TVWardrobe

One launcher for your TV, many looks. Pick a style, and only that style is loaded.

All five styles in 12 seconds. The sounds are the app's own effects.

Five styles

Switch any time from Controls, with a preview of each. Your choice is remembered.

Classic style home screen
ClassicClock and weather, a hero for the focused app, Discover row and a Favorites dock.
Glass style home screen
GlassTranslucent capsules with bright rims, a big top-shelf card and a row of glass tiles.
List Style home screen
List StyleA black text list with icons; the selection is a line above and below the row.
Arcade style home screen
ArcadeA chomping strip, a high score and a built-in game called Mancap.
Retro Console style home screen
Retro ConsoleAn "N in 1" cart menu where N is your app count, with a little robot running along the top.
The Mancap game
MancapAn original maze game for remote or mouse, with sound and a saved high score.

More screens

All Apps in the Glass style
All AppsRecent on top, category tabs, and Find games for Play Store search.
The style picker
Style pickerA preview card for every style.
The weather page
WeatherNow, the next hours and five days. Click the clock to open it.

Good to know

Light

Only the chosen style is composed, and only Classic fetches Discover.

Remote or mouse

Everything works with a D-pad; hover, click and wheel work too.

Sounds

Each style has its own, synthesized in the app. One switch turns them off.

Reversible

Nothing is uninstalled. Switch back to the stock home screen any time.

Compatibility

Tested on one TCL Android TV (Android 11, 720p). Everything else is an expectation, not a promise.

DeviceExpectation
Android TV OS 9+ (TCL, Sony, Philips, Hisense, Xiaomi, Nvidia Shield, most TV boxes)Should install and run. Becoming the Home screen may need extra steps; some stock launchers ignore the default-home setting.
Google TVInstalls and runs as an app. Replacing Home depends on the firmware.
Fire TVNot supported.

Install

Download the APK from the latest release (signed with the debug key, for sideloading).

  1. On the TV: Settings > Device Preferences > About, tap Build seven times, then enable USB or network debugging in Developer options. Note the TV's IP address.
  2. On a PC with Android platform-tools:
    adb connect <tv-ip>:5555
    adb install -r TVWardrobe-1.0.0.apk
  3. Open TVWardrobe from the app list. Press Home; if the TV offers a choice of Home app, pick it and choose "Always". Otherwise:
    adb shell cmd package set-home-activity com.sidbh.tvlauncher/.MainActivity

No PC? Copy the APK to a USB drive and open it with a file manager on the TV. It runs as a normal app; making it the Home screen still needs adb. The README covers the stock launcher and how to switch back.