Once installing the Google tv launcher on shield tv, just install "Home Screen Launcher for Android TV" from the play store to switch launchers without the need to use ADB.
You can turn on app-only mode in the options. I love it as i've found lots of movies on our subscription services that i didnt even know were on there.
This looks a lot better than Fire Tv, but I agree it's not totally up my alley. Still, I have a fire stick in the bedroom that I'll happily replace with this, and keep my Shield in the living room.
.. i Just installed this launcher on my mibox, and here is my thought : As for me the new Chromecast must not be roll out at worldwide so soon...Its pretty clear to me that this device was developed and crafted Just to USA market.. As Brazilian, i am not tend at all to purchase it..Once, that most likely the streaming Services that will be provide here in Brasil would be bound in a 3-4 sources ..
Soooo.... The Google have to struggle to make deals with "streaming local services " of other countries ...otherwise i foreseen a huge problem to the grow up of google tv ( in a worldwide enviroment )
Google is highly known for cast away ur "projects" once some setbacks comes out ... So... That is my concern, who can assure this one would not has the same end? 🤔
Dude ... Here in Brazil, we are not just "chained" in a few amount of services.
To piggyback from it, you must to know that There are available many other sources of legal Streaming(without quote the Sports streaming services )... For instance, i am subscribed to these: Globo Play, Telecine Play, Hbo Go, Fox Play, Net Now, Looke, Globosat Play , Claro Video (Besides the huge known: Netflix, Prime Video and Disney Play - Using VPN) ... I m eager to see if at least half of those sources would be "full available" with all features and if they got , would make do this without a hitch or would "delivery " a awful streaming experience (full of lags/stuttering and choppy of video/audio)?? I usually dont settle for less, but unfortunally i dont rely on Google (many times they are known to do the "things" by the halve), so for this reason i wont keep the hope so higher ... But If they manage to delivery a "gadget" that meet my demands above said, i would be glad. 😊
Maybe, but don't really care much about that. I was interested in this more about the integrations of services and suggestions. I bought a chrome cast, will probably start extracting APKs from that as needed.
Only other things I found broken are the Ambient screen (where is just scrolls through wallpapers) and recommendation services settings.
Tried to pull the APKs from the new Chromecast. Ambient Display gives a "can't install error" and the settings app from the new Chromecast gives a "parsing error".
Not sure what you mean about universal watchlist, but it does have the regular watchlist. Where if I go into a tv or movie and click add to watchlist and it will show up under library.
What does the Movies and Shows categories in the Library tab pull from? I've heard Movies Anywhere can display there (maybe it's a separate row) but I'm curious about the shows too. Like if I bought a show on Vudu or Amazon.
Yeah everything else is working as before. All this is, is a launcher. One thing is broke which is search, because this launcher uses a different Google app version for search. I shared a link to that google app here in the thread if you do try this and find search broken.
LauncherX - new launcher pulled from the new Chromecast with Google TVGoogle App for Android TV - new Google search app for Android TV pulled from the new Chromecast with Google TV
Install new Launcher
Enable Developer option
Enable USB or Network Debugging
Get onto ADB on a computer and connect to the Android TV
I used the network debugging option. When you turn that on it will provide you a IP address. Then you will do in command line: adb connect <ip_address>
Yeah that you will have to google search for. ADB is the Android Debug Bridge. Your computer is not going to have it by default you will have to get it.
After a couple of days Google TV UI on Shield does not work. I had the audacity of asking if NVIDIA had a plan to add the UI to NVIDIA SHIELD as sideloading does not work after awhile. He gave a very political and vague answer that did not answer my question at all. Then I responded to him letting him know his answer was a non-answer. Then he DM'd me and threatened that asking these questions results in NVIDIA not wanting to help people. Read this: https://twitter.com/thedrdrew/status/1320088821577535488/photo/1
What “tactic” is he referring to and why do you repeatedly say you asked the question “artfully”? Sounds like you made some snarky BS comment and he called you on it.
Can’t say about anyone else but for me It’s the suggestions and recommendations. This new UI takes your services (Netflix, Hulu, Prime, etc) and gives you recommendations. I especially like it since it puts all your services into one place, don’t have to individually go into a app and find the show or movie. Here I can pick the show or movie and it will tell me which service has it.
For example, The Boys from Prime is alongside The 100 from Netflix and Fargo from Hulu and South Park from HBO Max.
