I'd wait for Nvidia to release the update, I wouldn't do this to my shield pro. This is cool but why on earth would you buy a Nvidia shield TV if you don't game. This also remove all Nvidia features. You have completely removed all gaming focused things. All this does is make this a very expensive chrome cast. Just buy a Google TV chrome cast. Also the home is terrible it completely removed all gaming stuff. And u able to edit. Not having a go. But anyone who has purchased a Nvidia shield and does any sort of gaming which again why would you buy one of these if you didn't. Don't install this. If your desperate for this just buy the new Chromecast it's far far cheaper. I don't know anyway who'd spend £200 on new shield and never use any of the Nvidia features. You can buy 4 of the new Chromecasts with the new launcher on it. Don't do this to your shield
@@DellBoyJamie Lol? I have never even tried gaming on the nvidia shield tv pro. But it's is the only device that works for me because I use Plex with 4k blurays. The nvidia shield tv pro is the ONLY media player that supports all of the audio formats. So I think most people buy this as a media player, not as a gaming console. Sorry mate.
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This tutorial really helped me out man. I've had the new chromecast with Google tv since launch. Love it! But my tv ambient lighting hw i could not get to work with new chromecast. I followed this video and now my Nvidia shield tv works just fine with new (again) Google tv layer and my ambient lighting is back! Best of both worlds. Nothing like having back lighting that matches what is on your TV. With new Google tv interface even better as Google is popping more colors in their UI. Thanks again!
Update 1 week later!?... unfortunately the search menu of the main ui stopped working. When I click on it now it processes very quickly then just kicks me out to the top level of the ui. This wouldn't honestly be a huge deal but in parallel I now cannot do a voice search for a show or movie and get the Google tv response. I get the standard Android tv response which does not give you option to add to your watch list. If you've used the 2 different ui's you know what I'm talking about. I feel that the search fix i downloaded and installed that worked out of the gate is no longer working. Any ideas?
Hey TDUK, Cheers from Michigan, USA. Its been awhile since I've been on here but was so thrilled to see your still doing videos regarding Firesticks. Your still the #1 guy I go to on here. So let's get started mate!
I finally figured out the missing piece to personalize the recommendations to the services you actually have! I needed to download "Google TV" app on my phone. Well, technically I only had to renable it. For Android phone users like myself, you can never uninstall those google bloatware without rooting. The "Google TV" app used to be called "Play Movies & TV" from the Google Play Store and in THAT app is where you can kick start the recommendation process. Once in the app. You press the hamburger menu, ie the 3 horizontal line menu to navigate to "Manage services." I uninstalled this launcher out of frustration over not being able to select my services a couple of weeks ago. I am glad I gave it another shot. Still not amazing. The phone app might be more desirable, especially because my box can chrome-cast. While I am here, I also figured out that Vysor allows you to mirror your Android Box screen wireless to your computer. It makes some aspects of navigating a little easier, some a little harder. You can interact with the Android TV using your keyboard through Vysor. The free version is fast, but poor quality video feed. There are instructional videos on RUclips to instruct on how to acquire an upgraded version.
Holy Cow, *TDUK* , you made my weekend and saved me $50. I was going to buy a Google Chromecast just to play with it. Now I'll have the GoogleTV UI on the most powerful streaming box. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Lots a hugs. I think RUclips has me in RUclips--Purgatory because I just got the notification today, a day late.
@@TechDoctorUK Doc, when I added the new launcher, my Shield started it up the Shield went crazy. The content advert on top went into a very fast infinite loop just like another commenter said. I should have known better but in the excitement I did delete the Shield's stock launcher as per instructions and lost the configuration on the top row. I know Google9to5 also had the *_pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher_* command in their instructions but its bad form. It should be done non-destructively by just disabling the stock launcher so the users config remains saved. I highly recommend replacing the uninstall command with *_pm disable --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher_* instead. It preserves the configuration of the stock launcher. So returning to the stock launcher doesn't require redoing the configuration. Just trying to be helpful. I really wanted it to work. I could see the new launcher layout but unfortunately I couldn't control the input to play with it. Perhaps it might have something to do with the current OS service level the Shield is on? IDK. Anyway doc, I appreciate all you do.
Thanks man, just tested it and the actual command that works is *pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher* pm disable --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher (gives an error regarding security permissions)
Been using TV Launcher for months on my Nvidia Shield and it is awesome. Categorize your apps and they nicely interface with TV Launcher. If you are using a wireless keyboard you might need to press the Home key to go back to the NVIDIA Shield Home Screen. Also, ALT-TAB on the keyboard will switch between apps it has launched.
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first I would like to thank you for all your videos. they are great! I have tried this method both on my nvidia shield tv pro (2019) and Mi Box S and install several versions of the google home tv app and it does change launcher but it does not show the recommendations no matter what I do. Can you help please?
