No More Ad Billboard: Claude Code Replaced a Samsung TV's Home Screen With a Clock, His Apps and His Consoles
- Level Advanced
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeNo
What they did
A Samsung TV owner was tired of a home screen full of ads, so he asked Claude Code to build a simpler launcher: a clock, the apps he actually uses, and his game consoles. He says the trick that helped most was faking the handful of TV APIs the launcher relies on, so Claude could build and test it without the TV.
How it went
Reddit post (r/ClaudeAI, Oct 21, 2026) by the builder; details from the post summary: clock, apps and consoles, plus mocked TV APIs for testing. No numbers given. Needs TV developer mode
Worth knowing
- Reddit post (r/ClaudeAI, Oct 21, 2026) by the builder; details from the post summary: clock, apps and consoles, plus mocked TV APIs for testing. No numbers given. Needs TV developer mode.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
I want to replace the ad-heavy home screen on my [TV brand and model] with a simple launcher I build myself. It should show [a clock, the apps I use: list them, and my consoles/inputs]. 1) Explain how custom apps get installed on this TV and what developer mode I need. 2) Build the launcher as a small web or native app for this TV platform. 3) Make fake versions of the TV APIs it calls so we can test on my computer first. 4) Give me step-by-step install instructions and how to undo it.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
- 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
Reddit post (r/ClaudeAI, Oct 21, 2026) by the builder; details from the post summary: clock, apps and consoles, plus mocked TV APIs for testing. No numbers given. Needs TV developer mode
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