Sony · Android TV 7.0 · Sony BRAVIA KD-49X8307C (2015, "BRAVIA 4K 2015", SVP-DTV15, MediaTek), EU firmware

Remove ads from the Sony BRAVIA KD-49X8307C

For this TV there are 7 steps. Together they switch off 30 things you do not need, and leave 1 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: Telemetry, remote support, bug reports

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

Qterics device agent telemetry com.qterics.da.product
Sony device agent / remote support com.sony.dtv.da.service
Feedback / crash reporter com.google.android.feedback
Bug report sender com.google.android.tv.bugreportsender
Node.js broadcasting for Control4 home automation com.sony.dtv.b2b.vendorprotocol
Samba TV telemetry & ACR ad tracker tv.samba.ssm

The rest of the guide

Step 2: Sony content, ads, shelves and recommendation
Step 3: Retail demo
Step 4: Preloaded help and unused Sony apps
Step 5: Discontinued / unused Google services
Step 6: Voice assistant
Step 7: YouView
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