Lately, the search feature has stopped working - any idea why? Also, will the APK update itself or will you post an update to the APK as Google fixes issues?
I wasn't able to even download the search fix. I don't believe the apk will auto update for the UI. We'd have to download any newer version from the google play store using a PC & then picking your device to put it on.
I wonder if you can help me figure out why I can install the Google TV UI on my Mi Box and it works with no issues---but on my NVIDIA Shield it works poorly..I installed the same 2 APKs...On the NVIDIA Shield it goes into a loop on the home screen. If I open any app like RUclips and press the home button...it goes slowly to the Google TV home screen but then back to the previously opened app. If I close all of my apps it just goes into a loop on the home screen. I love my Chromecast with Google TV mostly because of the great UI and functionality. I have seen many videos of people successfully installing on NVIDIA shield...but am I the only one who is having these problems? Again, works without any issues on my Mi Box. If you have the time, can you lead me to the direction? Any thoughts? Thank you sir. I am willing to bet any money that you too have had the same experience as me and everyone else.
Nice, just tried this and it works, although I don't think i'll ne keeping it. Don't much like all the adverts and recommendations for channels i don't subscribe/pay for (disney/amazon video that isn't included with prime for example). There doesn't seem to be any way of telling the launcher that you don't want those things to show up. any ideas? is this what it is like on the chromecast too?
Hey TDUK thanks for the great guide. I have had the new launcher installed for about a month now and love it. I just can not get the search function to work. When I try and install the search fix app it does not install. Any ideas on how I can fix this?
@@woomdawg I managed to replicate that, it happens if you install the latest Google TV Home apk. It should work with 5224 or 5114. Heads up: while debugging for this I saw way too many security related errors on the background. Some stuff is probably not gonna work. I'm reverting mine.
Everythings working great so first and foremost, thank you for making this process so seamless and easy. However, I'm not sure why but the search fix apk was not downloading. It was go to the install screen and then say "App Not Installed". Any other link to another apk install to fix the search feature? Idk why it won't install. Thanks!
Amazing video brother TDUK. Thanks so much. Might try this launcher on my shield. Keep the incredible content coming. Hope you have an awesome weekend. Much love
Question for you, I got both the shield and the new google TV. My PS4 Controller has rumble on geforce now trough the New Google TV but no rumble trough the shield. Furthermore, the trackpad on the ps4 controller works on the google tv and not on the shield, are there drivers we can update?
This works great, except that Continue Watching is not correct. If I look on my phone it actually shows the series I've been watching on the TV, but the Shield doesn't match. Any ideas why this might be happening?
Any idea why on my end the “ for you” tab where u get the highlights at the top, it is glitching instead of going through the caramel in 5 sec’s or so , it is just racing through really fast making the for you tab useless for me casue i can not scroll down in that tab...does the same on my shield tv and tivo 4K stream
TDUK. As always thank you for your hard work showing great Tutorials. I have something i didn't see you address in the video, how can i get to SETTINGS on the launcher? Thanks.
Thanks for sharing this tutorial and showing us how to revert it back to the stock launcher. One bug I found is with HBO Max showing a lock icon in recommended shows even when I'm a subscriber and not allowing me to directly view the show. The work around I found is to go and open the HBO Max app and play the movie from there.
You have to edit your services in google app. For that search for any movie and click on edit services in where to watch section. You can add your streaming services in there.
@@subhashgottumukkala969 Thanks for your tip. I wasn't able to find a settings option in where to watch section based on your instructions. I recall this option accessible in the original Android TV interface.
@techdoctor sorry for this question again, I actually like the launcher just because it's a different option but I still have the problem with bbc iplayer, it works fine if I select the app to play something but when I try a recommended program for iplayer on the launcher and select play I get the message that it is incompatible? Any fix please?? Thanks
Hey man, I installed this ages ago on an Nvidia Shield tube I've since given to my Dad when I got the Pro but its gone real sluggish and the updates obviously since been rolled out officially. Could you advise how I can revert this so I can get the official Nvidia update please? Was going to try factory reset but scared it would mess it up due to installing this. Any advice much appreciated, thanks
Looks really cool but I’m going to avoid this one cause it looks a bit sketchy. Probably going to grab a chromecast until it’s released on nvidia shield.
Where is the best place to get Widgets for the Shield and 4K Fire Stick? I can't seem to find them anywhere. I think I remember you posting a weather widget but I don't remember where. Thanks!
@TechDoctorUK - I have 2 questions. I had a Firestick v2 which supported turning off my TV (which means my TV supports HDMI CEC) and controlling TV's volume. Question 1 - Now i bought a MI Box 4k and using same TV, however, the power button on MI Box does not switch off my TV, instead the box goes into standby mode and my TV in "no input" screen.. Can i do something about this so that my TV can be switched off using MI BOX Remote? Question 2 - Using Firestick remote, i could control "TV's" Volume, however, MI BOX i guess has its own volume mechanism and it does not use my TV's normal volume. So i have to adjust TV's volume using TV's remote.. Can i somehow use MIBOX's remote to control actual TV's volume instead of MI Box's own volume?
