TCL · Android TV 9 · TCL UnionTV, Latin America (TCL-built like Thomson 32HE5800, Realtek RT2841)
Remove ads from the TCL UnionTV, Latin America
For this TV there are 5 steps. Together they switch off 27 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: Telemetry and feedback
Stops the TV reporting back to the maker and to advertisers.
- TCL analytics / telemetry service
com.tcl.bi - No description from the testers
com.google.android.feedback - No description from the testers
com.google.android.tv.bugreportsender
The rest of the guide
- Step 2: Content rows, promos and auto-installs
- Step 3: Preloaded apps
- Step 4: Off by choice on this unit
- Step 5: Second pass, applied the same day
- 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.