tvusage app as Launcher

(v4.1 and ABOVE ONLY)

Please follow the steps below to set tvusage app as your default Android TV Launcher with ADB,

  1. Setup ADB on your desktop or laptop.

2. Connect ADB with your Android TV.

    • Navigate to Android TV Settings -> Device preference -> About -> Click "Build" 7 times to enable Developer options.

    • Navigate to Android TV Settings -> Network & Internet -> Select your connected network and find your Android TV IP address.

    • Run the following ADB command in your desktop or laptop.

$ adb connect <ANDROID_TV_IP_ADDRESS>

3. Run the following commands using ADB in uninstall the default launcher app.

If you are using Android TV Launcher,

$ adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher

If you are using GoogleTV Launcher,

$ adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.app.tv.launcherx

That's it! Now you should be able to use tvusage app as your default launcher app. Incase if you have multiple launcher apps installed then you will see an option to choose your default launcher.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Incase if you want to revert back to Android TV Launcher or Google TV Launcher,

For Android TV Launcher,

$ adb shell pm install-existing com.google.android.tvlauncher

For Google TV Launcher,

$ adb shell pm install-existing com.google.android.app.tv.launcherx