Fire TV sticks and Fire TV Edition TVs run Fire OS, Amazon's version of Android. You can switch off Amazon's telemetry, ad services, shopping promos and, on TVs, the viewing tracker from a computer, without root, and undo it with one command. The home screen itself stays.
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adb connect <FIRE-TV-IP>:5555
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.wirelessmetrics.service
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.perfcollection
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.dp.logger
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.shoptv.clientEach list was tested on one Fire OS version. A newer version of the same line (for example 8.1.8.x on Fire OS 8) usually keeps the same packages, but an update can switch some back on: run the list again after updating.
| Device | Fire OS tested | Model code |
|---|---|---|
| Fire TV Stick 4K Max | Fire OS 7.7.1.3 (Android 9) | AFTKA |
| Fire TV Stick 4K (2023) | Fire OS 8.1.8.5 (Android 11) | AFTKM |
| Fire TV Stick 4K (2018) | Fire OS 6.7.1.1 (Android 7.1.2) | AFTMM |
| Fire TV Stick Lite | Fire OS 7.7.1.7 (Android 9) | AFTSS |
| Amazon Fire TV Omni | Fire OS 7.7.1.x (Android 9) | AFTTIFF43 |
| Hisense Fire TV | Fire OS 8.1.8.0 (Android 11) | AFTOLCBC82 |
| TCL Fire TV | Fire OS 8 (Android 11) | AFTDEC012E |
| Toshiba Fire TV | Fire OS 7 (Android 9) | AFTHA004 |
Xiaomi F2 owners: see the Xiaomi TV page and its link to the tested F2 list. Not listed: Fire TV Cube (2nd and 3rd gen) and the basic Fire TV Stick have no tested list yet. The 1st-gen Cube is close to the Fire TV Stick 4K (2018) list; for Fire OS 8 devices start from the Fire TV Stick 4K (2023) list and compare it with adb shell pm list packages. More models: CleanYourTV examples (search for amazon or fire-tv).
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| Thing you want gone | Removable? | How |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon telemetry, usage and crash reporting | Mostly | The package lists. A few metrics packages are protected and refuse to turn off. |
| Ad ID, ad services, shopping promos | Yes | The package lists, plus Settings → Preferences → Privacy Settings → Interest-based Ads off. |
| Viewing tracker (ACR) on Fire TV Edition TVs | Yes | com.amazon.tv.acr is on every TV list. |
| Hero banner and Sponsored row on Home | Partly | They come from the home screen's own feed. An ad-blocking DNS removes third-party ads in the banner on some models; Amazon's own promos stay. |
| Video and audio autoplay on Home | Yes | Settings → Preferences → Featured Content → turn off autoplay. |
| The Amazon home screen itself | No | It is protected. See the FAQ on custom launchers. |
| Alexa | Optional | Listed under "side effects" on each device page; the core voice package turns itself back on at every boot. |
com.amazon.tv.launcher (Home, and on some TVs the Settings grid) and com.amazon.tv.settingscom.amazon.tv.oobe: needed for a factory reset, and on some models it owns your saved Wi-Ficom.amazon.venezia (Appstore), com.amazon.tv.ime (keyboard), remote and Bluetooth services, OTA updatescom.amazon.imp: on a Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd gen) disabling it with the shopping packages left Home blackcom.mediatek.tvinput and com.amazon.tv.livetvAmazon has blocked home screen replacement several times: a 2022 update stopped third-party launchers, Amazon later blacklisted the popular Launcher Manager app, and Launcher Manager Mini (April 2024) restored it with a less robust method that works on some models and not others. A system-privilege exploit found in September 2025 was patched in October 2025 by Fire OS 8.1.5.3 and 7.7.0.6. Projects such as dumbtv ship their own home screen that opens over Amazon's. If you rely on one, expect a future update to break it, and keep the package debloat as the part that lasts.
adb shell pm enable <package>Each device page has a full undo block. A factory reset (Settings → My Fire TV → Reset to Factory Defaults) brings everything back.
The usual causes: some packages are protected and answer Cannot disable a protected package (expected, skip them); Alexa voice (com.amazon.vizzini) turns itself back on at every boot; a Fire OS update re-enabled packages; ADB debugging switched itself off after a reboot; or the device runs Vega OS, which has no ADB at all.
Models that run Vega OS instead of Android-based Fire OS: the Fire TV Stick 4K Select (2025), the 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick HD (2026) and the 3rd-gen Fire TV Stick 4K, according to AFTVnews. They have no ADB debugging, so nothing on this page applies to them.
Not by disabling it: com.amazon.tv.launcher is protected. Community tools such as Launcher Manager Mini open another launcher when you press Home, but Amazon has blocked earlier methods with updates, and an October 2025 update (Fire OS 8.1.5.3 and 7.7.0.6) closed the most recent exploit. Treat any custom home screen as something a future update may break.
It frees memory that background services were using. On a Hisense Fire TV the free memory after a reboot went from about 463 MB to about 740 MB. Menus feel quicker on 1 GB devices such as the Fire TV Stick Lite; streaming quality does not change.
Yes, several. dumbtv (MIT) scripts the cleanup for Fire TV sticks, Cubes and Fire TV Edition TVs, adds a DNS filter and its own home screen. Amazon Fire Toolbox by Datastream33 is a long-running Windows freeware tool. Fire Tools (MIT) is aimed mainly at Fire tablets. The command generator on this site gives you the plain ADB commands for each tested device. Side by side: TV debloat tools compared.
Only for a few older models with an unlocked bootloader, shared on XDA Forums. Flashing one is far riskier than disabling packages and cannot be undone with one command. This site sticks to reversible ADB changes.
It can turn some packages back on. Keep your command list and run it again after an update. Every change here is undone with adb shell pm enable <package> or a factory reset.
No. Everything uses ADB debugging, which Fire OS offers in Developer Options. Packages are disabled for your user, not deleted.
Sources, checked 2026-10-29: CleanYourTV device lists (MIT), dumbtv (MIT), AFTVnews on Vega OS models, AFTVnews on the 2025 launcher patch. Have a Google TV or Android TV instead? See the Google TV guide or the Android TV guide.