Vibe coding a parent's TV: Claude Code strips 25 Xiaomi packages, kills boot ads
HarperSCarroll · x · 2026-10-19
A user "vibe coded" his parents' smart TV, which forced a sponsored ad before reaching Netflix. He gave Claude Code the TV model number; it located the TV over WiFi, removed 25 preinstalled Xiaomi packages, and wrote a new launcher. Before/after screenshots show a clean, Apple TV-like home screen with the ads gone.
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