@TechDoctorUK Last time I checked the command codes in this video and the command codes in your website are both the same, but now they are different. I am assuming that they have the same results? WEBSITE: pm disable com.google.android.tvlauncher pm enable com.google.android.tvlauncher VIDEO: pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher cmd package install-existing com.google.android.tvlauncher
Thanks for the great video-Did the mod last night and love the new interface. The Home screen lags on loading and sometimes can take 3-5 seconds-any suggestions to troubleshoot. Thanks so much!
I did this mod on my Nvidia shield tv and I also own the new chromecast with Google tv. I can confirm that the homescreen loading issue is not a product of this mod. It exists on the new chromecast as well. Google is aware and hopefully fixing soon
i am going to install it h96max android box ,my question is whenever there will be update of launcher then what i have to do? install over the apk or need to do ddb stuffs again?? *EDIT*- as i indicated in chinese android box , homescreen didn't loaded ,i think google app required to be installed (maybe) .
Thanks, much prefer this launcher over stock. One thing that's driving me nuts is I cannot seem to get BBC iplayer integration with the search function. I can see its possible as its looks to be working perfectly in this video. Does anyone have a fix?
Tried your guide on my 2019 Nvidia Shield TV Pro. Installation of the launcher works. The search_fix couldn't be installed though. At the home page, I'm facing "Loading error. Unable to load Home". Tried clearing data, cache, moved the app into my internal storage. Nothing works. Any suggestions?
Great video, thank you for posting this. I love the Google TV interface. BTW, I did experience an issue, it keeps asking me to select the launcher. I select LauncherX and tell it "Always". But it keeps asking me. Any ideas? I have Shield (2017).
I installed google tv launcher on my Mi box s 4k, everything is good, the only problem is that isn't showing a loading error on my home "unable to load your home"... So what can be wrong? Any ideas?
First of all thank you... I get a loading error messge in the HOME section, a HOME section actually appears on my screen just after the SEARCH section, I don't actually have the FOR YOU, MOVIES and SHOWS section showing in mine... Is it a regional issue you think? I live in the Philippines. Thanks in advance...
its a regional issue the home section will only shows available in the US hulu, hbo max amazon youtube TV disney+ are only available in US region so shows from these services will not show on your screen as you live outside US. and the original device chromecast google TV are being sold only in US UK and other supported countries. in the video the person is from UK so on his device so can see ITV BBC player on his screen if Im in the US i will not see those services to my homescreen. google is notorious for geo restriction even products like chromebooks are not available to every country FYI.
Thank you for showing how to uninstall it too. I didn't like i could not get a favorite list to work. I have to have a fav list for my apps. I could not get it to work on my sheild pro. But cool idea. Thanks
I can't seem to get it to work for my android box: EVANPO Android 9.0 TV Box, Smart Android Boxes Media Player Quad-core Cortex A53 4GB + 64GB Support 3D/ 4K/ 6K/ H.265/2.4GHz WiFi/USB 3.0/ HDMI 2.0. It tries to load but just freezes.
I was going to install this look cool. But when u said that your plex content doesn't show up that was the deal breaker for me. I have a plex and emby share. Please do an update to this when emby and plex content shows up Thanks 😎
My TCL runs on android 9. There's no option for Network debugging but only USB debugging. Can you install it through USB debugging and how do you go about it?
Is there any way to install the old Android TV or even any other 3rd party launcher on Chromecast??? This menu loads up so slow compared to Mibox S android tv home menu! 😭
Any help please much apprecaited installed and launched Google Launcher but nothing loads, just have the grey panels shimmering but they dont load into any apps, i have to use the voice control to launch apps and to get to the settings but not sure why nothing is loading :(
Question i seen how in the video you voice talked on the keyboard and it out down on what you said how did you do that ? It wont let me can you do a video on that please
Can't get it working on my shield. After installing the google tv apk, I disabled the stock launcher, hit home button and the google tv lay out is there but icons won't load. Any help?
I'm having the same issue, everything else installs but when I open the new Google interface it takes 20 seconds to start perhaps this has something to do with the fix not installing?
I live in Ireland and have tried to load this on my Sony Android TV (2019) and the message I am getting is "there was a problem while parsing the package" Does this mean I will be unable to use the Google launcher. Thanks for all your great advice and tutorials.
