TCL · Google TV 14 · TCL 55C7K QD-Mini LED, 2025, UK (G08, MediaTek tcl9618)
Remove ads from the TCL 55C7K QD-Mini LED, 2025, UK
For this TV there are 7 steps. Together they switch off 32 things you do not need, and leave 19 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: TCL tracking and analytics
Stops the TV reporting back to the maker and to advertisers.
- Samba TV ACR viewing tracking, TCL "BI" analytics, Alexa core, T-Cast, firmware updater
com.tcl.ttvs - log capture and upload
com.tcl.logkit - TCL account sign-in nags
com.tcl.usercenter
The rest of the guide
- Step 2: TCL content, ads and promos
- Step 3: Retail demo
- Step 4: Preloaded apps and services
- Step 5: Off by choice on this unit
- Step 6: Kept on this unit
- Step 7: launcherx is disabled by launcher/build-and-install.sh
- 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.