[APP][ANDROID TV] Projectivy Launcher
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I have the same issue Ass With Emby Suggestions. Hopefully someone out there has an answer.
Hi @spocky12
Amazing work, as most people have said this is the best launcher for TV. Please find below some observations for your consideration.
Thanks for your work, I will be buying Premium to support your work (but please see last feature request bullet point).
Bugs:
- Bug with back button (continuous press) to the Home screen works for all apps, unless the app has parental lock and then Home button is only option
- Bug with "Enable internal idle detection" on CCwGTV, where after Idle timeout reached (and notice displayed about user inactivity and shutdown in 60s), then the shutdown will just trigger a menu panel in center screen for "Lockdown, Power off, Restart" and nothing else
Documentation:
- Documentation warning that IF a user is disabling Google TV Launcher on CCwGTV [4K/sabrina or HD/boreal], will stop YouTube login from occurring and will prevent YouTube account switching
- As commented before, documentation full list of Premium features (for example, only 1 App can be parental locked unless Premium is purchased - currently allows parental lock to be added then displays Premium screen, so you have to click back and then the app is unlocked)
Feature Requests:
- Feature request, option for Crash Reporting (not automatically opt-in, compliance with GDPR for EU citizens)
- Feature request, option for Analytics Reporting (not automatically opt-in, compliance with GDPR for EU citizens)
- As commented before, feature request to allow customization of launcher lead space (for example, it is too large if trying to get all Apps in big tiles on the screen to help grandparents etc)
- Feature request for Premium, when Parental Control is enabled then "Display info on "Menu" double press and Settings button in system bar should be require parental code
- Feature request for Premium, integrated button mapper (for example, on CCwGTV the YouTube remote button will stop working and requires a remap to open the app)
- Feature request for Premium, when Category is using "Multiline" (aka. Grid as most launchers would describe this) then allow "Number of Cards per row"
- Feature request for Premium, when Category is using "Multiline" (aka. Grid as most launchers would describe this) with M/L/XL then instead of automatically hiding each row before the next category have a "Show all rows" option. Only S size currently provides multiline grid.
- Feature request for Premium, allow "button sequence to lock remote" for Parental Control (for example, double press of volume-up and then double press of volume-down will lock remote, stops children from changing what is playing if you leave the room)
- Feature request for Premium, lower price (e.g. $3 USD) but yearly subscription/renewal (instead of one-time payment, therefore providing long-term development support)
Amazing work, as most people have said this is the best launcher for TV. Please find below some observations for your consideration.
Thanks for your work, I will be buying Premium to support your work (but please see last feature request bullet point).
Bugs:
- Bug with back button (continuous press) to the Home screen works for all apps, unless the app has parental lock and then Home button is only option
- Bug with "Enable internal idle detection" on CCwGTV, where after Idle timeout reached (and notice displayed about user inactivity and shutdown in 60s), then the shutdown will just trigger a menu panel in center screen for "Lockdown, Power off, Restart" and nothing else
Documentation:
- Documentation warning that IF a user is disabling Google TV Launcher on CCwGTV [4K/sabrina or HD/boreal], will stop YouTube login from occurring and will prevent YouTube account switching
- As commented before, documentation full list of Premium features (for example, only 1 App can be parental locked unless Premium is purchased - currently allows parental lock to be added then displays Premium screen, so you have to click back and then the app is unlocked)
Feature Requests:
- Feature request, option for Crash Reporting (not automatically opt-in, compliance with GDPR for EU citizens)
- Feature request, option for Analytics Reporting (not automatically opt-in, compliance with GDPR for EU citizens)
- As commented before, feature request to allow customization of launcher lead space (for example, it is too large if trying to get all Apps in big tiles on the screen to help grandparents etc)
- Feature request for Premium, when Parental Control is enabled then "Display info on "Menu" double press and Settings button in system bar should be require parental code
- Feature request for Premium, integrated button mapper (for example, on CCwGTV the YouTube remote button will stop working and requires a remap to open the app)
- Feature request for Premium, when Category is using "Multiline" (aka. Grid as most launchers would describe this) then allow "Number of Cards per row"
- Feature request for Premium, when Category is using "Multiline" (aka. Grid as most launchers would describe this) with M/L/XL then instead of automatically hiding each row before the next category have a "Show all rows" option. Only S size currently provides multiline grid.
- Feature request for Premium, allow "button sequence to lock remote" for Parental Control (for example, double press of volume-up and then double press of volume-down will lock remote, stops children from changing what is playing if you leave the room)
- Feature request for Premium, lower price (e.g. $3 USD) but yearly subscription/renewal (instead of one-time payment, therefore providing long-term development support)
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I join the previously written thanks for the excellent launcher!
I, too, in the part of the applications do not show pictures on the channels, only gray cards, although there are descriptions of the offers!
I also ask you to make cyclic movement with the remote control buttons up/down in the pop-up menus - that is, pressing the up button moves the cursor to the last item and vice versa. When you organize applications into categories after installation, you have to scroll down to the end of pop-up menu to add/move an application to a selected category. these items below.
And a huge request to implement saving and restoring settings!
I, too, in the part of the applications do not show pictures on the channels, only gray cards, although there are descriptions of the offers!
I also ask you to make cyclic movement with the remote control buttons up/down in the pop-up menus - that is, pressing the up button moves the cursor to the last item and vice versa. When you organize applications into categories after installation, you have to scroll down to the end of pop-up menu to add/move an application to a selected category. these items below.
And a huge request to implement saving and restoring settings!
FOLLOWING your REQUEST Spocky!!
I try projectivity on a android box H96 MAX V58 RK3588, so there is no battery inside, Strangely, It displays 50% battery, but there isn't any battery, so I guess Projectivity doesn't detect there is no battery.
Also some apps installed appear in mobile apps, and some app installed appear in TV apps, si there is no way to change what section where the app is to be put, maybe an option to create an "unique" TV sections would be nice and all apps would go inside? Would there also be a way to have a "noise" selection and loudness when you move the cursor on the front menu? because on the box I have, there isn't any and I used to this on my android tv.
Battery icon : it's been requested (and developped) because some portable projectors work on battery. It should not be displayed if the system reports that there is no battery. I suppose yours is not reporting it correctly. Just for my information, what's the battery percentage displayed on your device ?
I try projectivity on a android box H96 MAX V58 RK3588, so there is no battery inside, Strangely, It displays 50% battery, but there isn't any battery, so I guess Projectivity doesn't detect there is no battery.
Also some apps installed appear in mobile apps, and some app installed appear in TV apps, si there is no way to change what section where the app is to be put, maybe an option to create an "unique" TV sections would be nice and all apps would go inside? Would there also be a way to have a "noise" selection and loudness when you move the cursor on the front menu? because on the box I have, there isn't any and I used to this on my android tv.
