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Replace your Sony TV's home screen with family profiles and a market dashboard

In one conversation with Claude Code, kaarrtthikeyan gave his Sony Bravia a new home screen that replaces Google TV, with three family profiles (kids, me, us) that switch automatically by configured times and a live market dashboard for NIFTY and stocks.

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@kaarrtthikeyan on X · 2026-10-22

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-24.

What they did

In one conversation with Claude Code, kaarrtthikeyan gave his Sony Bravia a new home screen that replaces Google TV, with three family profiles (kids, me, us) that switch automatically by configured times and a live market dashboard for NIFTY and stocks.

Result (as claimed)

A family-aware TV home screen.

Tools they used

Claude Code

Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.

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  1. Define the job

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  2. Share only what is needed

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  3. Review the plan

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  4. Check the result

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Goal: Replace your Sony TV's home screen with family profiles and a market dashboard
What the original author did: In one conversation with Claude Code, kaarrtthikeyan gave his Sony Bravia a new home screen that replaces Google TV, with three family profiles (kids, me, us) that switch automatically by configured times and a live market dashboard for NIFTY and stocks.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): A family-aware TV home screen.
Source: https://x.com/kaarrtthikeyan/status/2113272264502505702
Tools they used: Claude Code
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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Guides for this use case

How to remove ads and bloatware from your smart TV with AI · How to build a dashboard with AI agents · How to build a custom Android TV or Google TV launcher with AI · How to set up an AI family assistant

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