Sony · Android TV 8.0.0 · Sony BRAVIA XBR-55X850D (Android model "BRAVIA 4K 2015"), firmware 6.827
Remove ads from the Sony BRAVIA XBR-55X850D
For this TV there are 5 steps. Together they switch off 19 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: Viewing tracker
Stops the TV reporting back to the maker and to advertisers.
- Samba TV automatic content recognition
tv.samba.ssm
The rest of the guide
- Step 2: Sony/Google content rows, promotions and partner
- Step 3: Device agents, feedback and optional home-automation
- Step 4: Optional help/media/apps not used in this Roku-primary
- Step 5: Home handover ONLY after installing, launching and
- 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.