Luncher
A lightweight home screen for Android TV: hide and reorder your apps
Version: 0.1.0
Added: 14-10-2026
Updated: 14-10-2026
Added: 14-10-2026
Updated: 14-10-2026
Luncher is a lightweight home screen (launcher) for Android TV, small and frugal enough to run well on very weak devices.
The home screen shows the time and date, and your TV apps as a grid of banners.
- Reorder apps: hold OK on an app, then move it where you want it.
- Hide apps: move an app onto the hidden shelf, or hide it from the list in Luncher's settings. Hidden apps can be shown again the same way.
- Settings: the gear at the top, or the Menu key, opens Luncher's settings and the device's own settings.
Luncher asks for no permissions and has no internet access: no ads, no tracking, no accounts. It runs on Android TV 5.1 and newer, and the app is under 100 KB.
Custom app banners, wallpapers and a few more settings are planned.
Making Luncher your home screen: on Android TV 5.1, the Home button asks which home screen to use. From Android 6 on, most devices always open their built-in launcher; Luncher then becomes the home screen once the built-in launcher is disabled, e.g. with adb. Luncher can also be opened like any other app.
The home screen shows the time and date, and your TV apps as a grid of banners.
- Reorder apps: hold OK on an app, then move it where you want it.
- Hide apps: move an app onto the hidden shelf, or hide it from the list in Luncher's settings. Hidden apps can be shown again the same way.
- Settings: the gear at the top, or the Menu key, opens Luncher's settings and the device's own settings.
Luncher asks for no permissions and has no internet access: no ads, no tracking, no accounts. It runs on Android TV 5.1 and newer, and the app is under 100 KB.
Custom app banners, wallpapers and a few more settings are planned.
Making Luncher your home screen: on Android TV 5.1, the Home button asks which home screen to use. From Android 6 on, most devices always open their built-in launcher; Luncher then becomes the home screen once the built-in launcher is disabled, e.g. with adb. Luncher can also be opened like any other app.