TCL 43C645 Debloat List

Android TV 11 (Google TV launcher) · firmware V8-R51MT05-LF1V652 · codename R51MT05

20 preinstalled packages documented in a community list for this model and firmware. Review each app’s purpose and risk before deciding what to disable. Features and compatibility can differ on other firmware versions.

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Notes & quirks on this firmware

firmware V8-R51MT05-LF1V652, Google TV launcher (com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx).
List derived from examples/tcl-65c725 (same Android 11 TCL platform), checked against this unit's packages.
Tested 2026-10-19 on a real unit, applied in three batches with a screenshot after each: Ethernet stayed up,
Home and the D-pad, the launcher's Sources menu (HDMI via TvInputManager), Netflix, and Home from Netflix all
worked, also after a reboot. Private DNS (AdGuard) kept working. Quirks: the stock launcher is
com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx and setupwraith takes HOME as soon as it is disabled; tools/b64push.py
failed its md5 check here, plain `adb push` + `pm install -r` worked.
Stock launcher: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx. HOME fallback com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
takes over once it is disabled, so it is disabled too (group 1b). Home then resolves to the new launcher.
Kept by choice: voice (com.tcl.assistant, katniss), Cast receiver (mediashell), Live TV (com.tcl.tv).
Never disable: com.tcl.providers.config com.tcl.initsetup com.tcl.factory.view com.tcl.system.server
com.tcl.tcl_bt_rcu_service com.tcl.autopair com.tcl.tvinput com.tcl.tv com.tcl.tvpassthrough com.tcl.settings
com.tcl.inputmethod.international com.tcl.sourcemananger com.tcl.keycustomfunctionservice

The debloat list

List ratings derived from source notes · not independently verified. See provenance and dates below.

1. Telemetry, promos, content rows

1. Telemetry, promos, content rows: source package descriptions and risk ratings
Package	What it is	Risk
com.tcl.bi	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.dashboard	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.esticker	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.partnercustomizer	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.messagebox	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.overseasappshow	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.google.android.partnersetup	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.google.android.feedback	Google feedback & telemetry	List: low risk
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer	Function not documented in source	List: caution

1b. Google TV first-run wizard (claims HOME once the stock launcher is off)

1b. Google TV first-run wizard (claims HOME once the stock launcher is off): source package descriptions and risk ratings
Package	What it is	Risk
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith	Function not documented in source	List: caution

2. Extras

2. Extras: source package descriptions and risk ratings
Package	What it is	Risk
com.tcl.useragreement	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.android.webview	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.guard	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.keyhelp	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.tcl.tv.tclhome_passive	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar	Function not documented in source	List: caution
com.google.android.videos	Google Play Movies & TV	List: low risk
tv.wuaki.apptv	Function not documented in source	List: caution

3. Off by choice

3. Off by choice: source package descriptions and risk ratings
Package	What it is	Risk
com.tcl.versionUpdateApp	firmware updater	List: caution
com.tcl.miracast	screen mirroring (Cast receiver kept)	List: caution

Choose apps before running commands

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Source, dates & verification

Derived from Gathin23/cleanyourtv examples (formerly tv-vibehack; MIT). Download the imported source snapshot · MIT source license.

Source review date: 2026-10-20 — document review, not a hardware test.
Upstream-reported test date: 2026-10-19 — upstream evidence, not an independent tvdebloat test.
Independent verification: Not performed by tvdebloat; lastVerified is not set.

Imported from upstream revision e2476661c4700d4ac996f885b663b160f66e38e4.

Ratings are site classifications derived from source notes, not upstream certifications. Read the classification method. Disabling apps can disrupt features; recovery depends on retaining ADB or settings access.