By manufacturer

• Why Samsung and LG sets are out of scope here

  If your television is a Samsung or an LG, the short answer is that there is nothing here for you. The long one explains why.

• Cleaning up an Amazon Fire TV

  Fire OS is modified Android. That means ADB works, and that you have to be more careful.

• Cleaning up a Xiaomi Mi TV

  Mi TVs carry the PatchWall layer on top of Android TV. That is where nearly everything people want gone lives.

• Cleaning up a Toshiba, CHiQ or own-brand TV

  Behind half a dozen brands sit three manufacturers. Knowing which one you got solves half the problem.

• Cleaning up a TCL Android TV

  TCL was among the first to bet on Android TV at the budget end. That means a lot of live sets and a lot of abandoned software.

• Cleaning up a Sony Bravia Android TV

  Sony was early to Android TV at the premium end. Their Bravias age well on panel and less well on software.

• Cleaning up a Sharp or Panasonic Android TV

  Two manufacturers who move between Android and their own systems. First job: work out what you have.

• Cleaning up a Philips Android TV

  Philips televisions are built by TP Vision, and it shows in the package names.

• Cleaning up a Nokia or Thomson StreamView TV

  Two familiar brands, one manufacturer behind them, and software rather cleaner than usual.

• Cleaning up a Hisense Android TV

  Hisense mixes Android TV with its own VIDAA layer depending on the model. The first job is working out which you have.

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