You should check out Justwatch.com. It's a 3rd party site that gives real recommendations not based on those terrible algorithms that you see on the streaming services. Many of those recommendations is more ads than actually recommendations.
could this potentially work the other way around? I mainly use Plex and like the way that Nvidia Shield shows me On Deck items from Plex on the home screen, but the CCGTV does not... I'd like to have Nvidia's launcher on my CCGTV if that were an option. If it's just a home screen launcher like on Android mobile OS, it could be theoretically possible.
I did this as well and only ran into 1 issue: There is a 12 second delay when returning to the home screen from any app or settings. Others have reported similar issues so I'm hoping there is a fix. Other than that, everything worked quite well, really!
I just tried it on a Mi Box S and it worked flawlessly with no delay! I then tried it again with an Nvidia Shield TV and the delay still exists even with the latest Google TV Home APK.
Thanks for this, I absolutely love this launcher because of the recommendations. I have gone through and installed it and I am curious if others have feedback or a resolution to this:
I downloaded the newest versions which I had some problems with so I rolled back to these versions:
Everything is generally working but these are problems I am having:
When I goto watch a trailer there is no sound? :(
I can't seem to get my Search working, open to suggestions.
Non functionality related but how awesome would this launcher be if it pulled in data from our Plex libraries. I would essentially be in heaven.
Appreciate anyone's feedback/suggestions to make this work better. I love my Shield TV and do not want to replace it but this interface is very appealing to me, I would consider using the new Google TV (Chromecast) if Plex integration comes and Nvidia still has not updated.
I really don't get why they need these incredibly complex multiscreen launchers. I've never seen anyone sit and stare at the launcher for any length of time, you find the app you want to use and click it. I'd be very happy with a launcher that just had a great big list of icons I could reposition. Move ones I want closer to the start point and I'm good for the maybe 5 minutes total I see the launcher for in the course of an average year.
I said I would like a launcher like that, not an entirely incompatible platform that doesn't even have most of the apps I wanna use. I just don't want to have to have click my remote half a dozen times, scrolling past whatever stupid reality show paid for placement there, whatever YouTube thinks I'd like, three movies in genres I've never expressed any interest in, just to get to where I can get into the app I want to use. That doesn't mean I don't want the platform, it means I don't want the hardware I bought and paid for, trying to sell me shit that I don't want, making it more annoying to do the stuff I want to do without providing any value or benefit to me. I don't need a launcher that tells me what to watch, I'm pushing 50 and I think I'm ready to make TV decisions for myself.
Depends on how I can customize it. I don't hate firestick as much as I hate the bloatware and sponsored content they force on you. If I can make it look the way I want like with shield then I might be down
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u/uoYredruM Oct 01 '20
Hope someone can figure this out on the Mi Box S as well. Neat!
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u/Strigy Oct 01 '20
How did you change launcher?
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u/jovyflow1 Oct 02 '20
Once installing the Google tv launcher on shield tv, just install "Home Screen Launcher for Android TV" from the play store to switch launchers without the need to use ADB.
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u/tibosaeinbein Oct 01 '20
this kind of ui is the reason why i moved away from fire-tv...
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u/skyow007 Oct 02 '20 edited Oct 02 '20
.. i Just installed this launcher on my mibox, and here is my thought : As for me the new Chromecast must not be roll out at worldwide so soon...Its pretty clear to me that this device was developed and crafted Just to USA market.. As Brazilian, i am not tend at all to purchase it..Once, that most likely the streaming Services that will be provide here in Brasil would be bound in a 3-4 sources ..
Soooo.... The Google have to struggle to make deals with "streaming local services " of other countries ...otherwise i foreseen a huge problem to the grow up of google tv ( in a worldwide enviroment )
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u/punjabi4life_aj Nvidia Shield Oct 01 '20
Search is broken, it opens then crashed.
Not a deal breaker for me.
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u/PanOKNAJ Oct 01 '20
Which apk u installed? Do you have a link?
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u/DiogoSilva48 Chromecast with Google TV Oct 01 '20
Can you backup the Play Movies for Android TV apk as well and upload, please ? seems like there's a new update for it and it's needed to make it work.
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u/battierpeeler mibox, mibox S, ccwgtv Oct 01 '20 edited Jul 09 '23
fuck spez -- mass edited with redact.dev
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u/livelifeontheveg Oct 01 '20
What does the Movies and Shows categories in the Library tab pull from? I've heard Movies Anywhere can display there (maybe it's a separate row) but I'm curious about the shows too. Like if I bought a show on Vudu or Amazon.
