Troubleshooting

• Working out what a package does before removing it

  Before deleting something called com.manufacturer.dtvsvc it is worth finding out what it does. You can.

• The TV's Wi-Fi keeps dropping

  A classic on older televisions, and it is not always the router's fault.

• The TV is running out of space

  The 8 GB on the box becomes 4 real and 400 MB free. Here is what to do.

• Restoring an app you uninstalled

  The way back in one command, and the fallback for when that command is not enough.

• Netflix or Disney+ stopped working after cleaning up

  Almost always a dependency that did not look like one. It is fixable.

• My TV is stuck on the logo at startup

  The worst-case scenario, which still has a fix because the firmware was never touched.

• My Android TV is slow: what to do

  The panel has not failed. What has failed is what runs on top of it, and that can be fixed.

• I lost the remote after removing something

  The most uncomfortable scenario, and why it almost always has a fix without touching anything physically.

• How to do a factory reset

  The safety net under everything we do here. Worth knowing how to use before you need it.

• Developer options are not showing up

  Seven taps that do nothing. Here are the reasons and the alternative routes.

• Common mistakes when cleaning up a TV

  Seven mistakes that keep repeating, costing between ten minutes and an afternoon.

• ADB will not connect to my TV

  Eight possible causes, ordered by likelihood. The first solves half of them.

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