People Use Vibe Coding to Strip Ads From Smart TVs

Smart TV owners are turning to vibe coding and AI agents like Claude Code to remove ads, preinstalled apps and tracking. Projects such as dumbtv and Cleanyourtv target Android TV and Google TV, replace the home screen and promise reversible changes.

• dumbtv removes ads, tracking, Alexa and unwanted apps
• Cleanyourtv works with Android TV and Google TV over Wi-Fi
• Claude Code walked a user through removing ads and trackers
• An AI agent installs and tunes the setup for a specific TV