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Developer Uses Claude Code to Build Free Tool That Strips Ads and Telemetry From Android TVs

November 2, 2026 at 07:20 EST

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A developer has built a free tool, CleanYourTV, using Anthropic's Claude Code, to turn off advertising, data collection and sponsored content on Android TV and Google TV devices, and says it now supports more than 400 TV models two weeks after launch.

Consumer software · AI-built tool

A free tool built with Claude Code aims to switch off TV ads and data collection

CleanYourTV runs over home Wi-Fi to turn off telemetry, advertising and sponsored home-screen rows on Android TV and Google TV devices, without rooting the set. Its developer says it now supports more than 400 models two weeks after launch.

400+

TV models claimed as supported

2 weeks

Time since launch when that count was given

Root access needed, per the developer

Claimed model coverage, drawn to scale

Each block is one TV model. Ten columns of 40 blocks equal 400. The claim is "more than 400," and the count is not independently verified.

400+ models claimed. Coverage across firmware versions has not been tested.

How the tool works

STEP 1

Claude Code used to clean up a family TV

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