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there is a setting to hide the battery
and if you long click an app, you can move it to a different category (not all categories are available)
@spocky12 : Could you make a new Build ?
I translated Dutch completely .
I translated Dutch completely .
The same issue as wrote above: grey logos of the channels displayed instead normal logos.
The channel previews and icons are still broken for almost every app except Netflix... Hopefully dev is working on a fix... Also still waiting for an option to restore to default wallpaper!
brackenhill_mob
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@spocky12 This is doing my head in
I've got an old Firestick Lite 3rd Generation and the latest Fire TV Cube and ProjectIvy works like a dream. Thank you.
But I have a Fire TV Stick 4k (code name "mantis") which refuses to co-operate. The ProjectIvy icon in the Apps spaces is the Androind man rather than the proper one and the adb command above to enable accessibility does nothing and
Code:
and shell settings get secure enabled_accessibility_servicesreturns nothing/a null string.
I've tried using Accessibility Manager and this does get something to "stick" but it is not the full path to ProjectIvy as in the adb shell settings set comment in your post - the adb "get" command returns
Code:
com.spocky.projengmenu/.services.ProjectivyAccessibilityServiceI have restored defaults and let it upgrade multiple times and only installed ProjectIvy so I'm confident that there is no other app interfering (unless it is a default installed one).
Any ideas what I can try next?
TIA
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Introduction
Projectivy Launcher is a launcher dedicated to Android Tv, offering special features for Xiaomi family projectors/TVs.
With the new major version that extends the use to all Android TV devices, and for better understanding, the original thread has been split :
- The original thread will focus on Xiaomi/Fengmi/Wemax projectors, offering a faq, links to custom recoveries, guide for rooting, links to download stock ROMS and OTAs.
- This thread will focus on the launcher itself.
Description
It's a multi purpose launcher that can be used without root, but adds interesting features on rooted ones. It can be installed on most Android Tv devices (to provide automatic boot on HDMI input for example). A bunch of functionnalities are dedicated to devices with amlogic/mediatek SOCs and/or Xiaomi devices.
It can be used as a launcher replacement, or as a standalone app if you only need a side feature.
You don't need root to use this app, except for the features maked with [ROOT] below.
Here are the current features :
Global UI : long press any card/icon to display a contextual menu allowing you to start/uninstall app as well as hide or rearrage it as you like (ie : move or add it to another section)
Input :
- Shortcuts to change source to HDMI 1 to 3, AV, as well as opening an onscreen menu to choose the source. These will be useful if you disable the stock launcher, as you will probably lose the stock widget with Tv preview and change source buttons.
Tv Apps :
- ... : Android Tv dedicated apps will appear here
Mobile Apps :
- ... : any app not dedicated to Android Tv (whose icon usually doesn't display on Android Tv launchers) will appear here
Display :
- Display settings : Add ability to create different display profiles (premium version required for more than 1) that can be applied automatically when changing input source and dynamic range. Most features that could be changed in previous versions (zoom, input lag...) of this app can be added to a display profile and thus automatically available upon boot with no action on your side. The profile editor can also display many calibration screens to help you setup your device as you need. Unless you're using a device based on Android Tv 6, you'll need to have a rooted device. If it's not working for you, you can probably benefit from the calibration patterns it can display (FHD, 4K, Jitter, HDR, DV...)
- Zoom : Changes the Zoom in/out factor for video display (external inputs as well as any video player) [ROOT] and also enables access to stock zoom feature if available (to zoom/unzoom full display, not only video, but can't go below 80%)
- Force 4k UI rendering [ROOT] : this may cause lags when rendering the UI
Settings :
- Projectivy settings:
- launcher
- Parental control : protect apps with a parental code (totally or during a specific time frame)
- Override stock launcher : try to replace the stock launcher even if it hasn't been disabled (which is still the preferred way)
- Card size : size of the apps icons
- Wallpaper : choose between no wallpaper, user defined one, or random wallpapers from different reddit channels
- Use dynamic colors : change main color based on your wallpaper, à la Material You
- Show status bar
- Unselected lines opacity
- Display left headers
- Show sections title
- Show time
- Show app title
- Input
- Rename HDMI inputs
- Disable HDMI inputs so that they're not displayed in the launcher
- Prefer internal Tv View : replace the stock HDMI Input app with a custom one. It doesn't support CEC (only system apps can do it), but it might be useful for specific usage
- Power control
- Startup to : android, specific app or specific Hdmi input
- Automatically shutdown when HDMI signal stops (experimental) : trigger a power off when the Hdmi Input app exits automatically (which usually means the input device has been shut down)
- Prevent automatic shutdown when idle : some systems automatically shutdown if no user interaction has happened recently, this can prevent this behavior (useful if you start your device with CEC and never touch its remote control
- Enable internal idle detection : if use did not touch the remote control for the given time, sned a poweroff or standby command
- Device settings : launches the projector/tv/box settings
- Additional settings : launches amlogic/mediatek settings app (if available)
- Android settings : launches the Android stock settings
- Engineering menu : launches the [MiTv/FengOs/Fengmi] engineering menu
Applications :
- Remote Control : displays a QR code to my Web Remote Control, working on any device, dedicated to MiTv devices based on Android 6
- Freeze stock apps [ROOT] : freezes/hides/disables stock apps/bloatware (for unrooted devices, please check below, in Remarks section, point 3). On MIUI, make sure you install another keyboard (ie "LeanbackIme Keyboard", from the "Install 3rd party apps" menu) as it will disable the stock one. Possibility to specify a package name to disable manually.
- (Un)Freeze launchers [ROOT] : (un)freezes/hides stock Xiaomi TvHome, FengOs launcher or Google Leanback launcher. Make sure you have another compatible launcher installed before freezing it (for unrooted devices, please check below)
- Install 3rd party apps : lets you choose apps to install. Most will require Aptoide Tv installed. Good news, it's able to download and install it automatically ! If your device is rooted and is on Android 6.01, Google services/apps can be installed too (see more in the Google Apps section) :victory:
- Uninstall Google Apps [ROOT] : if you installed Google Apps / services with the feature described above, you can safely uninstall them (but why would you want that ?)
- Freeze Google Play [ROOT] : prevents google Play self-update. This is useful on some models, where new Google Play app refuses to install apps due to some incompatibility issue (such as Zodiac)
System :
- Accessibility Service : This is a multi-purpose service, that fixes Google Play on Googlized xiaomi devices, binds the stock remote control "Voice recognition" button to Google Assistant (if you installed Google Services), allows your device to automatically start an external input or app on boot, adds a shortcut to open these tools or change picture profile by double pressing the menu button... *** In one word : you want it enabled ***
- Custom Props Override [ROOT/MAGISK] : changes some custom props so as to get a more stock Android Tv behavior. This will enable Google services disabled by Xiaomi, allow your "Usb debugging" option to stick across reboots, allow bypassing safetynet... If you install Google Services you need to install them.
