Philips · Android TV 12 · Philips 75PUS8505/12 (TP Vision TPM191E, PH9M_EA_5599, MediaTek MT5887), Europe

Remove ads from the Philips 75PUS8505/12

For this TV there are 8 steps. Together they switch off 19 things you do not need, and leave 2 services alone that the TV needs to work. Nothing is deleted, and every step can be undone. The list comes from owners who tested it on their own TVs; we have not re-tested it on yours.

What the first step does

Step 1: TP Vision telemetry

Stops the TV reporting back to the maker and to advertisers.

"DAC" analytics uploader, INTERNET, ~40 MB resident org.droidtv.candeebug
metrics collector sharing candeebug's process org.droidtv.gel
"UsageLogger": remote keypress logging (LogKeySvc), INTERNET, ~40 MB org.droidtv.usagelogger

The rest of the guide

Step 2: Philips content promos and the app gallery
Step 3: Retail demo
Step 4: Google telemetry and first-setup leftovers
Step 5: Voice assistants this owner does not use
Step 6: DTS Play-Fi, wireless multi-room speakers
Step 7: Preinstalled streaming apps this owner does not use
Step 8: Stock launcher and its content engine, replaced by
What is left alone, the Mac and Windows files, the undo files and the testers' notes

$9.90 once unlocks every model. 7-day refund. Details