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tv-vibehack
Debloat any Android TV or Google TV over Wi-Fi ADB and replace the ad-filled stock home screen with a clean, tvOS-inspired launcher; the whole thing was built in one afternoon with Claude Code.
Why it matters
Turns a sluggish, ad-covered smart TV into an Apple TV-like experience with no root, no cables, and fully reversible changes — a viral showcase of what a coding agent ships in hours.
What you could build with it
An indie developer could extend this approach into one-click cleanup packs for other neglected smart devices — projectors, routers, e-readers — where a coding agent generates a per-model list of safe-to-disable packages, shows each change for approval, and keeps an automatic backup so every step is reversible.
Does it hold up?
Early but real: the repo passed 2,100 stars within about a day, ships a full package backup plus a restore path, and the launcher is a tiny 1.6MB Java app tuned for 1GB-RAM budget TVs — though reviewers warn an agent with ADB access can silently break critical components.
Built with tv-vibehack
- Android TV Debloat Gets a Free tvOS-Style MakeoverTechAeris · Walks through what tv-vibehack does: backs up the package list, reversibly disables ad and analytics services, and installs a 1.6MB Java launcher with artwork-glow top shelf and a burn-in-safe clock screensaver.
- Clean up your Android TVMert Cobanov · An earlier independent how-to page with the same idea: a copy-paste prompt that drives Claude Code or Codex over ADB to debloat a TV, with every step reversible.
- AI Debloating Risks for Android TV ExplainedAIToolsObserver · Cautionary take: an agent with system access can silently disable critical TV components, and most gains can be replicated manually; recommends using AI for guidance rather than direct system access.
Learn more
First spotted on github: source.
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