# Hisense Fire TV (Fire TV Edition, AFTCIBFBD1, codename coyote, MediaTek), Fire OS 8.0 / Android 11 (SDK 30), # firmware RS8180.3734N, US. The first Fire OS 8 TV (Fire TV Edition) here. amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-2023/ (Fire OS 8.1) # goes further on packages and its notes apply here too; this list adds what is TV-specific: Alexa voice coming back at # every boot, and HDMI input switching being reserved to Amazon. # # FIRE OS: DEBLOAT ONLY. As on Fire OS 7, com.amazon.tv.launcher and com.amazon.firehomestarter are protected # (pm disable-user and am force-stop are refused) and keep Home. Live TV app: com.amazon.tv.livetv. # # Apply: TV_HOST= tools/disable.sh examples/hisense-fire-tv-aftcibfbd1/debloat.txt # Undo: TV_HOST= tools/restore.sh examples/hisense-fire-tv-aftcibfbd1/debloat.txt com.amazon.tv.launcher # Everything is DISABLED for user 0, not uninstalled. Comment out any line you want to keep. # # Lived with since 2026-10-19, through several reboots: Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Spotify, Settings, the Network # page, Live TV settings and HDMI inputs (via the remote's Input button) all work. # # Fire OS 8 notes: # - com.amazon.vizzini (Alexa voice) comes back ENABLED AT EVERY BOOT. Neither pm disable-user, pm suspend, # `appops set ... RECORD_AUDIO ignore` (not even applied) nor pm uninstall -k --user 0 # (DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR) survives a reboot; re-run this list after one. Everything else stays off. # - Two packages are protected (pm disable-user is refused), so they are commented out below: # com.amazon.ftvads.deeplinking and com.amazon.device.crashmanager. # - AdGuard Private DNS works (mads.amazon-adsystem.com stops resolving) and removes the third-party ad # in the hero banner; Amazon's own promotions stay, they come from the protected launcher. # - Input switching is Amazon-only: its player needs com.amazon.tv.permission.TUNE_INPUT (signature|amazon) and # its picker com.amazon.tv.inputpreference.permission.LAUNCH_INPUTS (signature|privileged). The standard # passthrough URI opens Live TV's settings instead of the input, so a launcher's Inputs button can't switch here. # - Leave the animation scales at 1.0, as on amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-2023/: at 0.5 every entry in the ☰ side menu # (Inputs, Settings, profile) closes the menu and opens nothing. Confirmed on a second set (65U68QF, Canada) by # toggling 1.0 / 0.5 with the list applied. # - Screensavers: Amazon's AmbientManagerService (in system_server) replaces any DreamService with Ambient # Experience ("Stopping Ambient, reason=starting new dream", then "Starting Ambient"), and with # com.amazon.tv.ftvambient disabled it ends the dream at once ("No AmbientService implementations found"). A # third-party screensaver set through screensaver_components never shows. With ambient_turn_off_in_darkroom=1 # the light sensor sends the set straight to sleep from Ambient in a dark room. # - Live TV screens and a sleeping panel both screenshot as plain black; check `dumpsys power | grep mWakefulness`. # Amazon's screens expose no text to uiautomator, so verify the UI with screenshots. # - Owners who use Alexa voice, casting and Ambient: comment out the Alexa and Casting groups and ftvambient. The # 65U68QF set ran that way (vizzini, Alexa extras, cast.sink, AirPlay, Photos and Ambient kept) with the rest of # this list plus kso.blackbird, client.metrics.api and hedwig, and with Amazon Kids (tahoe) off as well, which # this list keeps on purpose: free memory after a cold boot went from about 1.0 GB to 1.6 GB and swap from # 98 % full to empty. # - Second unit: 65U65SFC (U65 Pro series, US), firmware RS8180.3749N, 3.8 GB of RAM. Applied 2026-10-26 in four # batches with a screenshot of Home after each, then rebooted twice: only vizzini came back, everything else