id: androidtv-tcl-g08
title: "TCL Smart TV Pro G08 (Google TV, Android 14)"
contributors:
  - maam00
platform: androidtv
# Live hardware session; not an end-to-end run of dumbtv's scripts.
status: partial
tested_on: "tcl9618-user 14 UTT2.250416.001 AU14 release-keys"
models:
  - "Smart TV Pro (G08_4K_US/G08)"
adb:
  port: 5555
  transport: wifi
  first_connection_prompt: >-
    Pair device with pairing code in Wireless debugging. The TV displays a
    six-digit Wi-Fi pairing code and a pairing address/port. Google TV remote
    pairing is separate and does not authorize an ADB shell.
developer_mode: >-
  Settings > System > About > Android TV OS Build (below Kernel Version) >
  press OK seven times. Return to System > Developer options > Debugging.
  USB debugging was enabled, but did not initially open a network connection;
  enable Wireless debugging and open Pair device with pairing code.
ip_location: >-
  Settings > System > Developer options > Wireless debugging. Its pairing
  dialog shows IP address & Port for adb pair; use the connection endpoint
  from Wireless debugging or ADB mDNS discovery for adb connect.
prompts:
  - name: "Wi-Fi pairing code"
    when: "authorizing the first ADB connection from the computer"
    blocks_automation: true
    fix: >-
      Open Pair device with pairing code on the TV and use its current code
      and pairing port with adb pair. Then connect to the connection endpoint.
      The earlier Google TV remote-control pairing code cannot be reused here.
  - name: "Accessibility service enabled but not bound"
    when: "enabling a sideloaded companion app's remote-button service"
    blocks_automation: true
    fix: >-
      TclAppBoot logged "callee doesn't have OP_AUTO_START permission".
      Grant the app's AUTO_START app-op with adb -s "$ADB_SERIAL" shell cmd
      appops set <package> AUTO_START allow, then rebind its accessibility
      service. This session toggled the service entry in
      enabled_accessibility_services; preserve other services when doing so.
      Confirm the service appears under Bound services in dumpsys accessibility.
      The same service was confirmed bound after a TV reboot.
data:
  packages: data/androidtv/packages.txt
  protected: data/androidtv/protected.txt
  never_disable: data/androidtv/never-disable.txt
  user_apps: data/androidtv/user-apps.txt
launcher:
  mechanism: none
  package: com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx
  reason: "Stock Google TV home was retained; dumbtv home was not installed."
quirks:
  - >-
    ro.product.model contains spaces (Smart TV Pro); adb devices -l uses
    model:Smart_TV_Pro. A literal underscore-only getprop check rejected the
    correct TV until the spaces were normalized. Always select the device
    explicitly when more than one Android device is connected.
  - >-
    Wireless TLS debugging was unavailable after overnight standby. The
    already-authorized computer could reconnect on TCP port 5555 without
    another prompt. That port was not available at initial setup; do not
    assume that an unpaired TV accepts a first connection there.
  - >-
    The tested remote delivered keycode 4056 for 123, 190 for YouTube and
    4184 for TCL TV to an accessibility key filter. The companion remapped
    123 to its side panel and YouTube to YouTube TV while passing the mic key
    through to Google's assistant. These codes are observations for this
    remote and firmware, not a mapping for every TCL remote.
  - >-
    Turning off microphone access silenced the hotword capture but left
    katniss:interactor running. Disabling com.google.android.katniss stopped
    the capture but also removed the remote mic/voice-search path. It was
    re-enabled and the Google Assistant role restored for the final setup.
notes: >-
  Tested on a real TV on 2026-10-17 and 2026-10-18 using manual ADB and local
  companion tools. The saved change log contains 21 successful disabled-user
  results; packages were disabled for user 0 rather than uninstalled.
  The owner confirmed the setup worked. The companion's 123 panel and a
  Netflix deep link were confirmed on the TV. The final setup retained
  Google TV home, Gemini and TCL Intelligent picture processing.
  Kernel: 5.15.180-android14-11. This is a device report, not a package-list
  contribution or a claim that the complete dumbtv pass was tested.
known_limits:
  - "Observed on one G08 build; other TCL models, remotes and firmware may differ."
  - >-
    dumbtv's all.sh and verify.sh were not run. No dumbtv launcher or DNS
    filter result is claimed. The verify paths below are the catalog's
    existing Fire OS host lists, not a verified Google/TCL DNS policy.
  - >-
    data/androidtv/packages.txt remains unpopulated. This entry does not
    enable debloat.sh on Android TV or recommend the local removal list
    for other households. Package profiles need a separate contribution.
verify:
  blocked: data/blocklists/verify-blocked.txt
  allowed: data/blocklists/verify-allowed.txt