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I don’t know if Google TV is just a launcher, but I can answer the question "what is a launcher?" On Android systems, a launcher is the home screen plus a litt
by stonewareslord 6y ago
I don’t know if Google TV is just a launcher, but I can answer the question "what is a launcher?"
On Android systems, a launcher is the home screen plus a little more. iPhone doesn’t have this concept as there's only one "launcher": the home screen. On android, however, you can install apps to radically change your home screen layout. Some are terminals, some are just A-Z lists of your apps, etc. A launcher on Android TV would be more significant because it would probably include movies, shows, and music instead of just apps.
- ponker 6y agoThanks for the reminder about why I don’t use Android. I definitely don’t want to be screwing with my phone more than I already do.
- allarm 6y agoYou don’t have to, it’s completely optional.
- ponker 6y agoFor my phone I just prefer fewer things to mess with in general, and a smaller API surface, since I don’t want to be tweaking and untweaking shit on a device which is already so unergonomic. On my desktop I prefer Windows and Linux to mess with stuff.
- hobby-coder-guy 6y agoI don’t want the ability to modify things and make them better because they already aren’t great...
- throwawayinfo 6y agoThen you don't need to do anything. Just use the default.
- what_ever 6y agoOnce again, you don't have to. The phone out of the box comes with default launcher which is completely functional.
- denkmoon 6y agoThe existing Android TV launcher will show movies, shows and other content. Apps can put recommendations on the home screen for the content they offer. Having been a prolific Android TV user for years, this appears to be just yet another reskin. No new functionality.