# TCL 65EP68 (Europe; product/device and ro.product.model "BeyondTV"; board RTD2851, ro.hardware # rtd285o; client type TCL-EU-RT2851-S1), Android TV 11 (API 30), build PPR1.180610.011, incremental # AR06, software V8-R851T02-LF1V722, security patch 2022-09-05. 3840x2160 panel, but the Android TV # UI is drawn at 1920x1080 (wm size) at 320 dpi (wm density), as on other Realtek RTD2851 sets. # Fingerprint: TCL/BeyondTV/BeyondTV:11/PPR1.180610.011/AR06:user/release-keys # # Tested on 24 October 2026 on one set, applied in three batches with a reboot between the second and # the third. Nothing came back after the reboot. NOT yet lived with for days. # # Apply: TV_HOST= tools/disable.sh examples/tcl-65ep68/debloat.txt # Undo: TV_HOST= tools/restore.sh examples/tcl-65ep68/debloat.txt # Everything is DISABLED, not uninstalled. Comment out any line you want to keep. # # Stock launcher: com.google.android.tvlauncher (Home priority 2). # Live TV: com.tcl.tv (.TVActivity). It is also the ONLY app on this firmware that answers the channel # MIME type (android.intent.action.VIEW with vnd.android.cursor.item/channel), which is how the # launcher's Inputs menu opens an HDMI or AV port. Disabled, the ports still list but opening one does # nothing, so it stays enabled and is only hidden from the grid (examples/tcl-65ep68/config.json). # com.tcl.tvinput carries both the HDMI/AV passthrough input and the tuner input, so it stays too. # # Already disabled from the factory on this set, so not listed below: the 15 uk.co.freeview.* UK # catch-up apps, com.tcl.gallery, com.tcl.notereminder, com.tcl.smartalexa, com.tcl.usercenter, # au.com.stan.and, tv.wuaki.apptv, com.google.android.apps.nbu.smartconnect.tv. # # Kept deliberately (system-relevant or the owner uses it): com.tcl.tvinput, com.tcl.tv, # com.tcl.autopair (Bluetooth remote pairing), com.tcl.xian.StartandroidService (device # authentication), com.tcl.guard, com.tcl.settings, com.tcl.providers.config, com.tcl.systemserver, # com.tcl.keycustomfunctionservice (FallbackHome), com.tcl.overlay.systemui, # com.tcl.inputmethod.international, com.tcl.initsetup (setupwizard action hook), # com.tcl.factory.view (never started, never disabled), # com.tcl.versionUpdateApp (firmware updater: TCL's OTA servers no longer answer for this platform, # so it is kept for the Settings menu, not for updates), com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith # (owns the saved Wi-Fi network, so tools/disable.sh skips it anyway), com.google.android.gms, # com.google.android.gsf, com.android.vending, com.google.android.tv.remote.service (the phone # remote), and the Nordic streaming apps no.nrk.tv, no.tv2.sumo, no.get.play.tv and # allente.b2c.tvclient. allente.b2c.tvclient declares no LEANBACK_LAUNCHER activity, so it never # appears as a tile. # TCL telemetry and content feed com.tcl.bi # analytics / telemetry service com.tcl.tv.tclhome_passive # pushes TCL content to the home screen at boot com.tcl.dashboard # TCL dashboard / promo surface com.tcl.waterfall.overseas # waterfall promo rows on the home screen com.tcl.overseasappshow # promotes preloaded apps com.tcl.partnercustomizer # partner-driven home screen customisation com.tcl.esticker # stickers/decoration on the home screen com.tcl.copydatatotv # "copy my data to the TV" helper com.tcl.common.shortcutmenu # its own shortcut menu overlay com.tcl.messagebox # TCL message / promo inbox com.tcl.useragreement # consent / privacy screen # Google content rows, ads and background odds and ends com.google.android.tvrecommendations # recommendation rows: the ad surface on Android TV com.google.android.backdrop # Backdrop photo-stream screensaver com.google.android.feedback # feedback collector com.google.android.play.games # Play Games com.google.android.partnersetup # RLZ client ID (attribution/tracking) com.google.android.onetimeinitializer # one-off first-boot initialiser com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar # calendar sync adapter com.google.android.marvin.talkback # screen reader com.google.android.tts # text-to-speech android.autoinstalls.config.tcl.device # Play Auto Install stub (preload installer) # Off by choice on this set: the voice assistant and its microphone. Comment out to keep the remote's # voice button working. com.tcl.assistant com.tcl.micmanager com.google.android.katniss com.google.android.tv.assistant # Off by choice: casting and screen mirroring. Comment out if you cast from a phone; Chromecast is # com.google.android.apps.mediashell and also answers the Cast ports 8008/8009/8443. com.google.android.apps.mediashell com.tcl.miracast com.tcl.MultiScreenInteraction_TV # Off by choice: the TCL USB media player. Unused on a set driven from an HDMI input. com.tcl.ui_mediaCenter # Off by choice: every streaming app except the Nordic ones the owner uses. com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom com.disney.disneyplus com.hbo.hbonow com.netflix.ninja tv.pluto.android com.google.android.videos com.google.android.youtube.tv com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic