I keep seeing discussion of Wolf Launcher, an alternative launcher for Android TV, come up, and it looks interesting, but I am a bit worried about it. It's not on Google Play or any other app store, there doesn't seem to be an official site for it, every guide that mentions it seems to link to some Dropbox download or something, none of the tutorials seem to say where it came from... it all just seems super sketchy. So I figured I'd ask; what is Wolf Launcher? Who made it? Is it safe?
Like said its a modded pirated version of atvlauncher pro. It seems to be legit as in its not nefarious to user. The only source is youtube douche who promotes it and is spokesperson of sorts for the dev. Personally i dont fuck with anything where the dev doesn't have their source code available and also doesn't engage with user. All of the apps said douche has on his page you can actually download from actual source instead through his page.
I don't use it for the same reason. If it isn't on the GPS or open-source on github I'm not touching it.
I'm not a fan of the latest Google launcher but it isn't showing any ads so I just stick with it. If they start with the ads, I'll switch to something else that seems reputable and safe.
I use it on all my shields. It is an alternative home screen that you customize to your liking instead of using the out of the box AndroidTV launcher, think of it as a desktop background, but can do way more than just add a picture. Is it safe? For me it is, i know where i get all my files and i also know how to look for bugs...will it be safe for you? It depends on where you get your files...who made it? I don’t know and don’t mind because every time i press the home screen on my devices i see exactly what i want to see and not what AndroidTV wants me to see
Admittedly, the launcher is really sketchy, but after using it and atv launcher pro, wolf Launcher is better. ATV launcher pro was last updated years ago and is riddles with bugs where as the modified version of it, wolf launcher, hasn't had a glitch or crash since I installed it. Some see it as stolen code, which is absolutely true, but I think it's just improving abandoned code.
I prefer the Wolf Launcher to the others that I tried - very flexible and relatively easy to set up.
Here are the app sections that I made. You can also have a widgets section if you want.
ATV Free and ATV Pro launchers - abandonware? Last updates 2018 and August 2019.
Why NOT HAL Launcher? It has more customization options and better UI.
Am using it past half year without any issues.
Most importantly, it's on Google Play store as you are worried about security.
I like it. But can't find any widgets that work with it.
A pirated/modded version of ATV Launcher Pro .