Sony · Android TV 7.0 · Sony BRAVIA KD-55X8509C (2015, "BRAVIA 4K 2015", SVP-DTV15, MediaTek), EU firmware
Remove ads from the Sony BRAVIA KD-55X8509C
For this TV there are 6 steps. Together they switch off 26 things you do not need, and leave 6 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
com.qterics.da.product - Sony device agent / remote support
com.sony.dtv.da.service - No description from the testers
com.google.android.feedback - No description from the testers
com.google.android.tv.bugreportsender - Node.js broadcasting model/MAC/IP for Control4-style home automation
com.sony.dtv.b2b.vendorprotocol
The rest of the guide
- Step 2: Sony and Google content, ads and recommendations
- Step 3: Retail demo
- Step 4: Preloaded help and apps
- Step 5: Voice assistant, off by owner's choice
- Step 6: 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
Adapted from the MIT-licensed Gathin23/cleanyourtv lists (Copyright (c) 2026 Gathin). Not affiliated. Changing a TV's software may affect its warranty; you do this at your own risk.