Replaces bloated, ad-cluttered TV home screens with an ultra-lightweight ~2MB native launcher. Hardware-accelerated 60fps focus, instant memory caching, and native Live TV integration.
Test real remote D-pad navigation, theme switching, and system settings drawers.
Please note: Choosing a new image will replace your current one with a surprise picture picked just for you! To keep everything running smoothly, please give the button a moment to load before clicking again. Clicking rapidly might temporarily disable the button to prevent errors.
Why Clean Launcher Outperforms System Defaults
Standard Google TV and Android TV home screens allocate 60MB+ to ad renderers, sponsored rows, and analytics services. Clean Launcher removes every layer of waste.
Navigating with a television remote uses .withLayer() GPU texture baking. This bypasses view tree invalidations, guaranteeing steady 60fps animations even on 1GB streaming sticks.
Querying Android's native UsageStatsManager orders your most-watched streaming channels to the front of the grid automatically.
Scans for OEM tuner capabilities using Android's TvContract API and 15+ OEM fallback packages (Sony, TCL, Xiaomi, Samsung, Airtel).
Never fills your TV storage. New Unsplash wallpapers overwrite previous cached files immediately with a 3-second debounce cooldown.
A gentle 3-step sequential onboarding dialog clearly explains why permissions (Default Launcher, Usage Stats, and Wi-Fi SSID) are needed.
Built with zero third-party bloated design libraries. By using pure Android Views, the resulting APK is tiny, ultra-lightweight, and loads instantly.
You can sideload the APK onto your television in less than 3 minutes.
Open the Google Play Store on your TV and install "Downloader by AFTVnews" or "Send Files to TV".
Type the direct link or shortcode into Downloader's URL bar, or transfer the APK from your phone/laptop over Wi-Fi.
Allow "Unknown Sources" if prompted, then hit your remote's Home button. Select Clean Launcher and press "Always".
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Desktop companion to wirelessly pair and install apps to any Android TV device without connecting USB cables.
Browser-based keycode diagnostics tool for Bluetooth game controllers, HDMI-CEC remotes, and air-mouse peripherals.
Automated build script that optimizes Android TV APKs by stripping unnecessary localization bundles and heavy vector assets.
Yes. Clean Launcher runs on any device powered by Android TV OS (Android 7.0 and up), including Google TV Chromecast, Xiaomi Mi Box, Sony Bravia, TCL, Philips, and Amazon Fire OS devices via standard sideloading.
By removing third-party telemetry, ad frameworks, and heavy Material components. Everything is built with standard native Android Views and hardware-accelerated GPU textures.
Yes. Clean Launcher includes an educational 3-step onboarding flow and a direct "Exit Launcher" button that immediately routes you back to your TV's Default Apps settings. You are never locked in.
Usage Access allows the launcher to calculate your 7-day most-used streaming apps and sort them to the front. Location permission is required by Android to read your active Wi-Fi SSID name. No information ever leaves your device.
Enjoy clean, 60fps remote navigation with zero advertising banners. Download the lightweight APK today.