How To Speed Up Slow Sony Android TV & Disable Samba Interactive 

The single best video I've ever watched. It's like we've bought a new tv!! Thank you. Im subscribing now!!!! Seriously thank 1 so much. I used to turn my tv on and then do something else while it switched channel.

You just saved me from buying a new TV! Thanks so much for the video

The single biggest problem with Sony Android TV is the "Volume Control Display." The little volume window behaves like an "app" instead of "daemon" standby in the background memory. So when toggle the volume button on the remote, it can take up to 15 seconds for the volume "app" to launch just to display the volume level. This is INSANE!

Oh my gosh, you have no idea how helpful this information was for me! Our TV was running so slow and I usually had to unplug it from the wall and it would go a little bit faster but then again it would slow down a lot again. I had no idea about these settings, thank you thank you thank you so much for helping me. It took me five minutes to get my TV running so much faster, thanks to you, I could just give you a big big hug, thanks again, you made my day!!

Thanks for this. We've got this model, and whilst picture is stunning, the menu's are so much slower than our other 6 year-old LG TV. Great video.

Thank you!! I was having a problem with 4K RU-vid videos freezing when using the RU-vid app on my Sony TV. I deleted the data from the Sony Shelf and Sony Select apps as you suggested. Problem solved!!!! No more problems with the videos freezing or skipping. Thank you very much!!!!

I have Sony KD-49XE9005 TV. After a few months it started to run really slowly, which was frustrating. I followed the steps in the video and my TV is now super fast. Thank you for the video and the tips. Very helpful.

Thanks!!!! what a difference in responsiveness. No more frustration 🙂

Thx for showing these tricks.y Sony Android tv of 2015 was just terrible. Hopefully it will go faster now 🤞

That cancelling/preventing the use of Samba actually works across even on the Philips and maybe other makes too, as it appears that tracking software is seriously hogging the TV system's resources processing time and/or gobbling up it's memory till can communicate with Samba server. That was certainly a neat trick by you and it worked on my Philips except I had to use the reinstall the TV, as to deny/cancel the Samba's permission to track your browsing history. Now, my TV works perfectly with no intermittent lag problems within the Smart Menu. Thumbs Up!

Thanks for the video. Deciding between the 900 and 930 and waiting on your review of the former before buying.

Great, followed your tips and my tv so far is running much smoother x

You made my day. Thanks a lot. The problem has been bugging me for days and I thought it was a RU-vid issue. This fixed the problem. I have a KD-75XG8596

I was having problems with lag when I cast the TV from my iPhone to the Sony tv . I did the Samba and Sony Select clearing cache and dad and that appears to have fixed my issue. Thank you

Thanks for this video, helped me a lot when my Bravia had Nougat installed, i own a Sony Bravia 49X705D and now it has Oreo, now i want to know how to tune it up to make run faster

Thank you, after many years I found help :)

Doing these steps really improved . Thank you sir

i put a thumb drive in the usb port on my tv and a lot of my programs load to that and helps to keep the response of the remote faster

Best thing is to clear everything except the TV setting and use a Google tv stick

Just tried this on my xf87 and it makes a big difference. Thanks.

Totally agree with these settings. However best experience is to use an external device such as NVIDIA shield, Roku, Apple TV, etc. And just turn off wifi/internet on this TV. Only turn the internet 0n to receive Firmware updates such as forthcoming Dolby Vision. Don't expect it to get any faster with future software updates as the hardware memory/soc is too limited.

Thank you! This has made a huge difference to my 2015 Sony Bravia

Thanks for this video! I’m simply trying to improve the laggy scrolling speed of my tv, especially when I first turn it on. However I noticed my Tv doesn’t have sonyselect or Sony shelf so I can’t delete the cache for those. Did they rename those or remove those in an update? Is there a different cache setting or two that I should clear? Thanks again!

Excellent video, thanks.

WOW I tried the settings for my xbr65x850c an it's night an day thanks

I do not believe it! I replaced the remote control batteries, and completely solved my problems from the slowness with the interface menu! lol

I had a demo of the Sony A1 and a LG 7 series Oled and I couldn't get on with Lagging android. Web Os is so user friendly and just works. I ended up buying an LG oled B7.

Thanks for this video - my Sony 9305 became so much faster and responsive in both startup and in general using android!

wow, what a difference it made to my sony bravia android tv..thanks alot!!

