TCL · Google TV · TCL 65Q550G (TCL Smart TV, Google TV 11, V8-R51MT08-LF1V095.021344)
Remove ads from the TCL 65Q550G
For this TV there are 5 steps. Together they switch off 29 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: Batch 1 - telemetry and analytics
Stops the TV reporting back to the maker and to advertisers.
- TCL BI/awareness/identifier services
com.tcl.ttvs - TGuard: device-use tracking, "health info", memory cleaner
com.tcl.guard - "send feedback"
com.google.android.feedback - partner-app attribution
com.google.android.partnersetup
The rest of the guide
- Step 2: Batch 2 - TCL content, ads and promos
- Step 3: Batch 3 - preloaded apps and services not used
- Step 4: Batch 4 - voice and casting
- Step 5: Batch 5 - with the launcher in this repo installed
- 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.