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20 Oct 2026, 6:32 AM	Hacker News	4.0	An ad-free Android TV The post documents an ad-free Android TV setup using Projectivy Launcher to replace the Google TV home screen, SmartTube instead of the YouTube app, Button Mapper to remap the remote, and Pi-hole or AdGuard DNS to block ads and tracking at the network level. It notes that Google TV's Apps only mode still leaves a promotional banner, and that blocking androidtvwatsonfe-pa.googleapis.com reportedly hides it, though a restart or launcher cache clear may be needed. The author says the setup was tested on two Chromecasts with Google TV and a Hisense TV, and includes ADB wireless-debugging commands plus a tip to have an AI agent adapt and run the ADB steps. Why: If you own an Android TV or Chromecast with Google TV, this is a concrete recipe for removing the home-screen ad banner and YouTube ads using a replacement launcher, SmartTube, remote remapping, and DNS blocking. The trade-off is maintaining side-loaded apps and ADB/DNS configuration across devices, so decide whether that upkeep is worth it for your household before following the commands. android-tv adblocking adb self-hosting

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20 Oct 2026, 6:32 AM

Hacker News

4.0

An ad-free Android TV

The post documents an ad-free Android TV setup using Projectivy Launcher to replace the Google TV home screen, SmartTube instead of the YouTube app, Button Mapper to remap the remote, and Pi-hole or AdGuard DNS to block ads and tracking at the network level. It notes that Google TV's Apps only mode still leaves a promotional banner, and that blocking androidtvwatsonfe-pa.googleapis.com reportedly hides it, though a restart or launcher cache clear may be needed. The author says the setup was tested on two Chromecasts with Google TV and a Hisense TV, and includes ADB wireless-debugging commands plus a tip to have an AI agent adapt and run the ADB steps.

Why: If you own an Android TV or Chromecast with Google TV, this is a concrete recipe for removing the home-screen ad banner and YouTube ads using a replacement launcher, SmartTube, remote remapping, and DNS blocking. The trade-off is maintaining side-loaded apps and ADB/DNS configuration across devices, so decide whether that upkeep is worth it for your household before following the commands.