TVHomeX cleans up your Android TV from your iPhone
Replace a home screen full of sponsored rows with a calm launcher, turn off the preinstalled apps you never open and free up storage. Everything runs from an iPhone app over your home Wi-Fi.
Free download with in-app purchases. Needs iOS 17+.
Short answer
TVHomeX is an iPhone app that connects to a compatible Android TV, Google TV or Android TV box (Android 8.0 or later) over Wi-Fi using ADB debugging. It installs a clean home screen, turns off preinstalled apps without uninstalling them and runs storage cleanup. No computer, root or command line is needed, and changes can be undone.
What you can do with TVHomeX
12 home screen styles
Minimal, large tiles, cinema, glass dock, scenic, dashboard, sidebar, quiet clock, mosaic, spotlight, bookmarks and app shelves. Reorder favorites and hide what you don’t use.
Turn off preinstalled apps
See every system app the TV reports, turn off the ones you don’t want and restore them individually or all at once. Core components like the input method and settings stay protected.
Clean up storage
Check available space, ask the TV to clear reclaimable cache, review background apps before stopping them and close an app that stopped responding.
Your photos as wallpaper
Start with the included wallpapers. With Pro, use your own photos or design a wallpaper, then preview it with your layout before applying it.
Works with your TV remote
Once installed, the new home screen runs on the TV by itself. You don’t need to keep the iPhone app open.
iPhone remote (Pro)
D-pad, number keys, volume and playback, app launching, phone keyboard typing and TV screenshots.
Home screen styles on a real TV
How to clean your TV with TVHomeX
- Turn on developer options on the TVOpen Settings > System > About (Google TV) or Settings > Device Preferences > About (Android TV) and press OK on Build seven times.
- Turn on USB debugging or Wireless debuggingIn Developer options, switch on debugging. Keep the TV and iPhone on the same Wi-Fi network.
- Connect from TVHomeXOpen the app, pick your TV and allow the connection prompt on the TV screen.
- Pick a style and clean upInstall a home screen, choose a wallpaper, then turn off the apps you don’t need from Tools.
Requirements
- iPhone or iPad with iOS 17.0 or later
- Android TV, Google TV or Android TV box with Android 8.0 or later
- TV and iPhone on the same local network
- ADB debugging switched on and the connection allowed on the TV
- Some models limit replacing the default home screen. On those, the launcher can still be opened as a normal app.
Which TVs work with TVHomeX?
TVHomeX works with TVs and streaming boxes that run Android TV or Google TV. These brands sell models with Android TV or Google TV:
Sony, TCL, Hisense, Philips, Sharp, Xiaomi, Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV Streamer, NVIDIA SHIELD, onn. and other Android TV boxes.
Samsung (Tizen), LG (webOS), Roku, VIZIO, Apple TV and Fire TV home screens can’t be replaced by TVHomeX. Those TVs can be controlled with TVRemoteX.
TVHomeX compared with other ways to clean a TV
| TVHomeX | CleanYourTV | Projectivy Launcher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs from | iPhone app | Computer + AI coding assistant | The TV itself |
| Replaces the home screen | Yes, 12 styles | Yes, one launcher | Yes |
| Turns off preinstalled apps | Yes, with restore | Yes, with restore | No |
| Storage and cache cleanup | Yes | No | No |
| Needs a computer | No | Yes | No |
| Price | Free, Pro optional | Free, open source | Free, premium optional |
Based on each project’s public description in November 2026. Read the full comparison in CleanYourTV alternatives.
Questions people ask
Is it safe to turn off preinstalled apps on a TV?
Turning an app off is reversible: nothing is uninstalled. TVHomeX checks what the TV reports live and refuses to turn off components the TV needs, such as the active home screen, the settings app and the input method. It saves the original state first so you can restore it.
Do I need root or a computer?
No. TVHomeX uses Android’s standard debugging connection over Wi-Fi. You switch it on once in the TV’s developer options and approve the connection on screen.
Will this remove ads inside YouTube or other apps?
No. TVHomeX replaces the TV’s home screen, which is where most sponsored rows and banners appear. Ads shown inside individual streaming apps are controlled by those apps.
Does TVHomeX work on Fire TV?
TVHomeX is built for Android TV and Google TV. Amazon’s Fire OS generally does not allow a third-party home screen to replace the stock one.
What happens after a TV software update?
A system update can turn some apps back on. TVHomeX marks those as re-enabled so you can turn them off again or leave them on.
I already use TVRemoteX. Do I have to approve the TV again?
If you already allowed TVRemoteX’s debugging connection on that TV, TVHomeX can use the same authorization, so you usually won’t see a second prompt.