About :
- ProjecTivy Launcher : displays details about this app
- This device : displays many details about this device, and temperature sensors values is available.
- This wallpaper : shows details regarding the wallpaper currently displayed
Remarks :
- Using any of the above features (even [ROOT] ones) should be safe and shouldn't prevent you from installing stock OTA updates afterwards (no system file is modified). If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate to tell me, but anyways, at worst, factory reset or flashing the full stock ROM will fix any issue, so there isn't any risk of bricking your device.
- Except if you have stock launcher or leanback launcher installed (which will force you to use them if installed), if multiple other compatible launchers are installed, a popup will ask your choice at each boot and home button press.
- Concerning the (un)freeze apps/launcher, if your device is not rooted, this app currently can't do it automatically, but you can do it manually by connecting a computer to your device with ADB and executing a few command lines :
- enable "usb debugging" in your device's "Developer" options (in settings) (to enable "developer options", see here)
- Download adb for your OS (check here)
- Start command line (terminal)
- type
adb connect IP_OF_YOUR_DEVICE:5555to connect through the network- type
adb shellto open a shell console- to freeze an app type :
pm uninstall -k --user 0 PACKAGE(replace PACKAGE withcom.mitv.tvhomefor Xiaomi stock launcher,cn.formovie.fengos.desktopfor FengOs launcher andcom.google.android.leanbacklauncherfor Google Leanback launcher)- to unfreeze an app type :
cmd package install-existing PACKAGE(replace PACKAGE with the same value as above)- to get a list of manually uninstallable apps, check the
rainman.v2.jsonfile on my github- Evolution : If you have another device and want this app to support it (meaning using another list of installable/uninstallable apps), don't hesitate to make a PR on my github.
Known issues
- HDMI 1 and HDMI 3 swapped (FengOS, Vava on AmLogic devices) : on recent firmwares, HDMI1 and HDMI3 inputs are swapped in PL. This is a bug in the OS low level libs that send HDMI1 input id when HDMI3 is requested (and the opposite). Can't be easily detected (thus fixed) on my side unfortunately. Just select HDMI1 when you need HDMI3 and vice-versa.
- long press on volume buttons doesn't work on FengOs : there's a bug on FengOs -> as soon as an accessibility service is enabled (Projectivy Launcher, but also Button Mapper for example), the long press volume buttons doesn't work anymore. Worse : unlike any other button, the accessibility service is not notified that a volume button has been pressed, preventing me from developping a workaround :/ Disabling the accessibility service fixes this behavior (but this disables several Projectivy Launcher features)
Download / Installation
This app can be downloaded here or installed from Google Play.
Install the apk as usual :
- copy the apk to an usb thumb drive
- plug it into your device
- browse and select apk to install it (you may need to enable "unknown sources installation" from your device's settings)
Not for commercial use. If you want to redistribute it, please contact me.
Changelog
4.24 :
- Added turkish localization (thanks Eray)
4.23 :
- Added spanish localization (thanks SRGago)
- Added traditional chinese localization (thanks Retic)
- Added ukrainian localization (thanks Veydzher)
- Added estonian localization (thanks Rimasx)
- Updated russian localization (thanks Stanner)
- Added home button double-press redirecting to recent apps screen
- Added ability to go back to the 1st card of the 1st row when you press home button on the launcher home screen
- Added ability to go back to the 1st card of the current row when you press back button on the launcher home screen
- Fixed crash when apps names had special characters
- Fixed no card is selected on start
- Fixed leftmost cards sometimes not displayed on multi-row categories
- Fixed "shutdown on HDMI signal stop" sometimes erroneously triggered on FengOs when volume buttons were used
- Fixed notifications sometimes not updated
- Fixed parental control check bypassed for settings when launched from the right handside menu
- Reduced the clock size a bit (will be customizable in a future build)
- Many other fixes and improvements
4.22 (Google Play only):
- Added the required changes so that the accessibility service is accepted on Google Play
4.21:
- Fixed a bug in compilation that prevented category settings to be displayed
- Fixed some channels showing duplicated programs
4.20:
- Added support for channels (YouTube, Netflix, Amazon...) and Watch Next
- Added support for pinned shortcuts (Projectivy has to be defined as the default Android launcher)
- Added notifications support (showing also "now playing", but not clickable yet)
- Added battery support in status bar
- Added a default launcher choice popup (for supported devices)
- Added "auto-start app/input at boot" support without accessibility services (for supported devices)
- Added ability to change Projectivy Launcher language independently of the OS language
- Added russian translation (thanks vlaf33)
- Added chinese translation (thanks Chengnan)
- Added support for HDMI 4 input shortcut
- Added multiline support for categories
- Added per category customization settings (scale, show app names...)
- Added more wallpapers sources
- Added dynamic colors gradient wallpaper
- Added Fengmi engineering menu support for international models (Fengmi Theater...)
- Added prompt for category deletion
- Added "Ambient Mode" (android screensaver) launch on "Back" double-press
- Improved contextual menu
- Improved touchscreen/airmouse support
- Improved app startup delay (almost twice as fast as before)
- Decreased memory used
- Improved general UI (more colored, much smoother animations, support for multiple aspect ratio cards on the same category...)
- Fixed no wallpaper resulting in grey colored background instead of no background at all
- Fixed wallpaper not displaying fullscreen on some devices
- Fixed auto power-off with no hdmi signal
- Fixed primary activity for an app was sometimes replaced by the secondary one (ex: tasker)
- Added an alternate accessibility settings (that fixes volume long timeout on FengOS)
- Many other fixes and improvements
- Google Play only version to remove "install third party apps" as they now refuse this feature (xda version available here will still support this feature)- added support for most Tvs HDMI inputs (using their stock app)
- added ability to show mediatek hidden settings in the calibration screen
- added ability to hide the startup reminder when the accessibility service is not enabled
- added translations for FengOs/FengMi engineering menus (now, you'll find your way to the autofocus setting) (requires the accessibility service)
- added ability to start apps/inputs from their contextual menu (with 2 different entries for inputs : using internal tv view or not)
- fixed HDMI input randomly visible on MiTV devices
- fixed volume level display timeouts after 20s on FengOs
- fixed settings not opening on Oreo
- fixed internal Tv View not working on old Android versions
- fixed Google Play might lose connection while purchasing
- fixed crash on some Sony Bravia Tvs
- fixed out of memory errors in calibration screen
- fixed stock launcher might not be overriden in rare cases
- fixed toast messages might crash the app when navigating to the accessibility service
- fixed internal Tv View might use a previous input if the current one is not found
- fixed crash happening on some rooted devices
- fixed crash at startup on some chinese Tv brands
- fixed noise reduction/deinterlacing/zoom not always working on some MiTV devices
- fixed app setting in contextual menu not always working on some conditions
- other misc fixes and improvements- fixed a bug preventing permission to be granted to "install 3rd party apps"
- improved image picker intent compatibility- *** UI / Design ***
- rebranded to "Projectivy Launcher" as this app is now first and foremost a launcher for any Android Tv device (luckily there's no marketing department or they would have made a heart attack by now ^^)
- refreshed the general app design
- improved customizability (change cards size, enable or disable section title display, app name display, opacity...)