Please Help Tech Dr. I am installing to an android T95 running Android 10 and with developer options enabled the is no network debugging. Should I risk continuing the install? Okay as network debugging was not in my menu drop downs anywhere, I proceeded with the install without enabling the setting. ADB shell also failed to install however the launcher works. I have one issue which I can't resolve , my Netflix does not show in the apps list. The only way that I can launch it is from the apps list in the settings menu. Any thoughts anyone. Thanks
The home is not loading for me at all. I see 'loading error. Unable to load home'. Home only show a list of apps installed. Also i can only see search, home, apps and library tabs. Location india.
Turns out that when you use VPN it does work. I chose UK and the the home page does load just fine! (Down side is that now also apps like netflix will show UK content)
i get the error "unable to load home" search is working, apps are working Update, it doesn't show errors, but only youtube seems to be working on reccomendedatoins
Turns out that when you use VPN it does work. I chose UK and the the home page does load just fine! (Down side is that now also apps like netflix will show UK content)
How can I totally de install all the stuff? The Launcher ist mit usable for me. The voice seatch is not functon amymore I can Not start Apps amymore . Thanks!
If you used the pm uninstall command to stop your stock launcher, then use this to enable it: cmd package install-existing com.google.android.tvlauncher
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I'd wait for Nvidia to release the update, I wouldn't do this to my shield pro. This is cool but why on earth would you buy a Nvidia shield TV if you don't game. This also remove all Nvidia features. You have completely removed all gaming focused things. All this does is make this a very expensive chrome cast. Just buy a Google TV chrome cast. Also the home is terrible it completely removed all gaming stuff. And u able to edit. Not having a go. But anyone who has purchased a Nvidia shield and does any sort of gaming which again why would you buy one of these if you didn't. Don't install this. If your desperate for this just buy the new Chromecast it's far far cheaper. I don't know anyway who'd spend £200 on new shield and never use any of the Nvidia features. You can buy 4 of the new Chromecasts with the new launcher on it. Don't do this to your shield
Will there be another update to include "continue watching" feature?
@@DellBoyJamie Lol? I have never even tried gaming on the nvidia shield tv pro. But it's is the only device that works for me because I use Plex with 4k blurays. The nvidia shield tv pro is the ONLY media player that supports all of the audio formats. So I think most people buy this as a media player, not as a gaming console. Sorry mate.
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This tutorial really helped me out man. I've had the new chromecast with Google tv since launch. Love it! But my tv ambient lighting hw i could not get to work with new chromecast. I followed this video and now my Nvidia shield tv works just fine with new (again) Google tv layer and my ambient lighting is back! Best of both worlds. Nothing like having back lighting that matches what is on your TV. With new Google tv interface even better as Google is popping more colors in their UI. Thanks again!
You're welcome!
Update 1 week later!?... unfortunately the search menu of the main ui stopped working. When I click on it now it processes very quickly then just kicks me out to the top level of the ui. This wouldn't honestly be a huge deal but in parallel I now cannot do a voice search for a show or movie and get the Google tv response. I get the standard Android tv response which does not give you option to add to your watch list. If you've used the 2 different ui's you know what I'm talking about. I feel that the search fix i downloaded and installed that worked out of the gate is no longer working. Any ideas?
Hey TDUK,
Cheers from Michigan, USA. Its been awhile since I've been on here but was so thrilled to see your still doing videos regarding Firesticks. Your still the #1 guy I go to on here. So let's get started mate!
I finally figured out the missing piece to personalize the recommendations to the services you actually have!
I needed to download "Google TV" app on my phone. Well, technically I only had to renable it. For Android phone users like myself, you can never uninstall those google bloatware without rooting. The "Google TV" app used to be called "Play Movies & TV" from the Google Play Store and in THAT app is where you can kick start the recommendation process. Once in the app. You press the hamburger menu, ie the 3 horizontal line menu to navigate to "Manage services."
I uninstalled this launcher out of frustration over not being able to select my services a couple of weeks ago. I am glad I gave it another shot. Still not amazing. The phone app might be more desirable, especially because my box can chrome-cast.
While I am here, I also figured out that Vysor allows you to mirror your Android Box screen wireless to your computer. It makes some aspects of navigating a little easier, some a little harder. You can interact with the Android TV using your keyboard through Vysor. The free version is fast, but poor quality video feed. There are instructional videos on RUclips to instruct on how to acquire an upgraded version.
Holy Cow, *TDUK* , you made my weekend and saved me $50. I was going to buy a Google Chromecast just to play with it. Now I'll have the GoogleTV UI on the most powerful streaming box. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Lots a hugs. I think RUclips has me in RUclips--Purgatory because I just got the notification today, a day late.
Always a pleasure !. Please do share this video in your Shield Social Networks as that really helps me out 🙏
@@TechDoctorUK Doc, when I added the new launcher, my Shield started it up the Shield went crazy. The content advert on top went into a very fast infinite loop just like another commenter said. I should have known better but in the excitement I did delete the Shield's stock launcher as per instructions and lost the configuration on the top row. I know Google9to5 also had the *_pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher_* command in their instructions but its bad form. It should be done non-destructively by just disabling the stock launcher so the users config remains saved.
