CleanYourTV

In short: CleanYourTV is a open-source productivity AI tool. Free, open-source (MIT) kit that debloats Android TV and Google TV sets over Wi-Fi with Claude Code or another coding agent: it switches off ad and tracking packages and swaps the ad-filled home screen for a clean Apple TV-style launcher. No root, nothing is uninstalled, and one command restores it. The GitHub repo was created on Oct 17, 2026 and passed 5,300 stars in three days after its creator's demo went viral on X (he reports 4.8M views). X Buzz Score: 62/100 (82 posts in 7 days).

Verdict: Free, open-source (MIT) kit that debloats Android TV and Google TV sets over Wi-Fi with Claude Code or another coding agent: it switches off ad and tracking packages and swaps the ad-filled home screen for a clean Apple TV-style launcher. No root, nothing is uninstalled, and one command restores it. The GitHub repo was created on Oct 17, 2026 and passed 5,300 stars in three days after its creator's demo went viral on X (he reports 4.8M views).

Note: It changes system settings on your TV over adb. It is reversible, but read the README and check your model is supported first.

Use this if your Android TV or Google TV is slow and full of ads, and you are comfortable letting a coding agent run adb commands on it.

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Live X Buzz Score

🔥 62/100 Hype updated 20 Oct, 09:32 HKT

82posts, last 24h

82posts, last 7 days

82×24h vs prior daily avg (0)

3,754likes in top 24 sampled posts

Daily X posts, last 7 days (oldest → today): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 82. Score parts: volume 19.2/50, spike 24/25, engagement 18.4/25. Method

Why it's buzzing

@gathint · 2026-10-19

48 hours after the tweet... 4.8M views, 3.5K stars, 118 pull requests, 8 languages. It has a name and a home now. CleanYourTV, at https://t.co/zsbpZy5R28 https://t.co/AQbKzgoEWF

♥ 3,120 · ⟲ 170 · 💬 81 · 👁 169k @RoundtableSpace · 2026-10-19

Your smart TV shows you ads before you even reach Netflix. Claude Code can clean it up over Wi-Fi. Clean Your TV started when a developer fixed his parents' TV with Claude Code. It hit 3.3K stars since Saturday. 1. On the TV: Settings → Device Preferences → About → press OK

♥ 168 · ⟲ 14 · 💬 18 · 👁 45k

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Claude Code: Terminal-based coding agent that edits and runs your repo.
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FAQ

What is CleanYourTV?

Free, open-source (MIT) kit that debloats Android TV and Google TV sets over Wi-Fi with Claude Code or another coding agent: it switches off ad and tracking packages and swaps the ad-filled home screen for a clean Apple TV-style launcher. No root, nothing is uninstalled, and one command restores it. The GitHub repo was created on Oct 17, 2026 and passed 5,300 stars in three days after its creator's demo went viral on X (he reports 4.8M views).

Who should use CleanYourTV?

Use CleanYourTV if your Android TV or Google TV is slow and full of ads, and you are comfortable letting a coding agent run adb commands on it.

Is CleanYourTV free?

CleanYourTV is listed as open-source.

What are alternatives to CleanYourTV?

Alternatives include Claude Code, OpenCode 2.0, Mercury 3, Claude.

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