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Looking for what I can do with my android TV (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've got a Sony android TV and it... Kinda sucks with the constant 'reccommended content's (ads). Every update just adds more scrolling shit I don't want to see.I want to know what different programs I can try out, and maybe a different os I can put on it. I'm looking at smarttubenext currently, and I want to know of other things I can use to customize my experience.

Any recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Get FLauncher from the Play Store then either use Button Mapper to make the home button go there or use adb to disable the existing launcher. Completely clean home screen and can be done in a few minutes.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Worked like a charm. About an hour of fiddling around and learning ADB and now I feel like I own my TV. Thanks for giving me a solution outside of 'build/buy a different device'.

While I do appreciate everyones advice, this is exactly what I was hoping was possible. Thanks for the help mate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This app works great for me when I want to disable bloatware: https://adbappcontrol.com/en/tv/

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