I was able to install it and use it on the AirTVMini, the 'Live' part for YouTubeTV works as well...
used the same launcher as referenced here to open it, will see if I can get it to startup automatically by using 'launch on boot' and report back
EDIT: Quick Update:
The Frontend works, and launches into apps, but there is definitely some backend apps missing, ie. when I try and change what services I use to adjust recommendations, it kicks me back to the default home screen..
Will say the Library Tab is cool, shows YoutubeTV DVR'd items as well as movies or shows you have purchased from play movies/tv
FML, my Android TV is too old, got Oreo with SDK Version 26. Apparently it needs SDK Version 28, which is Android 9 Pie.
Errors with:
adb: failed to install .\com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx_1.0.331643392-5124_minAPI28(320dpi)_apkmirror.com.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK: Failed parse during installPackageLI: /data/app/vmdl925407883.tmp/base.apk (at Binary XML file line #3): Requires newer sdk version #28 (current version is #26)]
So i installed the apk on my sheild 2017 found an app Home Launcher and I have android TV launcher. Checking to see what works and what doesn't
USA 🇺🇸
It loads for me but I got an error "loading error unable to load home"
sideload the App and download the app Home Screen Launcher for Android TV from PlayStore and choose launcher x from list and Set as default.
Mine installed on my shield but it won't populate. Just see the screen with out info loading. Any idea?
Anyone install this on a shield / android tv box? Can this be installed on 9 out does it need 10?
I have it working on a Vodafone TV device in Australia. It works pretty well actually, even showing content from local streaming service Stan. Still a lot to play around with.
It's been alluded to in here, but I wanted to directly instruct on how to personalize the recommendations for the services that you actually subscribe to! The "Google TV" app, which used to be called "Play Movies & TV" from the Google Play Store, is what allows you to kick start the personalized subscriptions aggregation process. Once in the "Google TV" app. You press the hamburger menu, ie. the top left 3 horizontal line menu, to navigate to "Manage services."
I initially uninstalled this launcher out of frustration over not being able to select my services a couple of weeks ago. I am glad I gave it another shot. Still not amazing. The phone app might be more desirable to keep around than the android TV launcher. Wolf Launcher is cleaner. If anyone gets the Tivo Stream app working on a non-Tivo 4k device please share. I'd like to give their aggregation algorithm a whirl. Reelgood and Just Watch work quite well on my phone, but are a little unstable on my Android TV, so I am always looking for better solutions.
Installed but can’t change the launcher so can’t test
I wonder if this could be used on the Fire Stick 4K
A ] get Google TV Home (Android TV) 1.0.331643392 [ LauncherX ] and add to your AndroidTV box.
B ] add ADB package / software to a " linux box " [ we used ' LinuxMint-Mate ' and ' Software Manager app ' ; search and add ' ADB package ' for linux ]
C ] Using Android Debug Bridge
The Android TV platform is featured on many kinds of consumer electronics devices: televisions, set-top boxes, gaming consoles and so forth. Each may be configured differently. If you are having difficulty accessing the Android TV system resources through the device's user interface, you may use the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to obtain your device's serial number for registration, as well as to debug your application. See Android Debug Bridge for more information.
Using ADB over TCP/IP
ADB works without a USB cable, over TCP/IP, but you must first get the Android TV device's IP address. Developer-issue devices, like the ADT-1, listen for ADB port connections automatically and can be connected without initializing the port. Standard retail Android TV devices do not listen for ADB connections automatically; [ OPTIONAL - you must first connect to ADB with a USB cable and initialize the port. - ]
4.a [ - OPTIONAL -
Follow the steps under
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Using ADB with a USB cable
]
4.b Be sure your computer is connected to the same network as the Android TV device.
4.c [ OPTIONAL - works only when connected with USB cable ] On your computer, in a terminal or console window, initialize the port for TCP/IP by entering the following:
adb tcpip 5555 < press enter/return >
4.d
Remove the USB cable
, and enter the following commands in terminal/console window:
adb connect < Android TV device IP address >:5555 < press return >
4.e On Android TV, in the ' Allow USB debugging? ' dialog, select ' Always allow from this computer ' , and select ' OK '
D ] On your computer, in a terminal or console window enter:
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher < press return >
E ] get Google app for Android TV and add to your AndroidTV box.
NOTES : results may vary depending on: geo-settings for your internet connection; language settings for your ATV box; country your google account is registered.
' Home Screen Launcher for Android TV app ' is really messing up with ATV box performance thus we're not installing ; keys re-mapping app was not needed; VPN connection to US isn't making things easier, VPN provider may prevent you from connecting to google services and grab content to populate " google TV home / launcher "
To restore stock launcher and enable ( UNTESTED ) :
GO BACK TO STEP [ C ] AND FOLLOW UP TO [ 4d ] then on your computer, in a terminal or console window enter:
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.tvlauncher < press return >
ALSO NOTE:
' Google Play Games app ' shortcut and banner are missing when most updated release installed.
' Google Play Store app ' shortcut and banner will be missing
' Google TV app [ formerly Google play movies and TV ] ' shortcut and banner will be missing too ; most recent release and update are required else errors will prevent from completing purchase of movies and shows.
