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A journalist used Claude Code to disable unwanted apps on three Android and Google TVs, then built a lighter replacement home screen. The specific AI connection is practical: a coding agent handled changes to real TV software, with the user approving what it did.
Why it mattersThe Hindustan Times account says the trials included a five-year-old OnePlus TV, a 2026 Xiaomi model and a Blaupunkt set. The writer reports a smoother experience after removing unwanted apps, and says a curated launcher used less than 50MB of memory compared with about 300MB for Google TV’s apps-only mode. The guide calls for checking the agent’s recommendations, hiding apps rather than deleting them, and keeping scripts to restore changes. Useful tinkering, but a TV is still quite capable of turning one misplaced removal into an evening with the factory-reset menu.
Discuss: Would you let an AI coding agent change your TV’s system settings if you had to approve each step, or is the risk of disabling something important too high?
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