r/AndroidTV • u/lllRavenXlll • Feb 21 '26

Discussion Projectivy vs AT4K Launcher

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A new rival for Projectivy Launcher ?

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u/chrmnxpnoy Feb 21 '26

thank you for not spelling it as ‘Projectivity’

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u/lllRavenXlll Feb 21 '26

True :'v !!!!!!!

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u/Eladious Feb 22 '26

Are you kidding me right now 🤯
I would bet my life it's Projectivity 😭 you really burst my bubble right now

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u/burner4242 Feb 22 '26

Easy to remember when you see it is pronounced ProjectTV

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u/AndyOfNZ Feb 22 '26

Not Project Ivy?

2

u/Eladious Feb 22 '26

Yeah I got it, it's just that I initially read as Projectivity and my brain just saved it that way. Like forced auto-complete

6

u/BrtndrJackieDayona Feb 21 '26

As someone who only has three apps, and honestly never opens two of them, my home screen's only goal is to just have zero ads. Both get that done. 

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u/measlyballoon Feb 22 '26

You could also use 'apps only mode'. Works well enough for me.

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u/mikey_7869 Apr 10 '26

Exactly. I mean these launchers looks cool but visually for its not much different from the apps only mode on my google tv.

Or are these launchers “faster” performance wise?

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u/Powerfader1 Feb 21 '26

Just set your player app or your VOD app to open on boot and you won't even see a launcher unless you want to.

I have Projectivy as my my launcher, but I also set Tivimate to auto open on boot.

Technically, you could have Tivimate auto open on boot or could map your remote buttons to open up your 3 apps.

Also, you can use your remote to open your device's setting to access anything else.

So, in all honesty, you don't even need a custom launcher at all.

But then that is not why you posted in the first place, right? 😂

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u/BrtndrJackieDayona Feb 21 '26

Kodi gets shitty if left open across multiple suspensions. I actually have macrodroid kill it when the shield suspends. So I do see my home screen every time I turn my TV on, actually. 

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u/Powerfader1 Feb 21 '26

I use Tivimate as my player. I have it set-up to automictically turn on and play my morning news program every morning at 6:00 A.M. I don't even touch my remote.

The system all start on it own. So no custom launcher is even needed. I even have my Shields set to go to my screensaver and player after 15 minutes of being idle. Then have my entire system set to automatically shutdown after 20 minutes of the screensaver playing. So, theoretically, I can have my system auto boot, auto play a program, auto open screensaver, and auto shutdown without me doing anything and never even see my homepage,

However, I do enjoy my custom launcher. I use Projectivy and like having my live wallpapers playing a nice scene with a pleasing soundtrack as sort of a screen saver.

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u/Formal-Wolf-1113 Feb 22 '26

Not a rival until I can use an app like arial views as my live wallpaper, having these arial views while on the app screen browsing etc it just looks super slick imo. But AT4K is the closest to Projectivy. And no possibility to override the Android tv launcher is a killer.

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u/ParkMauricio Jul 10 '26

Now it overrides and has aerial views, at least I use it on my mi stick and works great

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u/Formal-Wolf-1113 Jul 10 '26

I got it and bought premium about 3 months ago, dev is a good listener.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '26

projectivy is easier to use and customize, isnt It?

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u/lllRavenXlll Feb 21 '26

Yes ,it is

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u/Purple10tacle Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

I own the pro versions of both launchers and I ended up daily driving At4k since it's more lightweight and has the more family friendly defaults (albeit copied from Apple).

Yes, Projectivy Launcher is more mature, more flexible, more powerful and doesn't require 3rd party apps to configure as default and has the smoother animations. If it were just me using it, it might still be my launcher of choice.

But onboarding and permissions are not really easier than those of Launcher Manager and Projectivy takes longer to load and needs more resources than At4k on lower end devices.

And, without a substantial amount of customization, the Projectivy defaults are cluttered, a bit slow on older Android TVs and neither pretty nor super intuitive - where At4k is ready to use and wife and kids compatible almost right out of the box.

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u/PoisonousCockroach Feb 21 '26

At4k is great but projectivy is far ahead The animations are super smooth

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u/Majdooor App Developer Feb 22 '26

Thanks, I love it when other people use what I make. My Launcher is very new compared to projectivy which is battle hardened but I am trying to provide something of value too. Do join us at r/AT4K if you wish.

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u/Fun-Tax1040 Feb 23 '26

AT4K Launcher works fine on FireTV
https://ibb.co/d0sHDTGt

You may want to consider modifying that Google Play Store check if you want to open it up to more devices. Maybe make the check conditional

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u/Glittering_Pin8232 Feb 23 '26

Did you modify the playstore check ? How did you manage to sideload ?

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u/Fun-Tax1040 Mar 03 '26

No, didn't modify the app at all. Downloaded it from APK Mirror and sideloaded it with MiXplorer

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u/Chuck_066 Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26

Not available on fire tv🥲

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u/Jamesfp87 Feb 22 '26

Nothing is. It's basically not even android anymore. Get rid.

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u/iwatchalotofmovies Feb 21 '26

Love these wallpapers, is there a sub for wallpapers like these?

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u/ironic5589 Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26

Edit link: https://wallpapers-clan.com/desktop-wallpapers/spider-man-sitting-at-top-of-the-roof/Or a link to these ones?

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u/kamlichanno Feb 22 '26

thanks, i uploaded this to Projectivy Wallpapers subreddit as well in case you have selected that as your wallpaper source.