I highly recommend replacing the uninstall command with *_pm disable --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher_* instead. It preserves the configuration of the stock launcher. So returning to the stock launcher doesn't require redoing the configuration. Just trying to be helpful. I really wanted it to work. I could see the new launcher layout but unfortunately I couldn't control the input to play with it.
Perhaps it might have something to do with the current OS service level the Shield is on? IDK. Anyway doc, I appreciate all you do.
Thanks man, just tested it and the actual command that works is
*pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher*
pm disable --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher (gives an error regarding security permissions)
Same here brother, I love Nvidia Shield tv.
Been using TV Launcher for months on my Nvidia Shield and it is awesome. Categorize your apps and they nicely interface with TV Launcher. If you are using a wireless keyboard you might need to press the Home key to go back to the NVIDIA Shield Home Screen. Also, ALT-TAB on the keyboard will switch between apps it has launched.
first I would like to thank you for all your videos. they are great! I have tried this method both on my nvidia shield tv pro (2019) and Mi Box S and install several versions of the google home tv app and it does change launcher but it does not show the recommendations no matter what I do. Can you help please?
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Many thanks!
Will the launcher be updated over time via the play store or will you need to load the new APK version each time an update is released
Good question...need a reply
Nvidia Shield devices will start to get the official GoogleTV launcher today.
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Lately, the search feature has stopped working - any idea why? Also, will the APK update itself or will you post an update to the APK as Google fixes issues?
I wasn't able to even download the search fix. I don't believe the apk will auto update for the UI. We'd have to download any newer version from the google play store using a PC & then picking your device to put it on.
Thank you for sharing your experience with me and your expertise
I wonder if you can help me figure out why I can install the Google TV UI on my Mi Box and it works with no issues---but on my NVIDIA Shield it works poorly..I installed the same 2 APKs...On the NVIDIA Shield it goes into a loop on the home screen. If I open any app like RUclips and press the home button...it goes slowly to the Google TV home screen but then back to the previously opened app. If I close all of my apps it just goes into a loop on the home screen. I love my Chromecast with Google TV mostly because of the great UI and functionality. I have seen many videos of people successfully installing on NVIDIA shield...but am I the only one who is having these problems? Again, works without any issues on my Mi Box. If you have the time, can you lead me to the direction? Any thoughts? Thank you sir. I am willing to bet any money that you too have had the same experience as me and everyone else.
Nice, just tried this and it works, although I don't think i'll ne keeping it. Don't much like all the adverts and recommendations for channels i don't subscribe/pay for (disney/amazon video that isn't included with prime for example). There doesn't seem to be any way of telling the launcher that you don't want those things to show up. any ideas? is this what it is like on the chromecast too?
The google TV Search Fix won't install after download. How can I get past that so the search functionality works?
I have the same issue. Did you ever figure it out?
Hey TDUK thanks for the great guide. I have had the new launcher installed for about a month now and love it. I just can not get the search function to work. When I try and install the search fix app it does not install. Any ideas on how I can fix this?
I had the same issue, turns out downloading the more current google base from apkmirror solved that. There's a November 6 version that worked for me.
@@thiagosestini29 Same here but I can’t find the file on apkmirror, what is it called ?
@@wartbump Google App for Android TV
@@thiagosestini29 I tried that but now I can not access anything the screen is in what looks to be a constant refresh
@@woomdawg I managed to replicate that, it happens if you install the latest Google TV Home apk. It should work with 5224 or 5114.
Heads up: while debugging for this I saw way too many security related errors on the background. Some stuff is probably not gonna work. I'm reverting mine.
Everythings working great so first and foremost, thank you for making this process so seamless and easy. However, I'm not sure why but the search fix apk was not downloading. It was go to the install screen and then say "App Not Installed". Any other link to another apk install to fix the search feature? Idk why it won't install. Thanks!
I do face the same problem too...any suggestions...?
Much easier way now - ruclips.net/video/hMcwwNRWXaw/видео.html
thanks for your contributions and tutorials. I have a question. It can be installed in the Xiaomi mi box s. with that same tutorial. thanks
I love this launcher! I like that it shows the genres.
Amazing video brother TDUK. Thanks so much. Might try this launcher on my shield. Keep the incredible content coming. Hope you have an awesome weekend. Much love
Great video! Is there a way to disable the stock launcher on the late andriod 10 and the new andriod 11 boxes?
Question for you, I got both the shield and the new google TV. My PS4 Controller has rumble on geforce now trough the New Google TV but no rumble trough the shield. Furthermore, the trackpad on the ps4 controller works on the google tv and not on the shield, are there drivers we can update?