' Live Channels app ' shortcut and banner will be missing; ' PVR Live app ' may or may not be required to launch ' LC app. '
I'm surprised how much works on my shield. The only thing so far that doesnt work is the "Get better recommendations", the account settings and if the animation scale is 0.5 it looks very choppy but very usable!
Edit : it also seems to hide the live channels app? Strange, luckily I've set it to open with the menu button on the shield, maybe they're prepping direct integration with the launcher.
I was wondering if anyone found a way to get the for you tab outside of EU without using VPN. Maybe a mod for the apk?
If not, does anyone know any free VPN's that work on Android TV?
Will this replace the default launcher in future (for example on Mi Box) with an update etc?
It worked perfectly for me, just install the apk and then with adb uninstall the old launcher with this command: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher
Thank you all!
Will it work on android tv 8
Anybody tested on a TCL TV?
Does the new launcher work with the old versions of Home & Core that are ad-free?
Does this actually bring interface change to older devices
Does anyone have a solution for The "Search Fix" aka com.google.android.katniss apk NOT installing on Nvidia Sheild?
Every time i try to install it just says "not installed"
Can this be done on my hisense with android tv?
Does anyone get the home screen loading for 20 seconds or so everytime they hit the home button?
I get "problem parsing the package". I've sideloaded apps before. Hmm.
Initial impressions from a Tivo Stream 4k owner subscribed to YouTube TV, Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+ and Prime Video---damn, this is so much better than Tivo's app. I finally can get to all the content without having to enter each app "island". One ring to rule them all (and in the darkness bind them haha!)
Granted, Tivo's app was built around Sling TV--but it still doesn't seem to pull content/recommendations from as many apps/services yet. Tivo also leans a bit heavy on recommending things from services I don't have--Google TV seems less "pushy".
Google's recommendations are also more tailored to "me". To be fair, they probably know a lot more about me based on my search history, browsing history, trailers I watch on Youtube etc. so I'm curious to know how much of that data is factored in. My rows include "Action" and "Sci Fi" based on what I like. I also love seeing the Rotten Tomato score next to the recommendations.
I installed LauncherX, the new Google App, and the new Google TV app on my shield. Most things seem to be working, I had to select an account as soon as the launched the new launcher but now I can't seem to select a different account. Has anyone discovered how to do that yet?
Does the launcher itself take forever to load for others? Also, after clearing all open apps, does everyone else just get the "No Recent Apps"? I swore in that situation on the shield it just dumped you into the launcher.
Here it's a video with the steps to install the new Google TV Home APK in Android TV with Xiaomi Mi Box: https://youtu.be/eZbDF0Wq3YQ
How do I get back to the Nvidia Shield launcher?
Can someone mod this apk to work with older android 8 tv's?
I have it working on my x900h but how do I make it my default launcher? Everytime I hit home it goes back to OG Android TV
Hey, I have installed google home on my airtel Xstream , with button REMAPPER to use home button to get to the launcher, but as I'm in any app and as I exit the app or directly press the home button the google tv launcher apk restarts on its own, and again it take around 30 seconds to boot to the home screen!!
I got it toh launch but it doesn't actually work in india. Loading error on the home page. Only shows installed apps
It seems slow to load initially on my mi box s.
So I did it on my Phillips tv everything was successful but it didn't seem to change anything
I found ANOTHER WAY to have both Android TV and Google TV!!
To get it just find HalLauncher on Playstore then scroll to find all apps and then click Home(Home) NOT ANDROID TV HOME(HOME)
Once clicked WAIT a few seconds while it loads your feed THIS WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE GOOGLE TV IS WORKING AND AVAILABLE TO BUY!
Enjoy NO NEED FOR ADB COMMANDS!
Can anyone help me installing this on a Mi box 4k? I'm not exactly the most tech savy person in the world... Thank you
My vídeo portuguese
Can anyone, please, backup the new Play Movies apk to make the launcher work ?
This works well except for one thing: There is about a 12 second delay when returning to the home screen from any app or settings. Has anyone stumbled over a fix for this?
The reason I paid more for a shield is for its nice clean UI that isn't trying to sell me anything. I hear there's an 'apps only' option, but they still control the top row along with the graphic running behind it. I can live with the graphic, I've seen it on my Sony TV and TiVo stream but I certainly don't want them controlling any row, watching what I watch, suggesting I buy other apps. I cut the cord to save money. For now I'm going to take a wait and see approach before I change anything from the way I like it. Just because something's new doesn't make it better. Every box coming out lately is built around an ecosystem, Fire TV is built around and to sell Amazon Products, the TiVo stream is built around sling TV, Google is built around Google home Products and YouTubeTV. These things aren't cheap by accident, they're there to suck you in to their ecosystem and sell you more stuff.
I'm probably misunderstanding something, but why doesn't the certificate fingerprint match other Google apks?
This may be one of those watch what you wish for things, do I really want to go out of my way to download the new Google TV that's going to look a lot like Fire TV.. crowded homepage trying to sell me stuff? Not me, they can keep it.
will this eventually replace yttv???
Ok, so I tried to install the apk on my mibox s (latest android tv 9 / Home & Core versions) and it did in fact install next to the system apps but nothing happened to the Home launcher. I bet that it has to do with the android TV Home "core" app and the Google play services pack.
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