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Remove Unwanted (Pre-Installed) Apps from Your Smart Tv

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Here's how: beebom.com/how-remove-pre-installed-apps-android-tv/

I have a Sharp TV 4K and it's really good, but it annoyed me it had apps I didn't agree to to being installed so through that method I got them uninstalled.

The physical buttons on the remote (Netflix / YouTube / Prime Video / Google Play Movies) now don't do anything though I don't mind it. If anything, I would have preferred a remote without those buttons.

PhilipMarc
a year ago
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MelissaLee1

I love my Roku box.I just install the apps I want.Lots of old B/W Public Domain films but I likes em anyway.

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PhilipMarc

MelissaLee1 What app is that with those movies?

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Pfs

Buy a spare remote control from eBay or Amazon

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PhilipMarc

Pfs While it'd be better if they weren't there, I don't mind it too much.

Heck, I remember there's an app to reconfigure buttons so I might config them to SmartTube, Kodi, File Manager (browse a USB stick), etc.

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martinlufc5637

Most of the apps on smart TVs are rubbish anyway, I've used YouTube are few times and that's it

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PhilipMarc

martinlufc5637 I use SmartTube instead because it has no ads. It's like ReVanced for TVs.

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BonzoBanana

Smart tube Next is brilliant. I even use it on my phone and tablet. I think it has been disappearing on some people's firesticks though as amazon updated their software although this might just be in the USA not sure.

My Finlux 4K 3D TV came with useless apps as it has its own basic smart TV system. I don't think I've ever really used them.

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BonzoBanana

You can get android button mapper apps that enable you to re-use buttons for other apps. They might be worth exploring to get smart tube next to load instead of youtube when you hit the youtube button. I'm guessing if you have removed the youtube app maybe this is possible.

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PhilipMarc

BonzoBanana Yep, that's the idea.

Smart TVs would be better if they came clean and the user would install the apps he/she wants. Same goes for phones/tablets.

Sadly, that's not happening. 😕

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BonzoBanana

PhilipMarc I think the TV manufacturers get paid to include Netflix, Youtube and other buttons on their remotes and it helps subsidise the price of the TV a little bit.

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