- added ability to create/manage/reorder categories
- each card (app, setting, input) can be managed through its contextual menu
- display randomized wallpapers (changes each 60s)
- user-defined wallpapers [Premium]
- a randomized wallpaper can be defined as the user-defined one [Premium]
- dynamic colors based on your current wallpaper (à la "Material You" on Android 12)
- apps are now correctly sorted by name by default
- HDMI inputs can be renamed and hidden
- added languages : German (thanks Stefan), French (thanks Spocky
- each feature/setting is now available in a side panel menu, that can be opened with your remote control's "menu" button or by clicking on the menu icon in the top right corner of the screen
- *** Compatibility / Performance ***
- vastly improved startup time
- optimized for smoothness/reactivity in general
- hugely decreased memory used
- added compatibility with old mitv3 (and more generally Android 5.1.1)
- many bugs fixed
- *** Features ***
- added ability to override the current launcher (the preferred way is still to freeze/uninstall it). This app will then automatically launch on boot and intercept calls to the stock launcher so as to start itself above it
- added parental control management (=requiring a code to start an app/input). This is by no means hacker proof, but kids/random guests should be stopped. [Premium for more than 1 app]
- parental control can be active only for a period of the day.
- prevent automatic system power off when idle
- added an internal idle detection with ability to shutdown after a specific inactivity time
- added ability to automatically shutdown if the HDMI input display app stops by itself (meaning no more HDMI signal). While not foolproof, this can handily replace a missing CEC shutdown function on your device
- added HDR / DV calibration patterns
- added an internal tv viewer to replace the vendor one. It doesn't support CEC (android limitation) but will allow more customization in the future
- "about / this device" now shows information regarding which display range is supported (HLG, HDR10, DV...)
- added a direct link to configure the accessibility service
- added ability to autostart on the "last used input"
- added ability to reinstall/unfreeze frozen packages/launchers [root]
- added remote control shortcut to change the current source input (double tap menu, then left/right)
- app self update support
- [FengOS] added a direct link to a second engineering menu (useful to get temperature logs)
- [FengOS] added a link to the input source popup
- [Mediatek] added a link to advanced configuration (advanced picture settings, MEMC with DV, and more...)
- fix : fixed a bug in the display profiles structure binding them to the tools version they were created on (causing a reset of the profiles on each new release of the tools)
Warning : this version will reset your display profiles (even if you're coming from 3.55). Please make sure you've noted the values so that you can recreate them. Sorry for the inconvenience, this won't happen again.- feature : set sharpness step to 1 instead of 10 in display profile manager on MiTv devices
- feature : third party remote control buttons HDMI 1/2/3 and keyboard keys F1/F2/F3 are directly bound to HDMI input change (side effect : for home automation systems, sending adb keyevent KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_HDMI_3 will start input HDMI3 for example).
- feature : added ability to disable auto power off on user inactivity when cold booted (MiTv) [root]
- feature : display profile manager can now display HDMI inputs in calibration preview
- fix : "android" display profile incorrectly applied on projector startup
- fix : some apps were not available in autostart app dropdown menu
- fix : crash when no display profile available
- fix : crash when starting some activities
- fix : autostart app not always working on FengOs
- fix : "install 3rd party apps" option not always available when it should- rebranded app (yes, again
- availability in Google Play
- redesigned some UI parts (and no more transparent background as per Google Play Android Tv requirement)
- feature : ability to start an app on boot
- feature : ability to block Google Play updates (for zodiac and maybe other devices)
- feature : access to native zoom UI from MiTv when available (zooms the whole UI, not just video, from 80 to 100%, no root needed)
- feature : accessibility service features (remote control shortcuts, mic button binding) can be enabled individually
- feature : information display relative to current source input (resolution, dynamic range)
- feature : launcher shortcuts (hdmi inputs, media explorer) can now be hidden if not used
- feature : app can fully replace a launcher (optimisations, lists all Android Tv and Mobile apps)
- feature : can replace launcher even when security measures prevent it (FengOs)
- feature : added english translations to FengOs settings app
- fix : long press back to improve input lag restored
- fix : improved stability of the accessibility service (notably on Android 8+)
- fix : better management of the direct downloads in "install 3rd party apps" (errors correctly managed, cancelation possible, support for android 8+)
- fix : added support for magisk 20+
- fix : improved overall compatibility with android 8.1/9
- feature : added compatibility with FengOs for most features
- feature : display profiles management (premium feature for more than 1 profile)
- feature : display profiles can be set automatically on input and/or dynamic range change
- feature : display profiles can be switched manually from the remote control
- feature : display profile editor displays multiple calibration helper screens
- feature : display profiles can manage : contrast/brightness/hue/saturation/sharpness, color temperature gain AND offset (not available in stock projector UI), dynamic color/contrast switches, noise reduction and interlacing switches (to reduce input lag), video zoom, backlight (more options than on the stock UI), tv backlight (for tvs)
- did I mention display profiles don't require root on Android 6 ?
- ...and should work on most amlogic devices (xiaomi, vava, xgimi...), at least on android 6 devices ?- rebranded app to "Mi ProjecTivy Tools" because why not.
- stability : added a screen resolution check at boot. If a wrong resolution is set in the Android tv settings, the device won't be locked on the chessboard screen anymore, it will switch back to the default resolution (rainman and batman supported)
- stability : set this app as a Tv Launcher, so if all launchers are mistakenly disabled, the device will boot on it so that a launcher can be reinstalled
- UI : made menu buttons dynamic, so they won't show on your device if the feature is not supported
- UI : rewrote all submenu interface to use Android Tv UI. This vastly improved look and usability
- UI : changed menu icons
- UI : if accessibility service is running, the app can be opened by double pressing the "menu" button
- feature : added an option to change the zoom in/out factor for video display (external input and all media players)
- feature : added option to switch window manager to 4k (interface will likely not be totally fluid, though)
- feature : rewrote the option to decrease input lag so that you can disable "noise reduction" and "deinterlacing" individually
- feature : added a shortcut (qrcode) to MiReCo, the Web Remote Control
- feature : made the shortcuts section dynamic : it will now display all installed apps not natively compatible with Tv launchers (like the "Tv App Repo" app)
- feature : added "about this device" section that displays many details as well as the temperature sensors values
- improvement : made the hdmi input shortcuts compatible with international (android tv 8+) devices
- improvement : rewrote code to automatically start on a selected external input. This brings support for international models. IT WON'T USE the stock device settings anymore to select the input. Use the included parameter in "Input Settings"
- feature : added a shortcut to the stock "media explorer" directly in Tv launchers
- feature : added a warning if accessibility service is not enabled
- fix : fixed compatiblity with Netflix (not the Tv version, unfortunately, but the interface is totally usable). Due to missing DRM support, resolution is limited to SD.
