# xMazaki/unbloat-android-tv

> A toolkit that strips ads and telemetry from Android TV and installs Zen Home, a minimalist Apple TV-style launcher. Runs from a PC over ADB, all changes reversible.

- Magnitude: 4.1 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 154 total · +25 stars measured 2026-10-24, 16:37–18:42 UTC, ≈ 30 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Apps · Language: Java · Created: 2026-10-24 · Last push: 2026-10-24
- GitHub: https://github.com/xMazaki/unbloat-android-tv · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/xMazaki/unbloat-android-tv

## Useful for

- Disable ads and telemetry on a TCL, Sony or Xiaomi TV via ADB from a PC
- Replace the stock Google TV launcher with Zen Home showing 4–8 apps
- Back up TV settings and app list before making changes

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-24 (UTC), 16:37–18:42: 129 → 154 stars (+25). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +30 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 0 days old and already has 154 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- Top new repositories this week: #145.
- About 33 forks a day — people are taking the code.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 13
- Issues and pull requests: 4
- Watchers: 1
- Average over the last week: 30 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 8

## Stars per day, last 1 day (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-24 … 2026-10-24: 25

## Spotted in now

- Top new repositories this week: #145

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