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Optional Home-button setup

Set up your
Home button.

Already installed TVApplaunchЯ? Choose your TV below to make your remote’s Home button open it. Free and Pro can both use this optional setup; compatibility varies. Need the app first? Go to installation instructions.

Step 1 / Your TV

Which TV are you setting up?

Choose one to see the right Home-button setup instructions.

After installation

Choose how Home works

On Android TV / Google TV, open TVApplaunchЯ from Apps. For optional Home-button setup, follow the separate Launcher Manager instructions below; compatibility varies by TV.

Fire TV does not offer ordinary apps the same Home-app choice. Its optional Home & Menu setup redirects when Amazon Home appears; it does not remove or replace Amazon's launcher.

If Home-button setup does not work

Need another way to get started? Browse the written guides or the YouTube channel ↗. Both are free for everyone, with no Pro code required.

  • ADB cannot connect: confirm the Stick's IP, that both devices are on the same network, ADB Debugging is on, and the authorization prompt was accepted on the TV.
  • Permission setup failed: choose another Windows PC/laptop, Android phone or Mac method above. Approve the TV's debugging prompt and check the command result. In a private on-TV build, stop its temporary VPN setup before trying the external method.
  • Permission granted, but service stays Waiting: wait for startup, then try switching the TVApplaunchЯ service off and on once. This turns Home/Menu off, so only re-enable them if the service connects. If necessary, restart the TV once and check again. If it still stays Waiting, stop repeating the permission grant: it cannot force Fire OS to bind the service. Turn the controls off and use Your Apps & Channels. See the known device limits.
  • Service connected, but Home still opens Amazon's launcher: confirm Home Button is on, open another app and test the physical Home button. If it remains unreliable, turn Home redirect off. You can separately try Hold Menu on a remote with a Menu button; that shortcut is optional and is not guaranteed either.
  • Home opens slowly on Cube 3: the observed roughly five-second delay is unresolved device/firmware behaviour, not proof that you missed a setup step. Use the app from Apps or try the separate Menu shortcut rather than repeatedly granting permission.
  • Android TV / Google TV: use the Launcher Manager instructions, not the Fire TV permission command. If it cannot connect, stop. To undo a successful change, choose Disable Custom Launcher and test original Home before uninstalling Launcher Manager.