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Re:Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to ... by teamspirit on Saturday June 26, 2021 @01:50PM (#27644132)
So I have a shield and have yet to check, but with the new Chromecast with Google TV there is an option in the settings to switch to Apps Mode(I'm pretty sure that's what it's called). This gives you the shield look with only your apps and zero "suggestions" (which are somehow always for shows and movies on services you don't have). I hope the shield has something similar.
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Re:Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to ... by teamspirit on Saturday June 26, 2021 @01:53PM (#27644162)
I'm not sure how to edit comments on a Materialistic but I found the link for cc w/gtv:

https://support.google.com/googletv/answer/10070784?hl=en

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Re:Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to ... by Jackdanie1s on Saturday June 26, 2021 @06:28PM (#27646542)
This mode deactivates voice control which is useful for input rather than manual on screen typing.
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