Xiaomi · Android TV 9 · Xiaomi Mi Box S (MIBOX4, oneday), streaming box

Remove ads from the Xiaomi Mi Box S

For this TV there are 8 steps. Together they switch off 22 things you do not need, and leave 8 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: Xiaomi + Google telemetry and ad tracking

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

Mi analytics: reads logs and app usage com.miui.tv.analytics
Alphonso ad tracking, reads app usage stats tv.alphonso.alphonso_eula
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: Xiaomi background services
Step 3: PatchWall, content rows, promos, auto-installs
Step 4: Personal choice
Step 5: Personal choice
Step 6: Preloaded apps
Step 7: Google Ambient photo screensaver, replaced by the
Step 8: Already disabled on this unit before we started
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