Sony BRAVIA KD-65X80J Debloat List

Notes & quirks on this firmware

• firmware BRAVIA_VH2_PA-user 10 QTG3.200305.006.S118 656601, India. 3 GB RAM, but only 4 GB for /data.
• Live TV / input app: com.sony.dtv.tvx (set it as live_tv_package and hide it in the launcher config;
• it also plays every HDMI input: HDMI 1-4 and AV show up in the Inputs menu).
• Stock launcher: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx (pass it to restore.sh; build-and-install.sh finds it).
• Everything is DISABLED, not uninstalled. Comment out any line you want to keep.
• Keep (TV needs them): com.sony.dtv.tvx, tvinput.*, braviasync* (HDMI-CEC), tvapi, sonysystemservice,
• settingsprovider, all com.mediatek.* and mtktvapi.agent, recapp (recordings), reminderservice, timers,
• remotecontrolsettings, irblaster/irbservice, com.uei.quicksetsdk.sony, imeproxy, webapi.core (Sony IP control),
• homenetwork (also holds network standby / power settings), the uid-1000 packages (ondservice,
• preinappfiltering, rs232csupport, browser.webappservice, android.tv.profile).
• Kept by choice here, safe to add if you don't use them: Google Assistant (katniss, tv.assistant,
• assistantadapter, voicesearch), Chromecast (apps.mediashell), phone remote (tv.remote.service*), Sony updates,
• Prime Video, Sony Media Player (smartmediaapp, osat.music), Alexa/Google Home control (seeds.iot*,
• seeds.auth), Ambient mode (apps.tv.dreamx), Living Decor (livingfit), Miracast service (mediatek.wfd).
• Already disabled at the factory or by the owner before this list: homekit, promos,
• vewd.core.integration.dia, Apple TV, kenhchonloc, youtube.tvmusic, b2b.softap, screnmirroring.com.
• Notes from this firmware:
• - Home: launcherx has priority 2 and the setup wizard's RecoveryActivity priority 1, so setupwraith is in
• this list (batch 6); with it disabled, build-and-install.sh set Home on the first try and it survives
• reboots. Re-enable it before a factory reset (restore.sh does).
• - /data is 4 GB and was 99% full with a handful of streaming apps: the first launcher install failed with
• "Requested internal only, but not enough space". `tools/tv.py 'pm trim-caches 1G'` freed ~450 MB.
• - `svc power reboot` is killed on this firmware; use `adb reboot` (and check `uptime`).
• - A key remapper (Button Mapper) was sending Home to another launcher; turn its accessibility service off.
• - The Sony tab on the Google TV home stays as a label after sonytab is disabled; it only goes with launcherx.
• - Applied in batches on one evening with reboots and checks after each (Home, Settings, inputs, Media Player,
• no crashes). Not yet lived with for weeks; if something breaks, `pm enable <package>` and please report it.