Re:Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted
by ZooCow on Monday December 15, 2025 @09:19AM
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I agree. My Google TV with Projectivity Launcher shows zero launcher ads unlike my Apple TV. As a bonus, it lets me install SmartTube and use DeArrow and Sponsor Block.
I just wish I could get something similar as a native iOS app. Although I can use Safari extensions, the Safari YouTube experience on iOS is terrible.
Re:Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted
by Sander_Marechal on Monday December 15, 2025 @10:59AM
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I love Projectivity Launcher on my Google Streamer, but I can't figure out how to really replace the built-in launcher. Sometimes the device falls back to the default launcher until I press the "home" button on my remote.
Re:Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted
by aembleton on Monday December 15, 2025 @11:50AM
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Have you tried installing Launcher Manager? https://www.techdoctoruk.com/launcher-manager-for-android-tv...
Re:Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted
by ZooCow on Monday December 15, 2025 @02:28PM
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I had that same issue, and to solve it, I connected to the TV with ADB and disabled the default launcher.
Re:Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted
by aceazzameen on Monday December 15, 2025 @02:15PM
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I use Flauncher too. I also use Netguard from F-Droid and block everything except streaming apps and their dependencies. I only unblock Google when a steaming app requires an update. I'm slowly dropping subscriptions and moving to Jellyfin though too.
For me, my rule is to get a Google TV, because I can change out the launcher to Flauncher. At least that way I don't see any ads. Google may well still be tracking me, but they do all over the web and I have an Android phone so they've already got plenty of data on me. I just avoid their ads so that it minimises the profitability of that data.