This works great, except that Continue Watching is not correct. If I look on my phone it actually shows the series I've been watching on the TV, but the Shield doesn't match. Any ideas why this might be happening?
Will this work on a fire stick
Will it work if I use a home launcher switcher instead of using adb? Just tried on my mobile, but launcher X crashes on startup...
Any idea why on my end the “ for you” tab where u get the highlights at the top, it is glitching instead of going through the caramel in 5 sec’s or so , it is just racing through really fast making the for you tab useless for me casue i can not scroll down in that tab...does the same on my shield tv and tivo
4K stream
Did you figure this out? I installed it as well and it glitches on the top where the movies are supposed to scroll?
TDUK. As always thank you for your hard work showing great Tutorials. I have something i didn't see you address in the video, how can i get to SETTINGS on the launcher? Thanks.
Thanks for sharing this tutorial and showing us how to revert it back to the stock launcher. One bug I found is with HBO Max showing a lock icon in recommended shows even when I'm a subscriber and not allowing me to directly view the show. The work around I found is to go and open the HBO Max app and play the movie from there.
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You have to edit your services in google app. For that search for any movie and click on edit services in where to watch section. You can add your streaming services in there.
@@subhashgottumukkala969 Thanks for your tip. I wasn't able to find a settings option in where to watch section based on your instructions. I recall this option accessible in the original Android TV interface.
I've installed on my Nvidia Shield Pro but on home page says failed to load the widget part
@techdoctor sorry for this question again, I actually like the launcher just because it's a different option but I still have the problem with bbc iplayer, it works fine if I select the app to play something but when I try a recommended program for iplayer on the launcher and select play I get the message that it is incompatible? Any fix please?? Thanks
Google tv or fire stick 4k?can u play any android game n touch screen games in google tv?
Hi, when I try to install the search_fix.apk I get the message App not installed. What can I do to fix this?
Same it didn't work for me either
How do you customize the homepage menus? I would like to remove some of the genres from the home page.
It's nice to have options 👍👍
Thank you as always TDUK
Worked nicely!
Hey man, I installed this ages ago on an Nvidia Shield tube I've since given to my Dad when I got the Pro but its gone real sluggish and the updates obviously since been rolled out officially. Could you advise how I can revert this so I can get the official Nvidia update please? Was going to try factory reset but scared it would mess it up due to installing this. Any advice much appreciated, thanks
Looks really cool but I’m going to avoid this one cause it looks a bit sketchy. Probably going to grab a chromecast until it’s released on nvidia shield.
Where is the best place to get Widgets for the Shield and 4K Fire Stick? I can't seem to find them anywhere. I think I remember you posting a weather widget but I don't remember where. Thanks!
I only found a few that work. If you install Aptoide TV, you can search from there.
@@TechDoctorUK Perfect, thank you!
Can I use this tutorial to set Wolf as default launcher? Currently using FTVLaunchX and I've not updated my Shield TV to 8.2
@TechDoctorUK - I have 2 questions. I had a Firestick v2 which supported turning off my TV (which means my TV supports HDMI CEC) and controlling TV's volume.
Question 1 - Now i bought a MI Box 4k and using same TV, however, the power button on MI Box does not switch off my TV, instead the box goes into standby mode and my TV in "no input" screen.. Can i do something about this so that my TV can be switched off using MI BOX Remote?
Question 2 - Using Firestick remote, i could control "TV's" Volume, however, MI BOX i guess has its own volume mechanism and it does not use my TV's normal volume. So i have to adjust TV's volume using TV's remote.. Can i somehow use MIBOX's remote to control actual TV's volume instead of MI Box's own volume?
The 4k Firestick as an IR blaster - thats why it can control TV's / sound bars etc. i don't think the Mi Box has that on its remote
@@TechDoctorUK can't switching off be achieved over hdmi cec?
Also, tv turns on with mi box remote.. It just doesn't switch off
please make a video for google tv on firestick 2nd Gen
also
Hi, is Google x launcher works outside US?
@TechDoctorUK
Last time I checked the command codes in this video and the command codes in your website are both the same, but now they are different. I am assuming that they have the same results?
WEBSITE:
pm disable com.google.android.tvlauncher
pm enable com.google.android.tvlauncher
VIDEO:
pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher
cmd package install-existing com.google.android.tvlauncher
Website has the best commands which are faster and allow you to restore your previous launcher without losing any settings
Awesome video TD, Sorry Google, launcher does not look that impressive to switch, staying with wolf launcher
Got it working, bug I found is won't exit out of Netflix properly in my opinion slower than android TV on shield,
Thanks for the great video-Did the mod last night and love the new interface. The Home screen lags on loading and sometimes can take 3-5 seconds-any suggestions to troubleshoot. Thanks so much!
