He used AI and adb to strip the junk off his Android TV

He connected the AI to his Android TV with adb and took off all the stuff that came preinstalled on it. He says the TV is now left exactly how he wants it.

How it works

Connects the AI to the TV with adb
The AI removes the preinstalled junk
The TV is left clean

Why it’s worth knowing

A coding agent cleaned up a television, not a computer, and took off everything the maker had loaded onto it.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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