Image: reddit.com · My TCL TV’s home screen was full of ads, so I had Claude Code build a 173 KB replacement.
A 173 KB replacement home screen for a TCL Google TV
Claude Code built the Nullofy TV launcher over ADB, measuring each step, and switched off the TV's ad and recognition processes.
Credits
- Reddit poster datainsightguy Source ↗
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The full story
The poster's TCL Google TV home screen showed a sponsored row and autoplaying trailers before their own apps. They had Claude Code build a replacement, with the rule "don't tell me it's better, measure it". The result, Nullofy TV, is a 173 KB MIT-licensed carousel launcher with two layouts, three modes and public-domain art wallpapers.
Claude worked over ADB on Wi-Fi, installing each build and checking screenshots from the TV. It found the TV's screen-recognition (ACR) process using 41 MB and Google's screensaver another 38 MB; both are now disabled, with everything disabled rather than uninstalled so one command undoes it.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: My TCL TV’s home screen was full of ads, so I had Claude Code build a 173 KB replacement.Reddit poster: datainsightguyPosted
The maker's post on r/ClaudeAI.
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- Reddit: Claude Code built and benchmarked a home screen for my TV over ADB. The TV fought back in Reddit poster: datainsightguyPosted
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