stayed # off, and ADB Debugging stayed on. It ran this list (Tubi was not installed) plus the entries marked "tested on # 65U65SFC", with AirPlay kept and Amazon Kids (tahoe) off as well. MemAvailable went from about 1.6 GB before to # 2.0 GB after a reboot. The saved Wi-Fi network belongs to com.amazon.tv.oobe here too. # - On that unit, router-level AdGuard Home blocking amazon-adsystem.com (checked from the TV) did not remove the # Sponsored tile or the hero and bottom banners: they changed after a reboot, so there they come with the # launcher's own feed. # # Kept on purpose: Amazon Kids (com.amazon.tahoe), OTA updates, Live TV, settings, Silk, Appstore, the stock launcher. # Personal choices are marked below: Alexa, AirPlay, Miracast and the preloaded apps. # Ads, shopping and content recognition com.amazon.shoptv.client # Shop on Fire TV com.amazon.tv.acr # Automatic Content Recognition (what's on screen, HDMI included) com.amazon.tv.democontent.provider # retail demo content com.amazon.media.recommendations # sponsored and recommendation rows com.amazon.sneakpeek # autoplaying previews on Home com.amazon.hybridadidservice # advertising ID com.amazon.kso.blackbird # launcher ad sync / bidding (sponsored banner and rows); tested on 65U68QF # com.amazon.ftvads.deeplinking # ad deep links: protected on this firmware # Telemetry and metrics com.amazon.client.metrics.api # metrics client API; tested on 65U68QF com.amazon.wirelessmetrics.service # Wi-Fi metrics upload com.amazon.perfcollection # performance telemetry com.amazon.perfc # performance telemetry com.amazon.dp.logger # device log upload com.amazon.device.telemetry.emitter # telemetry emitter com.amazon.ceviche # data collection pipelines; tested on 65U65SFC com.amazon.livedeviceservice # live device reporting; tested on 65U65SFC com.amazon.privacypassservice # privacy pass token service; tested on 65U65SFC com.amazon.tv.developer.dataservice # personalization data for third-party apps; tested on 65U65SFC com.amazon.wifilocker # uploads Wi-Fi passwords to Amazon; tested on 65U65SFC # com.amazon.device.crashmanager # crash report upload: protected on this firmware # Tutorials com.amazon.storm.lightning.tutorial com.amazon.tmm.tutorial com.amazon.tv.ffsprovisioneeclient # frustration-free setup client; tested on 65U65SFC # Popups and promos (tested on 65U65SFC) com.amazon.tv.releasenotes # "what's new" com.amazon.systemnotices # system notices popups com.amazon.uxnotification # UX notification popups com.amazon.tv.easyupgrade # "upgrade your Fire TV" promos com.amazon.providers.contentsupport # content support provider # Alexa (personal choice; vizzini comes back at every boot, see the header) com.amazon.vizzini # Alexa voice on Fire TV com.amazon.tv.alexaalerts com.amazon.tv.alexanotifications com.amazon.alexamediaplayer.runtime.ftv com.amazon.alexa.externalmediaplayer.fireos com.amazon.aca # Alexa hints/cues providers; tested on 65U65SFC com.amazon.spotify.mediabrowserservice # Spotify for Alexa (the Spotify app is separate); tested on 65U65SFC com.amazon.rtcsessioncontroller # Alexa calling / Drop In; tested on 65U65SFC com.amazon.ods.kindleconnect # "show on Fire TV" from Echo / Fire tablet; tested on 65U65SFC # Casting (personal choice) com.apple.airplay.amazon.airplay # AirPlay receiver: keep if you cast from an iPhone or Mac com.amazon.cast.sink # Miracast screen mirroring # Preloaded apps (personal choice) com.tubitv.ott # Tubi com.amazon.bueller.music # Amazon Music com.amazon.bueller.photos # Amazon Photos com.amazon.minitv.android.app # miniTV com.amazon.naatyam # Naatyam com.amazon.gamehub # games hub com.amazon.hedwig # Fire TV Channels (free ad-supported channels row); tested on 65U68QF com.amazon.tv.ftvambient # Ambient Experience screensaver com.amazon.tv.localgallery # Gallery; tested on 65U65SFC com.amazon.spiderpork # Amazon Luna; tested on 65U65SFC