- internal : many fixes and improvements (and bugs- added ability to reduce input lag and disable noise reduction by long pressing "back" button.- added auto start to hdmi (as stock launcher), so that users who changed launcher won't miss this feature.
Thanks for the best Android Tv launcher ever, everthing is working on my nvidia shield, just a small useful features like (local backup/ weather widgets / date / clock ) will be grate ,
Thanks again
Question : Did anyone Root his Android TV to get the features from the Premium version of Projectivity Launcher?
(display manager).
(display manager).
Tested the best launcher and the best solution for lasts android home tv upp. to 2.3.1ver. with shame adds , thanks to google and increible service .
Some remarks seen on last apk:
-noticed the same problems reported b4 with some gray icons on some apks.
-missed the old option on old tv launchers pressing the left arrow can't push the apk icon for open the main apk on videos . One need go up and press the correct apk window.
-the running videos like on Haystack News and similar, don't show on live windows , showing the static window only on launcher.
-Maybe a wifi Icon connection status at upper right should help more than a battery icon on a smart tv and finally i see much space lost on upper screen.
For the rest i wanna say you have maked the best tv launcher i never seen . Congrats sincerely , i start using it today and i wish i'll use thill my smart tv or me dies. Tank you so much , sincerely.
Some remarks seen on last apk:
-noticed the same problems reported b4 with some gray icons on some apks.
-missed the old option on old tv launchers pressing the left arrow can't push the apk icon for open the main apk on videos . One need go up and press the correct apk window.
-the running videos like on Haystack News and similar, don't show on live windows , showing the static window only on launcher.
-Maybe a wifi Icon connection status at upper right should help more than a battery icon on a smart tv and finally i see much space lost on upper screen.
For the rest i wanna say you have maked the best tv launcher i never seen . Congrats sincerely , i start using it today and i wish i'll use thill my smart tv or me dies. Tank you so much , sincerely.
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on your thumbnail setting in Syncler do you currently use the "fan made" feature for your covers? Try turning off all the sideways settings so they are vertical and resync your android home settings and let me know. I dont have any issues with Syncler but mine are are all normal posters that arent sideways and they are from TMDB i bel6.
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Happy June 15th!
Hey, I guess it's time for a new release !
As usual, there will probably be bugs.
As usual, I'm gonna wait a few days before releasing it on Google play (maybe a bit more, as I need to change the release type to app bundle).
I won't have time to update this thread during the weekend, so for now, head to my github for the download and changelog !6
That's a launcher feature that's not implemented in Projectivy (yet ?). I don't have any device offering live tv, only projectors (xiaomi, fengmi) and STB (Shield 2019 Pro, FireTv 4k Max, Xiaomi Tv 4k). I'll probably buy a CCwGTV soon to make tests as it's a widespread device. However, until I can put my hands on a Tv, I won't be able to experiment with this.
That's probably because Android Tv is not as mature as Android (on purpose or not). As third party launcher is not really supported, many OEM develop their software as if their stock launcher is the only possible option. In your case, they probably some update/startup code directly in their launcher. Which means that if it's disabled or "overriden", it won't be able to do its task.
Wrong thread
TBH, I never tried to change the fan speed, so I don't know if it's working or not (this feature is hidden, it might not be fully implemented on all their devices).
The "tv channels" API returns a list "programs". For each of them, there's an aspect ratio and a picture for what they call "poster" and "thumbnail". On most channels, "thumbnail" is either missing or same as "poster". So I'm always displaying the poster picture. Maybe the stock launcher has a more complex code.
I have absolutely no idea why this would happen. It's working fine on my Shield. Projectivy doesn't set the "keep screen on" flag, which is the only think that (I think) could block the screensaver.
You shouldn't have to wait much longerRegarding Vietnamese localization someone has mentioned above, the work has been done by someone else in the Crowdin project:
Translating Projectivy Launcher to Vietnamese language - Crowdin
Projectivy Launcher Vietnamese translation...crowdin.com
I just installed the launcher today, overall behaves very well on my ccwgtv 4k but quite disappointed when there is no Vietnamese localization. I hope it will be added soon, when the resources are already there.
File commander Tv should also work. For now, Projectivy responds to "open with" but not to "share", so make sure you select the appropriate option in the contextual menu.6
1- fixed in next release
2- Not sure I understand. Small caps should be caps, but smaller. I know this might point to another unicode character, nonetheless, an uppercase "A", even in small caps, will still looks like a "A". In your corrections, "Đ" in smallcaps looks like a lower case character.
Should I understand that the font I'm using (nothing fancy, a default Android font) doesn't support smallcaps in vietnamese and replaces it with lowercase characters ?
In that case, I see only 3 workarounds :
- find a font that supports Vietnamese (and hopefully most characters) small caps
- force Uppercase instead of small caps when in vietnamese
- stop using small caps for the menu
3- Missing boxes/sliders should be fixed in next release. As for ANR, I havent been able to reproduce it yet or find any reason why it could happen
4- Technically, the notifiation badge is not missing, I've just not developped it yet (it's not part of the system, I need to code everything), but it's on my todo list.
I havent developped a "clear all" button because notifications on Android Tv is not supposed to be cluttered as much as on smartphones. But you can still clear them one by one, using left or right arrow when they're focused.
I'll try to make more tests
Things have evolved a bit since the last time this was mentionned. It's now technically possible to totally hide it, but, it's the only way to reorder categories. I think it would be a bad UX decision to force users to toggle an option (in this case, show left headers), in order to do something completely different (reorder categories).
But anyway, it's still not possible right now to permanently show the left headers (the component I'm using doesn't offer this option, I would have to hack into its code, which is not impossible, but not easy).
To find the best solution, I'd like to better understand your needs. I've based my current design (reorder button on the left of the current category, which means there's _something_ on the left of the leftmost card) on the stock android tv launcher (at least on the Shield), which does the same thing (except for the category name, that is not displayed)
What is wrong exactly with this left header ? In my everyday usage, I almost never trigger it, unless I want to reorder or change a category setting.
The only reason I could see is that you're left pressing the left arrow to go back to the leftmost card, which right now causes the left headers to be displayed.
If that's the reason I can see 2 workarounds :
- for now, you can use "back" button to automatically go to the left card
- in a future version, I'll try to modify the behavior to mimic the stock launcher : long pressing left stops at the 1st card, you have to release the button and press it once more to display the reorder button.
Would that fit your needs ?
There's already a filter that removes portrait images, as well as low resolution (<800px) images. This works pretty well with Earthporn (the default one).
