Sony · Android TV 10 · Sony XR-65X90J (2021, BRAVIA_VH2, MediaTek MT5895), China

Remove ads from the Sony XR-65X90J

For this TV there are 8 steps. Together they switch off 34 things you do not need, and leave 15 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, device agents and remote support

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

Sony IDD usage-data agent; native iddd keeps running without root com.sonyericsson.idd.agent
bug report uploader com.sony.dtv.sonybugreportsys
viewing context providers used for recommendations and profiling com.sony.dtv.usercontext
BRAVIA Connect / phone remote-start authorisation com.sony.dtv.seeds.auth

The rest of the guide

Step 2: demo / shop mode
Step 3: help, support and unused Sony surfaces
Step 4: BRAVIA CAM leftovers
Step 5: China promotion / IoT
Step 6: always-running services, off by choice to free memory
Step 7: commercial / hotel
Step 8: DLNA, off by choice
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