Did you try this with an indian Google account and if so does the home page "For You" load content for you or does it give you an error?
I did this mod on my Nvidia shield tv and I also own the new chromecast with Google tv. I can confirm that the homescreen loading issue is not a product of this mod. It exists on the new chromecast as well. Google is aware and hopefully fixing soon
Hi when I go to downloader and your tduk in the search bar I'm getting a blank page any ideas for me ta
The link for the Google fix will not install on my Nvidia shield. Is there a way to get it to install?
Same. Did you ever figure it out?
@@ts3976 No. Haven't tried since the last time.
@@PatStellato damn. Thanks for responding though
Home screen is unable to load. Living outside US and UK. Have tried VPN but still no luck. Do u know how to fix this?
@techdoctorUK any way that you know of to enable kids' profiles on the shield?
Does this help - support.google.com/androidtv/answer/6123330?hl=en
i am going to install it h96max android box ,my question is whenever there will be update of launcher then what i have to do? install over the apk or need to do ddb stuffs again??
*EDIT*- as i indicated in chinese android box , homescreen didn't loaded ,i think google app required to be installed (maybe) .
For it to work required specifications are official android tv os 9 so it doesn't work in android based TVs
Do I need to keep usb debug and network debug on after the process ?
Thanks, much prefer this launcher over stock. One thing that's driving me nuts is I cannot seem to get BBC iplayer integration with the search function. I can see its possible as its looks to be working perfectly in this video. Does anyone have a fix?
can I choose other language instead of English at the Google TV UI?
Tried your guide on my 2019 Nvidia Shield TV Pro. Installation of the launcher works. The search_fix couldn't be installed though.
At the home page, I'm facing "Loading error. Unable to load Home".
Tried clearing data, cache, moved the app into my internal storage. Nothing works. Any suggestions?
Will this work on Mi Box S?
Great video, thank you for posting this. I love the Google TV interface. BTW, I did experience an issue, it keeps asking me to select the launcher. I select LauncherX and tell it "Always". But it keeps asking me. Any ideas? I have Shield (2017).
Got it fixed once I rebooted the Shield.
Any way to change the default launcher in Fire OS 5?
Google TV Launcher or Stock ? 🤔
Wolf > Stock > Google TV Launcher
I installed google tv launcher on my Mi box s 4k, everything is good, the only problem is that isn't showing a loading error on my home "unable to load your home"... So what can be wrong? Any ideas?
@@cosminghidura9154 did you get a fix? please share
@@cosminghidura9154 that error will stay if you are outside the US, cause google tv is only supported in the US for now.
First of all thank you... I get a loading error messge in the HOME section, a HOME section actually appears on my screen just after the SEARCH section, I don't actually have the FOR YOU, MOVIES and SHOWS section showing in mine... Is it a regional issue you think? I live in the Philippines. Thanks in advance...
Same thing is happening to me
Same here 😭
its a regional issue the home section will only shows available in the US hulu, hbo max amazon youtube TV disney+ are only available in US region so shows from these services will not show on your screen as you live outside US. and the original device chromecast google TV are being sold only in US UK and other supported countries. in the video the person is from UK so on his device so can see ITV BBC player on his screen if Im in the US i will not see those services to my homescreen. google is notorious for geo restriction even products like chromebooks are not available to every country FYI.
@@markmalapira8295 Thank you sir...
Does there seem to be a difference here in the UK to what shows on the apps compared to the US ?
USA will have a lot more supported services / content
Does google voice search still work once you upgrade it?
It works for me. Shield 2015
Thank you for showing how to uninstall it too. I didn't like i could not get a favorite list to work. I have to have a fav list for my apps. I could not get it to work on my sheild pro. But cool idea. Thanks
Appreciate your support James👍
When I try to install the search fix it just keeps saying. Not installed. So cant get that working. Weird.
Same here any ideas TDUK?
@Callum Jack Price this worked, thanks
For everyone saying "why would you want this" I agree UNLESS you have RUclipsTV. It integrates very well with it.
So the "live tv" tab shows up IF you're a subscriber to RUclipsTV? I was wondering this. Thank you!
You should do a video what's on my Nividea Shield 😎
I can't seem to get it to work for my android box: EVANPO Android 9.0 TV Box, Smart Android Boxes Media Player Quad-core Cortex A53 4GB + 64GB Support 3D/ 4K/ 6K/ H.265/2.4GHz WiFi/USB 3.0/ HDMI 2.0. It tries to load but just freezes.
Hi, How do I solve the problem of loading the launcher
Don't see network debugging in the developer option on my KM3. That's for mentioning the android TV Remote! That make life much eaiser.
Mine does not have too
Can we use this launcher on android satellite receiver?
Thanks for the tutorial. I wonder how to uninstall Google Search Fix?
