No-Ads TV Home Screen, a Shared Drawing Board and an AI Assistant: He Rebuilt His TV With Claude Code
- Level Advanced
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeNo
What they did
He 'vibecoded' his TV with Claude Code. He built a new home screen with no ads, a shared drawing board for him and his wife, and an AI assistant. The video post had nearly 200,000 views.
How it went
X post by @samraaj (Oct 26, 2026 UTC, ~198k views) with an 88-second demo video. Sideloading changes your TV's setup. Know how to restore the stock launcher, and keep your TV's updates on
Worth knowing
- X post by @samraaj (Oct 26, 2026 UTC, ~198k views) with an 88-second demo video.
- Sideloading changes your TV's setup. Know how to restore the stock launcher, and keep your TV's updates on.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Help me build a custom home-screen app for my [TV platform, e.g. Android TV/Google TV]. It should show my apps without ads or sponsored rows, plus [extra features, e.g. a shared note or drawing board]. Explain how to install it with developer mode step by step, and how to undo it and go back to the stock launcher.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
Grok Bot can hand a build like this to a coding agent and walk you through installing it.
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude Code, Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Stack: Claude Code
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
X post by @samraaj (Oct 26, 2026 UTC, ~198k views) with an 88-second demo video. Sideloading changes your TV's setup. Know how to restore the stock launcher, and keep your TV's updates on
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