TV Debloat Guide

TCL Fire TV (S5 series, 58S571F) debloat list

14 packages that owners have disabled on the TCL Fire TV without breaking it, grouped by what they do. Copy the commands, run them over ADB, and undo any of them with one line.

Quick start: 3 steps

  1. Connect. Settings → My Fire TV → About, press OK on the device name 7 times, then Developer Options → ADB debugging. Port 5555, accept the prompt on the TV. Then run adb connect <TV-IP>:5555.
  2. Start with: Ads, shopping and content recognition. These are the biggest win and safe on this device:
    adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.shoptv.client
    adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.tv.acr
    adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.tv.democontent.provider
    adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.media.recommendations
  3. Choose the rest. Pick packages in the command generator → or copy all 14 commands below.
Tested on: Fire OS 8 (Android 11), firmware RS8185.3885N, model AFTDEC012E
List last checked: 2026-10-29
Stock home screen: com.amazon.tv.launcher (protected, also owns Settings)
Connecting with ADB: Settings → My Fire TV → About, press OK on the device name 7 times, then Developer Options → ADB debugging. Port 5555, accept the prompt on the TV.

Read this first

Packages safe to disable

Not sure what a name means? See the Google TV package directory.

PackageWhat it is
Ads, shopping and content recognition
com.amazon.shoptv.clientShop on Fire TV
com.amazon.tv.acrAutomatic Content Recognition (what's on screen, HDMI included
com.amazon.tv.democontent.providerretail demo content
com.amazon.media.recommendationssponsored and recommendation rows
com.amazon.sneakpeekautoplaying previews on Home
com.amazon.hybridadidserviceadvertising ID
com.amazon.kso.blackbirdvendor service; purpose not established, nothing broke without it
Telemetry and metrics
com.amazon.wirelessmetrics.serviceWi-Fi metrics upload
com.amazon.perfcollectionperformance telemetry
com.amazon.perfcperformance telemetry
com.amazon.dp.loggerdevice log upload
com.amazon.device.telemetry.emittertelemetry emitter (see the header
Tutorials
com.amazon.storm.lightning.tutorial
com.amazon.tmm.tutorial

Copy-paste commands

Connect first (adb connect <TV-IP>:5555 and accept the prompt on the TV), then run:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.shoptv.client
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.tv.acr
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.tv.democontent.provider
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.media.recommendations
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.sneakpeek
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.hybridadidservice
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.kso.blackbird
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.perfc
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.dp.logger
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.device.telemetry.emitter
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.storm.lightning.tutorial
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.tmm.tutorial

Undo everything

adb shell pm enable com.amazon.shoptv.client
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.tv.acr
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.tv.democontent.provider
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.media.recommendations
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.sneakpeek
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.hybridadidservice
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.wirelessmetrics.service
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.perfcollection
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.perfc
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.dp.logger
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.device.telemetry.emitter
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.storm.lightning.tutorial
adb shell pm enable com.amazon.tmm.tutorial
Advanced: packages with side effects (18)

These were also disabled on the tested device, but each one changes how the TV behaves (casting, the remote's mic, apps you may use, or which screen opens on Home). Only disable them after reading the warnings above.

Want only some of them? Use the command generator to tick the packages you want and copy a ready-made command block with its undo.

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New to ADB on Fire TV? Read the Fire TV debloat guide: what a debloat can and cannot remove, packages never to disable, and the custom launcher situation.

Source list: examples/tcl-58s571f-fire-tv/debloat.txt in CleanYourTV (MIT).