Speed up a slow smart TV by having Claude Code strip its bloat apps
His TV had become unbearably slow, so he spent an afternoon with Claude Code connected to it. It disabled 25 preinstalled bloat apps, replaced the 192 MB stock launcher with a custom 83 MB one and added rotating wallpapers.
Source
@0900mihir on X · 2026-10-18
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-18.
What they did
His TV had become unbearably slow, so he spent an afternoon with Claude Code connected to it. It disabled 25 preinstalled bloat apps, replaced the 192 MB stock launcher with a custom 83 MB one and added rotating wallpapers.
Result (as claimed)
A faster TV with a lighter custom launcher; the post drew over 4,500 likes.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo.
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You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Speed up a slow smart TV by having Claude Code strip its bloat apps What the original author did: His TV had become unbearably slow, so he spent an afternoon with Claude Code connected to it. It disabled 25 preinstalled bloat apps, replaced the 192 MB stock launcher with a custom 83 MB one and added rotating wallpapers. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A faster TV with a lighter custom launcher; the post drew over 4,500 likes. Source: https://x.com/0900mihir/status/2111746030228455883 Tools they used: Claude Code, Android TV 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: Speed up a slow smart TV by having Claude Code strip its bloat apps What the original author did: His TV had become unbearably slow, so he spent an afternoon with Claude Code connected to it. It disabled 25 preinstalled bloat apps, replaced the 192 MB stock launcher with a custom 83 MB one and added rotating wallpapers. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A faster TV with a lighter custom launcher; the post drew over 4,500 likes. Source: https://x.com/0900mihir/status/2111746030228455883 Tools they used: Claude Code, Android TV 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: Speed up a slow smart TV by having Claude Code strip its bloat apps What the original author did: His TV had become unbearably slow, so he spent an afternoon with Claude Code connected to it. It disabled 25 preinstalled bloat apps, replaced the 192 MB stock launcher with a custom 83 MB one and added rotating wallpapers. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A faster TV with a lighter custom launcher; the post drew over 4,500 likes. Source: https://x.com/0900mihir/status/2111746030228455883 Tools they used: Claude Code, Android TV 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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