But some subreddits don't enforce resolution in their xml feed. For example, in Astrophotograpy, most feed items lack the resolution information. Instead of displaying nothing, my algorithm automatically removes the filter if there's not result or less than 2 or 3 items (if I remember correctly the feed only contains the last 20 pictures).
Will be fixed in next release, sorry for that
On 4.30, I believe I display every program that can be displayed.
There are still reasons pictures can't be loaded :
- when picture URIs are URLs, they need to be HTTPS (and of course, the certificate has to be valid, as well as the current date/time). Google discourages the use of http (and unfortunately, they never added an option to accept it globally on a local network). I add a workaround for local network as follow : urls pointing to localhost and ".local, .test, .home, .lan, .localdomain" TLDs can use http.
- if the file is not accessible because of wrong permissions (ex: old apps that saves to public externalstorage or their private app storage). Once again, Google discourages direct access to the file storage (with the exception of file managers) as refuses to validate apps that don't follow their recommendations.
This might work on the stock launcher because as a system app, it has more permissions.
The next release will show a bit more detailed information regarding the reason why the picture couldn't be loaded.
On my tests however, all the channels I added could display pictures, except Kodi. Seems their content providerwas unable to share thumbnails saved on my NAS.
Regarding Haystack, it's not broken. It's just not developped. I have to transform the current "simple" card into a media player, while keeping memory low and scrolling smooth. This will take time.
I don't understand the "missed the old option on old tv launchers pressing the left arrow can't push the apk icon for open the main apk on videos . One need go up and press the correct apk window."
I'm not able to reproduce this. Could you please give me more details (and a screenshot). On my tests, "none" seems to behave exactly as if I choose a black wallpaper.
It's already on my todo list4
You need to enable notification permission (special permission) to make it work
Watch next : shows a selection of programs suggestions
Now playing : show the app currently playing audio/video (but most apps will stop video when they lose focus, so very few appearr here)
1- I didn't know this feature. On the next release, long pressing while in the left headers will launch the associated app if you're on a channelI don't understand the "missed the old option on old tv launchers pressing the left arrow can't push the apk icon for open the main apk on videos . One need go up and press the correct apk window."View attachment 5912223
1. - Pressing the icon (ok) the main app starts (now its like press the back button)
2. - Haystack on development way ok
3 ,- Gray icons , strange for me , i understand your response but i think that dont show for unknow permissions or something not discovered on the program;
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3- I've checked, RTVE links their pictures with HTTP scheme instead of HTTPS. As Projectivy follows Google recommendations and forbids cleartext links, this explains your issue. I've been able to add a fallback attemps if using http so that Projectivy also tries https in case the server is also configured so serve images on https. This fixes RTVE.
Yes, there's a bug in a Google lib I'm using to list channels/programs : it returned channels that were not supposed to appear (ex: in Pluto, there were more than 100 channels, but only 2 were really working). This also led to slowing down Projectivy launch and icon updates. I thought I found a way to exclude these channels, but it seems it caused other channels (ex: NUM) to disappear.
Long story short, I found a workaround. Fixed in next release.
Are you sure you enabled to notification permissions ? It's working fine here on my 4k tv stick.
I'll check this when I have time.
Does this issue persist after restarting Projectivy / your device ?
I suppose that for some reason, the channel was still visible on the screen, but internally, Projectivy took note of the fact that you chose to hide it. Which means it tried to move an element that didn't exist anymore.
I have a few reports looking like what you describe on my crashlytics console. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to reproduce it yet
I'm fixing the bugs reported recently (should be finished by the end of the week).
Then I'll release 4.31 here.
After which I'll probably have to work on the app so that it support app bundles before publishing it on the Play Store (https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/11/app-bundles-for-google-tv-and-android-tv.html). Hopefully this will not take too long.
- Changing colors globally is on my todo list. But I need to find a "color picker" lib that works fine on Android Tv before I start working on it
- parental controls to lock the layout should already be possible, on 4.30, there's an option to protect settings and UI changes
- widgets : on my todo
- device logo : not sure of the interest (except maybe ifyou have multiples android tv devices connected ?)
- remove settings icon : you're right, if I do it, i will have to add a warning so that users to get locked out of their settings
- program wallpaper : that's not an easy task (find an api, configure it, send the most precise request, parse the results... then people will request another source website...), so it's low on my todo list. I can already change the wallpaper, but with the same picture that is displayed on the card, which is not that useful
Projectivy follows what's set on your system (Android settings).3Hey,
Just thought I would show you guys where I am upto with this launcher..
Managed to get my custom banners etc and I think it's looking great
Filemanager for wallpapers ANexplorer
Custom sky banner is tivimate
Custom youtube banner is smarttubetv
Link to make your own banner below
https://atvlauncher.trekgonewild.de/index.php
@spocky12 you are a beast brother..
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Projectivy Launcher is a launcher dedicated to Android Tv, offering special features for Xiaomi family projectors/TVs.
With the new major version that extends the use to all Android TV devices, and for better understanding, the original thread has been split :
- The original thread will focus on Xiaomi/Fengmi/Wemax projectors, offering a faq, links to custom recoveries, guide for rooting, links to download stock ROMS and OTAs.
- This thread will focus on the launcher itself.
Description
It's a multi purpose launcher that can be used without root, but adds interesting features on rooted ones. It can be installed on most Android Tv devices (to provide automatic boot on HDMI input for example). A bunch of functionnalities are dedicated to devices with amlogic/mediatek SOCs and/or Xiaomi devices.
It can be used as a launcher replacement, or as a standalone app if you only need a side feature.
You don't need root to use this app, except for the features maked with [ROOT] below.
Here are the current features :
Global UI : long press any card/icon to display a contextual menu allowing you to start/uninstall app as well as hide or rearrage it as you like (ie : move or add it to another section)
Input :
- Shortcuts to change source to HDMI 1 to 3, AV, as well as opening an onscreen menu to choose the source. These will be useful if you disable the stock launcher, as you will probably lose the stock widget with Tv preview and change source buttons.
Tv Apps :
- ... : Android Tv dedicated apps will appear here
Mobile Apps :
- ... : any app not dedicated to Android Tv (whose icon usually doesn't display on Android Tv launchers) will appear here
Display :
- Display settings : Add ability to create different display profiles (premium version required for more than 1) that can be applied automatically when changing input source and dynamic range. Most features that could be changed in previous versions (zoom, input lag...) of this app can be added to a display profile and thus automatically available upon boot with no action on your side. The profile editor can also display many calibration screens to help you setup your device as you need. Unless you're using a device based on Android Tv 6, you'll need to have a rooted device. If it's not working for you, you can probably benefit from the calibration patterns it can display (FHD, 4K, Jitter, HDR, DV...)
