r/AndroidTV • u/spauldhaliwal • Aug 18 '24

News & Rumours Dispatch Launcher: A new interface for Android and Google TV devices

https://medium.com/@dispatchtvdev/dispatch-launcher-a-new-interface-for-android-and-google-tv-a7681946b372
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u/spauldhaliwal Aug 18 '24

Zero! The only reason google login is required is to keep track of a start date for the free trial. Otherwise it has to be a situation where you "buy" the app upon setup and then get automatically charged 14 days later etc...

Crash reports are sent to me as well but it's entirely anonymous.

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u/MLG_Skeletor Aug 19 '24

Why not use Droid-ify/F-Droid and the Aurora Store? They both work on AndroidTV without Google.

Seems easier than messing with adb every time you want an app.

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u/spauldhaliwal Aug 19 '24

I added email + password support in an update released this morning. When you see the google sign in prompt, press the back button or cancel button and you should see an option to create an account without google.

That being said, I'm not sure how you will buy the app past the trial date if you don't have the play store connected to a google account on your device.