New laucher is not for me, wanna keep system clean
Help! When I try to install "Search Fix" it says can't install.
I was going to install this look cool. But when u said that your plex content doesn't show up that was the deal breaker for me. I have a plex and emby share. Please do an update to this when emby and plex content shows up Thanks 😎
When I try to install the search Fix it says "Not Installed". Is there an updated apk file?
Thanks Doc
My TCL runs on android 9. There's no option for Network debugging but only USB debugging. Can you install it through USB debugging and how do you go about it?
I am using TCL android TV. I just enabled the USB Debugging option.
Great video 👍👍
Thanks for the info 👊
🗣️Go TDUK 😎
No problem 👍
Is there any way to install the old Android TV or even any other 3rd party launcher on Chromecast??? This menu loads up so slow compared to Mibox S android tv home menu! 😭
I am working on the video for that
TechDoctorUK hell ya! I’m subscribing to your channel!
Does this work on Formuler Z8 or would wolf browser work
I am trying to connect to adb on my Microsoft surface duo running Android 10 but it keeps failing and ecconrefused ??
Can I get this on the normal Nvidia shield TV?
Any help please much apprecaited
installed and launched Google Launcher but nothing loads, just have the grey panels shimmering but they dont load into any apps, i have to use the voice control to launch apps and to get to the settings but not sure why nothing is loading :(
Follow this method, works fine for me - ruclips.net/video/hMcwwNRWXaw/видео.html
Question i seen how in the video you voice talked on the keyboard and it out down on what you said how did you do that ? It wont let me can you do a video on that please
That was on the latest Chromecast with Google tv
I preferred Wolf launcher.
Search works but not via voice ..I hold the ok button mic doesn't pic up with my air mouse remote
Can't get it working on my shield. After installing the google tv apk, I disabled the stock launcher, hit home button and the google tv lay out is there but icons won't load. Any help?
Hi TDUK the Google TV Search Fix will not install on new untouched system. Any ideas?
I'm having the same issue, everything else installs but when I open the new Google interface it takes 20 seconds to start perhaps this has something to do with the fix not installing?
I live in Ireland and have tried to load this on my Sony Android TV (2019) and the message I am getting is "there was a problem
while parsing the package" Does this mean I will be unable to use the Google launcher. Thanks for all your great advice and tutorials.
Seems like it needs Android 9 minimum
@@TechDoctorUK does the Google tv launcher work on firestick 4k instead of wolf?
Please Help Tech Dr. I am installing to an android T95 running Android 10 and with developer options enabled the is no network debugging. Should I risk continuing the install? Okay as network debugging was not in my menu drop downs anywhere, I proceeded with the install without enabling the setting. ADB shell also failed to install however the launcher works. I have one issue which I can't resolve , my Netflix does not show in the apps list. The only way that I can launch it is from the apps list in the settings menu. Any thoughts anyone. Thanks
internet adb is the same one... i an trying this on h96max ,must probably you have that option too
My search fix won't install for some reason.any suggestions please
Neither would mine.
can ,se can go back to STOCK LAWNSHER of NVIDIA shield tv...?
how will do it..?
www.techdoctoruk.com/install-google-tv-launcher-on-shield-android-tv/
@@TechDoctorUK thanks
On the Nvidia Shield, there is about a 15 second delay to launch the home screen. This delay does not exist on the Chromecast.
@TechDoctorUk will this work on a Chinese Android tv box...
@Callum Jack Price thanks
The home is not loading for me at all. I see 'loading error. Unable to load home'. Home only show a list of apps installed. Also i can only see search, home, apps and library tabs. Location india.
Same prob
From india
I have that also...🤔
Turns out that when you use VPN it does work. I chose UK and the the home page does load just fine! (Down side is that now also apps like netflix will show UK content)
@@raymondvanderwerf Will it still work when you disconnect the VPN?
i get the error "unable to load home"
search is working, apps are working
Update, it doesn't show errors, but only youtube seems to be working on reccomendedatoins
Yep... I'm having the same issue
Same here. How can i go back to stock android tv launcher?
Same issue here. Anyone made it work on Shield TV Pro?
Turns out that when you use VPN it does work. I chose UK and the the home page does load just fine! (Down side is that now also apps like netflix will show UK content)
@@themadmaximo Not sure but maybe resetting your device.
Installed on android TV box, the search function is not working, the launcher crashes and restarts, can you help me please.
can you do this on the Nvidia shield tube ? it has no USB.
How can I totally de install all the stuff? The Launcher ist mit usable for me. The voice seatch is not functon amymore
I can Not start Apps amymore . Thanks!
If you used the pm uninstall command to stop your stock launcher, then use this to enable it:
cmd package install-existing com.google.android.tvlauncher
@@TechDoctorUK I would Like to Install the search fix apk. How to do this? It seams that I have problems according to this Installation.