- Zoom : Changes the Zoom in/out factor for video display (external inputs as well as any video player) [ROOT] and also enables access to stock zoom feature if available (to zoom/unzoom full display, not only video, but can't go below 80%)
- Force 4k UI rendering [ROOT] : this may cause lags when rendering the UI
Settings :
- Projectivy settings:
- launcher
- Parental control : protect apps with a parental code (totally or during a specific time frame)
- Override stock launcher : try to replace the stock launcher even if it hasn't been disabled (which is still the preferred way)
- Card size : size of the apps icons
- Wallpaper : choose between no wallpaper, user defined one, or random wallpapers from different reddit channels
- Use dynamic colors : change main color based on your wallpaper, à la Material You
- Show status bar
- Unselected lines opacity
- Display left headers
- Show sections title
- Show time
- Show app title
- Input
- Rename HDMI inputs
- Disable HDMI inputs so that they're not displayed in the launcher
- Prefer internal Tv View : replace the stock HDMI Input app with a custom one. It doesn't support CEC (only system apps can do it), but it might be useful for specific usage
- Power control
- Startup to : android, specific app or specific Hdmi input
- Automatically shutdown when HDMI signal stops (experimental) : trigger a power off when the Hdmi Input app exits automatically (which usually means the input device has been shut down)
- Prevent automatic shutdown when idle : some systems automatically shutdown if no user interaction has happened recently, this can prevent this behavior (useful if you start your device with CEC and never touch its remote control
- Enable internal idle detection : if use did not touch the remote control for the given time, sned a poweroff or standby command
- launcher
- Device settings : launches the projector/tv/box settings
- Additional settings : launches amlogic/mediatek settings app (if available)
- Android settings : launches the Android stock settings
- Engineering menu : launches the [MiTv/FengOs/Fengmi] engineering menu
Applications :
- Remote Control : displays a QR code to my Web Remote Control, working on any device, dedicated to MiTv devices based on Android 6
- Freeze stock apps [ROOT] : freezes/hides/disables stock apps/bloatware (for unrooted devices, please check below, in Remarks section, point 3). On MIUI, make sure you install another keyboard (ie "LeanbackIme Keyboard", from the "Install 3rd party apps" menu) as it will disable the stock one. Possibility to specify a package name to disable manually.
- (Un)Freeze launchers [ROOT] : (un)freezes/hides stock Xiaomi TvHome, FengOs launcher or Google Leanback launcher. Make sure you have another compatible launcher installed before freezing it (for unrooted devices, please check below)
- Install 3rd party apps : lets you choose apps to install. Most will require Aptoide Tv installed. Good news, it's able to download and install it automatically ! If your device is rooted and is on Android 6.01, Google services/apps can be installed too (see more in the Google Apps section) :victory:
- Uninstall Google Apps [ROOT] : if you installed Google Apps / services with the feature described above, you can safely uninstall them (but why would you want that ?)
- Freeze Google Play [ROOT] : prevents google Play self-update. This is useful on some models, where new Google Play app refuses to install apps due to some incompatibility issue (such as Zodiac)
System :
- Accessibility Service : This is a multi-purpose service, that fixes Google Play on Googlized xiaomi devices, binds the stock remote control "Voice recognition" button to Google Assistant (if you installed Google Services), allows your device to automatically start an external input or app on boot, adds a shortcut to open these tools or change picture profile by double pressing the menu button... *** In one word : you want it enabled ***
- Custom Props Override [ROOT/MAGISK] : changes some custom props so as to get a more stock Android Tv behavior. This will enable Google services disabled by Xiaomi, allow your "Usb debugging" option to stick across reboots, allow bypassing safetynet... If you install Google Services you need to install them.
About :
- ProjecTivy Launcher : displays details about this app
- This device : displays many details about this device, and temperature sensors values is available.
- This wallpaper : shows details regarding the wallpaper currently displayed
Remarks :
- Using any of the above features (even [ROOT] ones) should be safe and shouldn't prevent you from installing stock OTA updates afterwards (no system file is modified). If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate to tell me, but anyways, at worst, factory reset or flashing the full stock ROM will fix any issue, so there isn't any risk of bricking your device.
- Except if you have stock launcher or leanback launcher installed (which will force you to use them if installed), if multiple other compatible launchers are installed, a popup will ask your choice at each boot and home button press.
- Concerning the (un)freeze apps/launcher, if your device is not rooted, this app currently can't do it automatically, but you can do it manually by connecting a computer to your device with ADB and executing a few command lines :
- enable "usb debugging" in your device's "Developer" options (in settings) (to enable "developer options", see here)
- Download adb for your OS (check here)
- Start command line (terminal)
- type
adb connect IP_OF_YOUR_DEVICE:5555to connect through the network - type
adb shellto open a shell console - to freeze an app type :
pm uninstall -k --user 0 PACKAGE(replace PACKAGE withcom.mitv.tvhomefor Xiaomi stock launcher,cn.formovie.fengos.desktopfor FengOs launcher andcom.google.android.leanbacklauncherfor Google Leanback launcher) - to unfreeze an app type :
cmd package install-existing PACKAGE(replace PACKAGE with the same value as above) - to get a list of manually uninstallable apps, check the
rainman.v2.jsonfile on my github - Note: seems that freezing Google TV Launcher on CCwGTV [4K/sabrina or HD/boreal], will stop YouTube login from occurring and will prevent YouTube account switching
- Evolution : If you have another device and want this app to support it (meaning using another list of installable/uninstallable apps), don't hesitate to make a PR on my github.
Note on Privacy and Permissions usage
The only data that comes out of the phone is for anonymous usage (firebase analytics) in order to prioritize and improve what's used the most, and crash reporting (firebase crashlytics). Both can be disabled starting from 4.30.
No user data is saved on a private server of shared with any other 3rd party service.
Here are the permissions explicitely requested in Projectivy Launcher along with their usage :
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE : get information about current network (ex: statusbar icons, current device IP address)
- INTERNET : seems obvious
- READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (max sdk 28) : read a Projectivy config file that could be placed on the device before it's installed (for rooted devices)
- INSTALL_SHORTCUT : manage pinned shortcuts
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED : start an app on startup (Projectivy is probably the only Tv launcher supporting this)
- REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES (only on non play store version) : install 3rd party apps (ex: aptoide)
- REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES : allow users to delete apps
- READ_TV_LISTINGS : ability to show channels/watch next
- BILLING : to buy premium
A few other permissions are required by libs dependencies (mostly Google libs) :
READ_EPG_DATA/WRITE_EPG_DATA : Google tv channels lib
WAKE_LOCK, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE... : Google Firebase
There is also a Notification Listener service that can access your device notifications to display these notifications and now playing data *if enabled*
Last thing you can see that might freak you out : Projectivy can spy on your device activity : this is because of the Accessibility service (that offers a lot of low level insights, *if enabled*).
