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Re:Chromecast Google TV now has full-screen auto-playing Chi... by verwalt on Thursday February 01, 2024 @05:34PM (#39222396)
I love my shield TV Pro, but I might `adb shell pm uninstall` the shit out of it, so I can launch my apps in peace.

The Update that replaces the old launcher was the biggest middle finger I ever saw. And it's a 200€+ device. This isn't your average 20€ Amazon Fire crap.

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Re:Chromecast Google TV now has full-screen auto-playing Chi... by vetinari on Friday February 02, 2024 @05:49AM (#39227257)
The middle-finger update seems to be geo-fenced. On my fully updated shield, the launcher is almost the same as the original one -- it just got a new apps tab on the top; no recommendations, no ads. So hopefully it will stay that way.
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