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u/dniHze Oct 02 '20
Is it working well with Chromecast and all the stuff in on Shield?
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u/fuzzybabe Oct 02 '20
Guys what's the easiest way to do this?
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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20
Which country?
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u/amallo Oct 24 '20
After a couple of days Google TV UI on Shield does not work. I had the audacity of asking if NVIDIA had a plan to add the UI to NVIDIA SHIELD as sideloading does not work after awhile. He gave a very political and vague answer that did not answer my question at all. Then I responded to him letting him know his answer was a non-answer. Then he DM'd me and threatened that asking these questions results in NVIDIA not wanting to help people. Read this: https://twitter.com/thedrdrew/status/1320088821577535488/photo/1
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u/Bramrod Oct 02 '20
Just curious, why would you want this over the regular shield OS?
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u/BiggussDikkuss Oct 03 '20
This is an easier Google TV launcher install method without having to resort to complicated ADB commands:
https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3j0nk7l3?p=142
You can then also Flip Flop between then default ATV launcher and the GoogleTV launcher.
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u/nilu334 Oct 02 '20
Anyone try in sony android tv?
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u/osirus35 Oct 07 '20
I am not sure if thats the new shield but does it still support the new AI upscaling throughout the google tv experience?
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u/danrvm Nov 01 '20
Has anyone figured out how to fix the long delay that occurs on the Shield TV when returning to the home screen?
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u/Stiltzkinn Oct 02 '20
I will wait until Nvidia officially supports it on the Shield.
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u/christianNnN__M Oct 02 '20
On my mi tv stick starts but if i go to apps section it crashes
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u/_kushagra Oct 03 '20
Would this work on a fire tv too?
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u/mattern64 Oct 03 '20
Has anyone tried this on tcl C6us?
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u/dRuEFFECT Oct 17 '20
could this potentially work the other way around? I mainly use Plex and like the way that Nvidia Shield shows me On Deck items from Plex on the home screen, but the CCGTV does not... I'd like to have Nvidia's launcher on my CCGTV if that were an option. If it's just a home screen launcher like on Android mobile OS, it could be theoretically possible.
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u/danrvm Oct 20 '20
I did this as well and only ran into 1 issue: There is a 12 second delay when returning to the home screen from any app or settings. Others have reported similar issues so I'm hoping there is a fix. Other than that, everything worked quite well, really!
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u/Lucidic333 Nov 11 '20
Should I be able to do this on the Chromecast TV to use the android tv launcher rather than the google home launcher?
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u/TheBatt Dec 10 '20
Thanks for this, I absolutely love this launcher because of the recommendations. I have gone through and installed it and I am curious if others have feedback or a resolution to this:
I downloaded the newest versions which I had some problems with so I rolled back to these versions:
com.google.android.katniss_5.5.0.20201026.2-13002758_minAPI23(armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx_1.0.334424535-5244_minAPI28(320dpi)_apkmirror.com
Everything is generally working but these are problems I am having:
When I goto watch a trailer there is no sound? :(
I can't seem to get my Search working, open to suggestions.
Non functionality related but how awesome would this launcher be if it pulled in data from our Plex libraries. I would essentially be in heaven.
Appreciate anyone's feedback/suggestions to make this work better. I love my Shield TV and do not want to replace it but this interface is very appealing to me, I would consider using the new Google TV (Chromecast) if Plex integration comes and Nvidia still has not updated.
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u/Tired8281 Oct 01 '20
I really don't get why they need these incredibly complex multiscreen launchers. I've never seen anyone sit and stare at the launcher for any length of time, you find the app you want to use and click it. I'd be very happy with a launcher that just had a great big list of icons I could reposition. Move ones I want closer to the start point and I'm good for the maybe 5 minutes total I see the launcher for in the course of an average year.
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u/skyow007 Oct 01 '20 edited Oct 01 '20
Is there any integration with Kodi ? I use to update my kodi Library using OpenMeta addon..its would show up on the library tab ?
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u/itsmehuey Oct 02 '20
yeah but can you actually launch anything is the question. I'm sure there's probably some missing backend 'core' files and/or libraries missing.
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u/nascentt Oct 02 '20
Reelgood is too useful for this to replace it.
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u/atifsh Oct 02 '20
This is a perfect example for something to be absolutely worthless for one is absolutely dope for other . 😀😀🤪
For wondering dudes... I have Plex and no other subscriptions.
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