TCL 65P735

[JH1924]

The TCL 50P735 is on the list of tested models. I have the TCL 65P735. Will the add-on work on this model as well?

[10k11]

Yes, the 65P735 is covered, and it's actually tested on that exact model. It's in a different folder from the 50P735: examples/tcl-g03-google-tv/. It has a section for a 65P735 (Kuwait, build RP1A.200622.001 AR11, software V8-R51MT05-LF1V652) that ran eight days with nothing re-enabled, after a reboot. The tcl-50p735/ list is marked provisional (one owner, no reboot check), so I'd start from the g03 one. Both are the same BeyondTV4 board family (Realtek R51MT05, Google TV 11).

What that owner did, in short:

• applied the list in batches with a screenshot after each: TV_HOST=<tv ip> tools/disable.sh examples/tcl-g03-google-tv/debloat.txt
• installed the launcher with INPUT_KEY_SERVICE=1 HOME_KEY_SERVICE=1 STOCK_LAUNCHER=none set for launcher/build-and-install.sh
• pushed the theme in that folder, which points Live TV at com.tcl.tv: TV_HOST=<tv ip> tools/theme.sh examples/tcl-g03-google-tv

A few things from the notes worth knowing before you start: don't disable the packages under "DO NOT DISABLE" in the file header (Live TV, HDMI inputs, the Input key's source panel, the remote), the Netflix/YouTube/Prime buttons on that remote only worked through the launcher's app_keys, so keep that in mind if they matter to you, and there's no VRR or 120 Hz on this board.

Check your own build first (tools/tv.py --probe prints model, Android version and firmware). If yours differs from the AR11 / LF1V652 one, go slower and keep tools/restore.sh handy; everything is disabled, not uninstalled, so it can be undone.

If this covers it, please mark it as the answer so others with the same TV can find it. And if your build differs or something misbehaves, post what tools/tv.py --probe prints and I'll take another look.