Btw - I should add, I have a Sony KD-55XD7005, running software version PKG6.2671.0070EUA. It might as well be in Sanscrit as far as I understand it, but thought it migt be of interest to you. Both TV and "computer" side running SO MUCH BETTER!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Great video! This saved me the money of getting a new tv out of frustration. . Helped on my xbr 75x850d. Thanks

Sir, you are a God! Thank you SO MUCH!! This has saved me throwing the TV out of the window! Could you do a follow-up on how to install apps from Google Play without spending a day pressing the install button and rebooting the page - that has been driving me insane! Plus why are so many apps on Google Play "not compatible with this device"?? What is the incompatibility issue? Can anything be done about it?? And finally, as I'm using the TV as a computer while my Mac is being fixed, can you demonstrate how to select using a mouse, not the remote? At the moment, I've got an old Windows mouse which works fine, but it seems that if I actually want to select something, I have to move the cursor with the mouse, but select using the OK button on the remote. Although this isn't always so 'cut and dried' sometimes the mouse wins and activates my selection, sometimes the remote! Finally can anyone suggest an email app compatible with these TVs, I've yet to find anything in Google Play that is compatible. So - thank you for a brilliant tutorial, and thanks in advance for any help with the above!

Thank you so unbelievably much! I nearly threw it out the window!

Were's the HDTVTest shootout video?

very useful vid Vincent as i'm about to buy a couple of sony tvs. Keep up the good work and thanks for all your efforts.

Excellent , pity I did not find this video years ago . Thanks

Thanks for this video, the TV gets a whole lot more responsive.

Under Android 8.0 I can't find "Sony Shelf", only "Sony System" there.. 🤔

Thanx. Realy good stuffs. Subscribed.

This is precisely my reason for still loving my old but reliable non-smart full HD 1080p tv. All I need actually is the tv screen and a few interface ports. I've updated my home theater to an Onkyo TX-NR676E 7.2 system. I have practically never used my tv speakers or tuner. All my tv channel choices come from my cable box. Having a non-smart tv made me simply buy a cheaper streaming box/device like the Fire TV stick. All my source devices, including my laptop, are connected to my home theater AVR. I understand I can/t enjoy 4K and i'm not a video gamer. I love watching movies and musical videos and listening to the stereo. I'm tremendously enjoying my videos and music, and don't need 10,000 nits either. My almost 5-year old tv is just fine! Just a plain ol' vanilla guy.

Thanks - simply cleaning up cache and data from sony shelf and sony settings sped up my Bravia X8000E considerably. No samba listed on the new system.

Sir Vincent, (if you haven't) could you make a follow up video w/Oreo? I love your work :) Thanks in advance

Worked like a pro with my 900e. Thank you for your help

This guy saved me from wanting Throw away my Sony tv just because of this

what a nightmare android on TV ! nothing is automatic and there's so many things that nobody use... they should put the basic necessary and suggest all other app... cleaning should be automatic ! speed should be always like on the first day use !

Wow this is a huge improvement. Thank you!

Sony needs to bring settings similar to what they do for their cellphones. Stamina Mode: whitelist applications to run (Netflix and RU-vid), and Ultra Stamina Mode: a basic bare bones TV.

Thanks samba kept crashing my TV before!

Simply disabling it will not stop the pop up. You need to go into it as if you are going to set it up then when you see terms and conditions you click decline and save. This will then stop the pop up permanently.

Awesome! Never knew I could do developer mode on my tv! Thanks buddy💪😎

Worked! Thanks! Tv is driving me nuts it's so slow.

The subscribe button glowed at 9:43 By law I am compelled to subscribe.

This isn't disabling the Samba pop-up on my 930E...*help*. I've disabled the app and then even double-checked and long-pressed the power button to restart the TV. It's STILL coming up. -_- EDIT: I just fixed it - the only thing that shut it up was actually going into Samba setup and disabling it *there*. The Samba Services app must be enabled and started to do this. You then have to doubly-confirm you want to disable it. What a hassle. =/ Fingers crossed that it finally gets the hint.

You can also put Android into Developer mode (google it) and decrease the window animation settings by half--makes quite a difference navigating the GUI. I have a 900e and believe it or not, if your batteries in the remote are draining down, a new set will make a huge difference in speed going in and out of settings. I have also had this happen on different Android boxes that I have had so I recognized the symptom when I saw it on my Sony 900e. Hope this helps.

Wait on the HDTV test shootout results

Eyii nice work man! You're detailed super clear! Keep up the good work

Night and day difference, thank you!

Is it possible to change the internal storage

Cheers mate, loud and clear explanation.

I had a prompt to install samba on setup sequence. I pressed 'do not accept' and then it asked again and I pressed the back button on remote to clear the pop-up and then pressed skip... Not had any samba issues so far.

