Samsung TVs run Tizen, not Android. There is no ADB shell, so the package lists and commands on the rest of this site do not apply, and no Samsung TV debloater can disable Samsung's own apps. Five things still work.
Debloating Google TV relies on adb shell pm disable-user. Tizen does not have that shell. An owner who probed a 2021 Samsung AU8000 found port 5555 (ADB) closed and no way to disable Samsung's apps or take over the Home button; a 2024 DU7000 in Developer Mode could run a custom app, but the Home button still opened Samsung Home. Guides promising a full "Samsung TV debloat" usually mean the steps below.
| Samsung series | Steps (from Samsung support) |
|---|---|
| A, B, C, D (2021 and newer) | Home → Apps → Apps Settings (scroll down) → pick the app → Delete → Delete → Done |
| K, M, N, R | Home → APPS → Options → pick the app → Delete → Delete |
| E, F, H, J | Smart Hub → Apps → My Apps → Options → Delete My Apps → pick the app → Delete → Yes |
Samsung says some preinstalled applications cannot be removed: on those, Delete is greyed out. That is the limit of what can be uninstalled without root.
| Setting | Set to | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Viewing Information Services | Off | Samsung's ACR, which identifies what is on screen from any input. |
| Interest-Based Advertisements, Customization Service, Improve personalized ads, Get news and special offers | Off | Ad personalisation and marketing. You still see ads, just not targeted ones. |
| Do not track | On | Where offered. |
| Reset PSID | Select | Not on every model; on its own it does not stop personalised ads. |
| Voice Wake-Up (Bixby Settings) | Off | Bixby itself can't be turned off, only its wake word. |
Where to find them:
To stop the home screen and its banners opening at power-on, turn off Autorun Smart Hub (in the Start Screen Options). Exact names vary by year and country.
Point the TV, or better your router, at an ad-blocking DNS service or a home DNS filter such as Pi-hole or AdGuard Home. That blocks many banner and tracking requests from the TV's own software. It does not remove ads inside YouTube, and it can break an app or two that share servers with ads, so keep a way to switch back. Don't block the TV's update servers.
The open source Free My TV home screen runs on Samsung TVs from 2016 or newer (Tizen 2.4+): open Apps, type 1 2 3 4 5 on the remote, turn on Developer mode with your computer's IP as Host PC IP, restart, then install with the community TizenBrew Installer. Turning on Autorun Last App makes the TV start in it. Samsung's home screen still exists behind it and the Home button still opens it.
If you want a real, reversible debloat, plug a streamer into HDMI and use it as the TV's brain: the Google TV Streamer, Chromecast with Google TV, onn 4K Plus or NVIDIA SHIELD all have tested lists here, or see the Fire TV guide. Then set the TV to start on that HDMI input.
Not one that removes Samsung's own apps. Debloat tools for Google TV and Fire TV work over ADB, which Tizen does not have on retail TVs. What exists: deleting the apps Samsung lets you delete, turning off ad and viewing-tracking settings, DNS blocking, and the Free My TV home screen app installed through Developer Mode.
Some. Samsung's own support page says some preinstalled applications cannot be removed: their Delete option is greyed out. Apps you installed can always be deleted.
Turn off Viewing Information Services. On 2019 to 2021 models it is under Settings → Support → Terms & Privacy → Privacy Choices; on 2022 and newer it is under Settings → All Settings → General & Privacy → Terms & Privacy. Home → Privacy Choices works on any year.
They can. Some owners report ad settings switching back on after a firmware update, so check them again after each update.
Not in any way this site covers. Developer Mode lets you install your own apps, but it does not give root, and Samsung's home screen stays.
Sources, checked 2026-11-02: Samsung support: uninstalling apps, CleanYourTV's non-Android settings guide (menu paths by year), Tom's Guide (March 2026), Free My TV. Have an LG TV? See webOS debloat for LG. Hisense? See Hisense TV debloat.