# A lighter Android TV launcher with rotating wallpapers

Mihir Gupta replaced a 192 MB stock launcher with a custom 83 MB launcher and rotating wallpapers, alongside removing bloatware.

## Hardware
Android TV; manufacturer and model not disclosed

A replacement launcher and rotating wallpapers run on the TV itself.

## Shopping list

Parts for one build. Reuse equipment you already own. Quantities are planning quantities unless the creator explicitly specifies a count; kit contents are not additional purchases.

Quantities are for one build. Unless marked source-specified, they are planning quantities; confirm kit contents and the chosen configuration before ordering.

### Confirm before buying
- Exact television model, firmware and compatible deployment route are not fully disclosed. Reuse the creator-compatible hardware only after confirming those details; a random smart TV is not a verified substitute.

### 1 × Android TV
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Show the customized TV interface.
- Notes: Creator does not disclose a model; no exact purchase is recommended.
- Sourcing: No exact purchase link verified; confirm the model and requirements above before ordering.
- Evidence: Creator source
- Source: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Source: https://x.com/0900mihir/status/2111746030228455883

### 1 × Development computer
- Requirement: Tool
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Build, configure or flash the software.
- Notes: Prepare and deploy the interface.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Source: https://x.com/0900mihir/status/2111746030228455883

### Existing setup × Network and remote control
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Configure and operate the existing TV.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Source: https://x.com/0900mihir/status/2111746030228455883

### To confirm × Connection / debugging access
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Deploy custom software.
- Notes: Android debugging is described for the Android TV projects; do not assume it applies to the revenue screensaver TV.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Source: https://x.com/0900mihir/status/2111746030228455883

Source reviewed, not assembled or hands-on tested. A working product page does not confirm stock, firmware compatibility or a complete build.

## Setup
Device software

## Coding tool
Claude Code

## How the agent helped
Embedded creator quote: 'One afternoon with Claude Code: 25 bloat apps disabled, the 192 MB stock launcher replaced with a custom 83 MB one, plus rotating wallpapers.'

## Before you build
Exact model undisclosed. Reported app sizes are the creator’s figures, not our measurements. Debugging and package-removal risks apply.

## Sources
- Original build: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Supporting source: https://x.com/0900mihir/status/2111746030228455883

Source reviewed 2026-11-04. Not hands-on tested.