Claude Code over ADB guts a bloatware-laden Android TV, freeing ~90% more RAM
edwinarbus · x · 2026-10-21
A developer's parents' old Android TV was full of unremovable bloatware and sponsored rows, so he ran Claude Code on his Mac mini and did everything over ADB: it disabled bloatware, tracking and auto-installers, and uninstalled 11 unused apps — free RAM went up about 90%.
It then built a custom launcher with just the apps they actually use, and every change is reversible with one command. A replicable Claude Code + ADB recipe that works for other smart TVs and set-top boxes too.
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