
• com.gathin.tvhome/.MainActivity`. Home key from inside apps returns to the new launcher.
• - Inputs works: HDMI 1-4 (HDMI 3/ARC), Video and Live TV listed via com.sony.dtv.tvx. This firmware
• reports real per-port status ("No device" / "Connected"), not every port as connected.
• config.xml: hidden_apps com.sony.dtv.tvx and com.sony.dtv.tvxlauncher.programguide,
• live_tv_package com.sony.dtv.tvx.
• Left enabled on purpose: features, not bloat. Uncomment any line to disable it too.