--- title: I ditched Google TV's cluttered home screen for a... description: FLauncher is a free, open-source, ad-free launcher for Android TV and Google TV devices (including Chromecasts) that replaces only the home screen, letting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-google-tv-s-cluttered-home-screen-for-a-lightweight-launcher-and-the-setup-took-less-time-bvgten6q3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I ditched Google TV's cluttered home screen for a lightweight launcher, and the setup took less time than brewing coffee | daily.dev og:description: FLauncher is a free, open-source, ad-free launcher for Android TV and Google TV devices (including Chromecasts) that replaces only the home screen, letting... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-google-tv-s-cluttered-home-screen-for-a-lightweight-launcher-and-the-setup-took-less-time-bvgten6q3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bvgTEN6q3.png og:image:alt: I ditched Google TV's cluttered home screen for a lightweight launcher, and the setup took less time than brewing coffee og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I ditched Google TV's cluttered home screen for a lightweight launcher, and the setup took less time than brewing coffee **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary FLauncher is a free, open-source, ad-free launcher for Android TV and Google TV devices (including Chromecasts) that replaces only the home screen, letting users customize app lists, categories, and wallpapers while keeping native features like Google Photos screensavers. Setup took under five minutes. Its main drawback is lacking built-in home button remapping, requiring a third-party app called Button Mapper to bind the launcher to the remote's Home button. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is FLauncher and how does it work on Google TV devices? FLauncher is a free, open-source, ad-free launcher for Android TV and Google TV devices, including Chromecasts, that replaces only the home screen rather than the entire UI. It lets users choose which apps appear, customize categories, reorder apps, and pick wallpapers, while still keeping native features like Google Photos screensavers intact. _daily.dev surfaces practical device customization guides like this for anyone decluttering their Google TV setup._ ### Does FLauncher let you remap the Google TV remote's home button to open the launcher directly? No, FLauncher does not have built-in home button remapping since it is still in early development according to its GitHub page. To bind the launcher to the remote's Home and Apps buttons, a separate third-party app called Button Mapper is needed, which takes only a couple extra minutes to configure. _Developers tracking workarounds for incomplete app features can follow similar fixes on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I replaced my Google TV's home screen with a free launcher, and I don't want to go back](https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-my-google-tv-s-home-screen-with-a-free-launcher-and-i-don-t-want-to-go-back-l32s6dy3u) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google TV is bloated, so I replaced it with a custom launcher that actually works](https://daily.dev/posts/google-tv-is-bloated-so-i-replaced-it-with-a-custom-launcher-that-actually-works-w7rue8pok) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My Google TV got noticeably faster once I stopped letting it show me its own home screen](https://daily.dev/posts/my-google-tv-got-noticeably-faster-once-i-stopped-letting-it-show-me-its-own-home-screen-lci3lvacp) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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