Developer Uses Claude Code to Debloat Android TV, Open-Sources the Result

A developer has deployed Claude Code as a TV customization tool, disabling bloatware packages and installing a custom launcher on Android TV devices—and released the approach as open-source software. The project, called tv-vibehack, leverages Claude Code to connect to Xiaomi, TCL, Hisense, Sony, and other Android TV or Google TV sets over ADB (Android Debug Bridge) via Wi-Fi, identify manufacturer-installed ad services and telemetry, and disable them without requiring root access. In the initial use case, Claude Code identified and disabled 25 Xiaomi packages on parents' hardware and wrote a tvOS-inspired launcher to replace the stock home screen—a task completed in an afternoon.