Sony · Google TV 14 · Sony BRAVIA 4K AE2 (BRAVIA_AE2, MediaTek MT5897), North America

Remove ads from the Sony BRAVIA 4K AE2

For this TV there are 7 steps. Together they switch off 36 things you do not need, and leave 5 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: tracking / ads / recommendations

Removes sponsored banners and recommendation rows.

Samba TV (ACR viewing data) tv.samba.ssm
Samba TV's opt-in and settings screens tv.samba.ssm.ui
(new) Qterics device agent com.qterics.da.product
No description from the testers com.sony.dtv.da.service
(new) Sony usage data com.sonyericsson.idd.agent
viewing context for recommendations com.sony.dtv.usercontext
No description from the testers com.sony.dtv.seeds.iot
No description from the testers com.sony.dtv.promos
No description from the testers com.sony.dtv.sonyselect
Sony tab on the Google TV home; unused once launcherx is off com.sony.dtv.sonytab
(new) com.google.android.feedback
(new) bug-report uploader com.sony.dtv.sonybugreportsys
(new) broadcasts model/MAC/IP over SDDP com.sony.dtv.b2b.vendorprotocol
(new) Play auto-install of partner apps android.autoinstalls.config.sony.bravia

The rest of the guide

Step 2: demo / shop mode
Step 3: help
Step 4: Sony extras, disabled by choice
Step 5: North American broadcast tuner
Step 6: preloaded apps, disabled by choice
Step 7: Home
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