Thanks.volume was lagging. This really helped. Legend👍

I was just thinking about how slow the android tv can be - thanks man! Any news on when the awards results vid is out? Keep up the great work man!

Thank you for this tutorial it helped me.

Thanks for the advice, this seems to have really helped.

My A1E was laggy and unreliable until the latest update. I can stream everything through the TV now and it works smoothly and quickly. I haven't gotten the samba prompt but I'll try and see if it's running in the background

Personally I use the Nvidia Shield Pro...but that's just me. TV's are just too slow and limited for us. However, I'd love to see the 'Shield' have a TiVo option with a CableCARD...IPTV integration.

God bless you man!

Thank you very much! Great tutorial!

By the way your videos are really good you explain everything really good please let me know thank you

Is that the 65"? Great info though; thanks! I'll be buying next month for sure. I was asking to see just how big the 65" is.

Update: The changes I mentioned below to get a quick power on/boot cycle only worked when turning the TV off and back on quickly. When turning the TV on after being off for a longer period of time (like an hour) still takes 68 seconds to boot and be operational. It goes from an Android splash screen to a Sony splash screen, to another Android splash screen with spinning graphics, then a black screen for a few seconds, then finally operational. Is this normal? Previous post: Thank you so much! About 4 months ago my Bravia did a SW update and it took about 90 seconds to boot every time I turned it on (Sony slash screen followed by Android logo). After following your instructions regarding Samba, Sony Select, and Sony Shelf, it now boots in two seconds! Those are the only changes I made. The only issue I have now is the OTA channel changes are not smooth. For example, if I try to change the channel up by 5 channels, it will go up and then back down by one or two channels or jumps between channels before settling on an incorrect channel. I have to either select a channel from a list, or take my time and only change go up or down slowly, one channel at a time, to change channels reliably. Do you have any ideas on how to "fix" that behavior?

Thank you so much ! Huge difference 😁

You are a legend! Now if only you could help figure out how to get the latest version of RU-vid to play videos in 4k without reverting to 1440p (Sony X930E), I would be set!

Made a big difference! Thanks

Thanks mam its really work!!!

YOU ARE AN ANGEL!! THANK YOU!!

I do change the dev settings for backround processes to none. But after a day or two it comes back to standard limit on background processes. Does anyone know why it does't save this setting?

Thank you !! I can use my tv again

Hi .very nice video . I have a question regarding the same tv model, i have purchased the same model , but accidentally i have changed the launcher theme and the changed theme is pathetic. Can you guide me restoring to the previous version. ( the previous version is same as the one in your video ) . It will be very thankful.

Thank you it helped me a lot

Thank you so much this helps alot

I'm sorry but I am afraid that all Android settings get reset after a TV restart. Just Samba will be gone for good since it has been disabled. BTW if you disable the notifications in Sonyshelf the "featured apps" (bloatware) in the Leanback launcher (Home) disappear for good, but moving the installed apps in the App section. That also helps.

Hey! I got mine XF9005. It has Oreo 8.0 and firmware is v6.5631. And surprisingly it already supports Dolby Vision, as it appears at Netflix and also in the Image menu of the tv. Should I update anyway to the v6.6555? Seems to be almost the same... Thank's!

tip: if you hold down the arrow button you can scroll through that list of apps much faster. I get the "HueyModule has stopped" prompt now and again on my ZD9 which is super annoying since it doesnt time out. however disabling the huey module in apps often causes my screen to start displaying random black frames (screen goes black like it's lost input signal then it comes back a second or so later.) ultimately rebooting the TV gets things working as before but at the cost of getting that prompt appearing again. android 7.0 is a pretty poor experience overall TBH, worst part of owning a Sony tv.

Disabled all the android bloat ware and now its back to was before the stupid upgrade. Thanks

Danke dir dass du uns geholfen hast 👍

Hello , What is the preferred distance to watch a 55 inch 4K Tv ?

thanks!

Really helped speed up my device and got rid of all the bloatware .. does anyone know if this will stop automatic software updates?

Hi Vincent. Is this applicable for the new 9005xf series also?

I've just set up a new sony bravia and i absolutely hate it, none of the apps work as the they should, constant buffering or not loading at all

Thanks as always.

Any help on Sony TV guide loading faster or adding memory to tv

I did all this just now and before long Sony Select and Sony shelf are enabled again and you have to clear the cache too. So basically you need to do this on daily basis?

Thanks a lot.

It Worked

Great video.. Ur amazing.

Tks for video

Thank you

hello i have a question please. is it possible to downgrade the firmware of my Sony A8F OLED Android Oreo 8.0 Update to the previous one?