I've recently got myself a 50PUS7304/12 and would like to get rid of the default Rakuten, Philips and other default apps.

I have tried disabling the apps, among with uninstalling using FX Browser but the apps keep coming back somehow (I think after resuming from standby).

Does anyone know if it's possible to completely remove, or permanently disable default apps?

I've created a some BASH scripts to semi-automate backup/restore & removal : https://github.com/kaipee/android-backup-removal

Update 1 : Thanks to u/latinriky78 and u/ccspdk . I have created a basic BASH shell script that will (after adb is already set up and currently connected) backup the required app, uninstall the app then reboot the TV. It takes 2 parameters:

• original apk name
• user-friendly name of app

​

! /bin/bash

printf "Backing up $1 to $(pwd)/$2.ab ...\n"
adb backup -apk "$1" -f "$2".ab

printf "Uninstalling $1 as user 0 ...\n"
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 "$1"

printf "Uninstalling $1 ...\n"
adb uninstall "$1"

COUNTDOWN=10
for count in $(seq $COUNTDOWN -1 1); do
  printf "Rebooting device in $count seconds, Ctrl+C to cancel...\n"
  sleep 1
done
adb reboot

Update 2 : I've successfully uninstalled the following apps from my Philips 50PUS7304/12 without any problems

amc_catchup.ab
arte.ab
blacknut_games.ab
cinetrailer.ab
couchplay_games.ab
deezer.ab
demo.ab
divan_tv.ab
filmbox.ab
fishing_tv.ab
flix_premiere.ab
gametree_tv.ab
horror_bites.ab
megogo.ab
philips_collection.ab
rakuten_tv.ab
stv.ab
toon_googles.ab
top_picks.ab