Debloat a TCL Google TV and add extra privacy settings with Grok Bot
TNFLManDad used the open-source cleanyourtv project over ADB, a debugging connection, to clean up his TCL 65Q750G Google TV. He then had Grok Bot add a few more privacy settings to stop TCL and Google from tracking his household.
Source
@TNFLManDad on X · 2026-10-22
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-24.
What they did
TNFLManDad used the open-source cleanyourtv project over ADB, a debugging connection, to clean up his TCL 65Q750G Google TV. He then had Grok Bot add a few more privacy settings to stop TCL and Google from tracking his household.
Result (as claimed)
A cleaned-up TV with tighter privacy settings.
Tools they used
Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.
Set it up
Define the job
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Share only what is needed
Give Grok Bot the minimum files or access required. Avoid sharing passwords in chat when a safer login flow exists.
Review the plan
Ask the agent to show its plan or draft before it acts, and approve each step that has real consequences.
Check the result
Confirm the outcome yourself (order placed, request sent, document understood) and keep a record.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Debloat a TCL Google TV and add extra privacy settings with Grok Bot What the original author did: TNFLManDad used the open-source cleanyourtv project over ADB, a debugging connection, to clean up his TCL 65Q750G Google TV. He then had Grok Bot add a few more privacy settings to stop TCL and Google from tracking his household. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A cleaned-up TV with tighter privacy settings. Source: https://x.com/TNFLManDad/status/2113099244307427523 Tools they used: Grok Bot, cleanyourtv, ADB Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Debloat a TCL Google TV and add extra privacy settings with Grok Bot What the original author did: TNFLManDad used the open-source cleanyourtv project over ADB, a debugging connection, to clean up his TCL 65Q750G Google TV. He then had Grok Bot add a few more privacy settings to stop TCL and Google from tracking his household. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A cleaned-up TV with tighter privacy settings. Source: https://x.com/TNFLManDad/status/2113099244307427523 Tools they used: Grok Bot, cleanyourtv, ADB Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Debloat a TCL Google TV and add extra privacy settings with Grok Bot What the original author did: TNFLManDad used the open-source cleanyourtv project over ADB, a debugging connection, to clean up his TCL 65Q750G Google TV. He then had Grok Bot add a few more privacy settings to stop TCL and Google from tracking his household. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A cleaned-up TV with tighter privacy settings. Source: https://x.com/TNFLManDad/status/2113099244307427523 Tools they used: Grok Bot, cleanyourtv, ADB Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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