Vibe-coding a Xiaomi TV with Claude Code: 25 bloatware packages removed, custom launcher installed
SuhailKakar · x · 2026-10-19
A dev fed his parents' TV model number to Claude Code, which found the TV on WiFi, stripped 25 Xiaomi bloatware packages, and wrote a new launcher — "looks like an Apple TV now." Another user one-upped it by overlaying live Polymarket game-odds charts on his TV during NFL games. A showcase of how cheap hardware hacks have become with coding agents.
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