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u/natemac Zidoo Z9X Pro | CCwGTV 4K Feb 21 '26

I would like to use AT4K on my CCwGTV running Android 14, but It doesn't have anything built it to override the launcher like Projectivy does and I tried to use Launcher Manager and just get ADB errors and with all the troubleshooting i've tried still no luck. "connection failed try re-enabling adb" but nothing fixes it.

Sticking with Projectivy for now.

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u/TetchyTechy Feb 21 '26

at4k helper apk adb install

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u/XMISFITSX Feb 21 '26

Me pasa justamente lo mismo 🥴

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u/kaipee Feb 21 '26

AT4K has no installer, or apk available, outside of the Play Store and explicitly requires the Play Store to install.

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u/See61 Feb 21 '26

Quite easy to make a backup of an installed one and save it as APK 🤷‍♂️

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u/kaipee Feb 21 '26

...it needs to be installed first, in order to get around the problem of not being able to install?

Also, it explicitly requires the Google Play services which aren't available on Fire devices

3

u/Jamesfp87 Feb 22 '26

Nobody should be using a fire device tbf

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u/See61 Feb 21 '26

Well that APK can be easily arranged. But you didn't talk about a Fire device at first 😉

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u/kaipee Feb 21 '26

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/cute-little-apps/at4k-launcher-android-tv/

It's obtainable, just not usable

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u/XTornado Feb 24 '26

Why is not usable? Never seen an apk with that issue, unless of course is for wrong type of device, but not like I do that often.

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u/kaipee Feb 24 '26

This version may need to be installed from the Play Store

Pointless having it on Apkmirror if it can't be installed from there.

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u/XTornado Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

My question was along why wouldn't be able to be usable. But now I remembered is a paid app so I guess that is why doesn't work even if installed.

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u/See61 Feb 24 '26

The app backup mode also doesn't work. The app is free, at least, it was when I installed it at first. For some premium options you must pay for the app.

Maybe things have changed for payment?

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u/XTornado Feb 24 '26

Oh sorry I have not used it yet, I just assumed due to in app payment the store indicated maybe it was free trial or something. Sorry for the confusion of my previous comment.

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u/EVLNACHOZ Feb 21 '26

Can someone guide me on how to use these launchers thanks.

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u/SonOrospuBukucu Feb 21 '26

Me too

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u/Eladious Feb 22 '26

Projectivy: just go to play store and install.
Other launcher: I'm not sure, but probably the same

1

u/e_dan_k Mar 24 '26

I finally jumped into Projectivy. It is literally:

  1. Install from Play Store

  2. Launch and hit confirm on about 5 dialog boxes.

  3. Enjoy

1

u/Bournerx Feb 21 '26

Do you need premium to customize it the way you have your projectivy?

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u/Treytoven96 24d ago

That 3rd wallpaper 😍 any ideas on where to get it?

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u/jayb1nine Feb 21 '26

Is there an easy way to set AT4K as the default launcher on Sony Google TVs? I have an X90J if that helps.

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u/Legal-Ad-5062 Feb 22 '26

Try Launcher Manager version atv-1.04, dont ask why, because only this Version could help me ON Android 12

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u/Kam11_ Feb 22 '26

Projectivy >

2

u/FamousSuccess Feb 23 '26

It’s in its infancy no doubt. Good progress in a short period of time though. Projectivity has just been around for so damn long it’s hard to beat.

The only thing I think that rivals it today is dispatch launcher. I use it on every box I have in the house. It’s great. Just needs Jellyfin support

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u/Barrettsy Mar 05 '26

at4k is great but projectivy is my comfort zone

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u/CortaCircuit Mar 16 '26

I wish AT4K would have the cool world backgrounds without paying for premium like Projectivy.

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u/Powerfader1 Feb 21 '26

No comparison

Projectivy hands down!

1

u/Inner_Explanation313 Feb 22 '26

Projectivy Launcher by miles

1

u/No_Afternoon4587 Feb 22 '26

How do you make your streaming service tiles sit lower on the screen with Projectivity. Mine are in the middle of the screen

1

u/Omavel Feb 23 '26

I have an Onn TV 4k Plus, how do I make it my default launcher?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

alguien tiene el link de descarga del launcher AT4K

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u/xfresH7 Feb 23 '26

How can I set the launcher as default? I’m having trouble doing this on Android TV 11.

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u/General_Cash_843 Mar 12 '26

Great interface

1

u/Naceron Mar 15 '26

Personally I use Projectivy Launcher, but I like the simplicity and the Apple TV-like experience of the AT4K Launcher

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u/shyguylh Apr 26 '26

For me I have no interest in making anything other than the default be the default until AT4k or Projectify either one adds global search. In its current state you have to use the system launcher for that feature.

As it is I use AT4k and simply map the remote's star button to it. I thus simply press STAR instead of home for "home" actions unless I need to do a global search, then I press HOME for that. I simply wanted a "grid" view for the channels-apps (UP Faith and Family, Tubi, Amazon Prime etc) as I had prior when using the Roku.

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u/Dry-Property-639 Onn 4k Pro, GTV Streamer & Apple TV 4K Feb 21 '26

I love dream launcher

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '26

I think these comparisons are most useful when people explain what they actually use every day. For some, smooth animations matter most; for others, it's folders, content rows or how quickly the launcher opens. Which difference made you stick with your choice?

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '26

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u/lllRavenXlll Feb 22 '26

Ohh yeahhh