It's used :
- to launch apps on boot when manufacturers disabled the BOOT_COMPLETED (hello Xiaomi)
- for parental control
- for remote control button remapping
Premium
Premium version on Google Play will give you :
- ability to choose a custom background image
- unlimited parental control protected apps (only 1 in free version)
- unlimited display profiles (only 1 in free version) ***Only on supported devices (if it doesn't work on the free release, that won't change on premium)***
- the satisfaction of supporting this project
- more to come
As of now, this unfortunately can't be bought outside of Google Play because there doesn't seem to be any easy means of doing without taking too much of my time (managing a dedicated server, database, preventing hacks, managing refunds... none of this could be done until this becomes a full time job).
Known issues
- HDMI 1 and HDMI 3 swapped (FengOS, Vava on AmLogic devices) : on recent firmwares, HDMI1 and HDMI3 inputs are swapped in PL. This is a bug in the OS low level libs that send HDMI1 input id when HDMI3 is requested (and the opposite). Can't be easily detected (thus fixed) on my side unfortunately. Just select HDMI1 when you need HDMI3 and vice-versa.
- long press on volume buttons doesn't work on FengOs : there's a bug on FengOs -> as soon as an accessibility service is enabled (Projectivy Launcher, but also Button Mapper for example), the long press volume buttons doesn't work anymore. Worse : unlike any other button, the accessibility service is not notified that a volume button has been pressed, preventing me from developping a workaround :/ Disabling the accessibility service fixes this behavior (but this disables several Projectivy Launcher features)
- unable to add or remove programs from watch next (as on the stock android tv launcher) : the stock launcher has special permissions that allows it to modify "watch next" even if the programs belong to another app. This unfortunately can't be done on a 3rd party launcher
Download / Installation
This app can be downloaded here or installed from Google Play.
Install the apk as usual :
- copy the apk to an usb thumb drive
- plug it into your device
- browse and select apk to install it (you may need to enable "unknown sources installation" from your device's settings)
Not for commercial use. If you want to redistribute it, please contact me.
Changelog
4.24 :
- Added turkish localization (thanks Eray)
4.23 :
- Added spanish localization (thanks SRGago)
- Added traditional chinese localization (thanks Retic)
- Added ukrainian localization (thanks Veydzher)
- Added estonian localization (thanks Rimasx)
- Updated russian localization (thanks Stanner)
- Added home button double-press redirecting to recent apps screen
- Added ability to go back to the 1st card of the 1st row when you press home button on the launcher home screen
- Added ability to go back to the 1st card of the current row when you press back button on the launcher home screen
- Fixed crash when apps names had special characters
- Fixed no card is selected on start
- Fixed leftmost cards sometimes not displayed on multi-row categories
- Fixed "shutdown on HDMI signal stop" sometimes erroneously triggered on FengOs when volume buttons were used
- Fixed notifications sometimes not updated
- Fixed parental control check bypassed for settings when launched from the right handside menu
- Reduced the clock size a bit (will be customizable in a future build)
- Many other fixes and improvements
4.22 (Google Play only):
- Added the required changes so that the accessibility service is accepted on Google Play
4.21:
- Fixed a bug in compilation that prevented category settings to be displayed
- Fixed some channels showing duplicated programs
4.20:
- Added support for channels (YouTube, Netflix, Amazon...) and Watch Next
- Added support for pinned shortcuts (Projectivy has to be defined as the default Android launcher)
- Added notifications support (showing also "now playing", but not clickable yet)
- Added battery support in status bar
- Added a default launcher choice popup (for supported devices)
- Added "auto-start app/input at boot" support without accessibility services (for supported devices)
- Added ability to change Projectivy Launcher language independently of the OS language
- Added russian translation (thanks vlaf33)
- Added chinese translation (thanks Chengnan)
- Added support for HDMI 4 input shortcut
- Added multiline support for categories
- Added per category customization settings (scale, show app names...)
- Added more wallpapers sources
- Added dynamic colors gradient wallpaper
- Added Fengmi engineering menu support for international models (Fengmi Theater...)
- Added prompt for category deletion
- Added "Ambient Mode" (android screensaver) launch on "Back" double-press
- Improved contextual menu
- Improved touchscreen/airmouse support
- Improved app startup delay (almost twice as fast as before)
- Decreased memory used
- Improved general UI (more colored, much smoother animations, support for multiple aspect ratio cards on the same category...)
- Fixed no wallpaper resulting in grey colored background instead of no background at all
- Fixed wallpaper not displaying fullscreen on some devices
- Fixed auto power-off with no hdmi signal
- Fixed primary activity for an app was sometimes replaced by the secondary one (ex: tasker)
- Added an alternate accessibility settings (that fixes volume long timeout on FengOS)
- Many other fixes and improvements
- Google Play only version to remove "install third party apps" as they now refuse this feature (xda version available here will still support this feature)- added support for most Tvs HDMI inputs (using their stock app)
- added ability to show mediatek hidden settings in the calibration screen
- added ability to hide the startup reminder when the accessibility service is not enabled
- added translations for FengOs/FengMi engineering menus (now, you'll find your way to the autofocus setting) (requires the accessibility service)
- added ability to start apps/inputs from their contextual menu (with 2 different entries for inputs : using internal tv view or not)
- fixed HDMI input randomly visible on MiTV devices
- fixed volume level display timeouts after 20s on FengOs
- fixed settings not opening on Oreo
- fixed internal Tv View not working on old Android versions
- fixed Google Play might lose connection while purchasing
- fixed crash on some Sony Bravia Tvs
- fixed out of memory errors in calibration screen
- fixed stock launcher might not be overriden in rare cases
- fixed toast messages might crash the app when navigating to the accessibility service
- fixed internal Tv View might use a previous input if the current one is not found
- fixed crash happening on some rooted devices
- fixed crash at startup on some chinese Tv brands
- fixed noise reduction/deinterlacing/zoom not always working on some MiTV devices
- fixed app setting in contextual menu not always working on some conditions
- other misc fixes and improvements- fixed a bug preventing permission to be granted to "install 3rd party apps"
- improved image picker intent compatibility- *** UI / Design ***
- rebranded to "Projectivy Launcher" as this app is now first and foremost a launcher for any Android Tv device (luckily there's no marketing department or they would have made a heart attack by now ^^)
- refreshed the general app design
- improved customizability (change cards size, enable or disable section title display, app name display, opacity...)
- added ability to create/manage/reorder categories
- each card (app, setting, input) can be managed through its contextual menu
- display randomized wallpapers (changes each 60s)
- user-defined wallpapers [Premium]
- a randomized wallpaper can be defined as the user-defined one [Premium]
- dynamic colors based on your current wallpaper (à la "Material You" on Android 12)
- apps are now correctly sorted by name by default
- HDMI inputs can be renamed and hidden
- added languages : German (thanks Stefan), French (thanks Spocky) - contact me if you want to help translating to your language. If your android settings don't allow you to choose this language (ex : on most chinese Xiaomi projectors), install MoreLocale from "Install 3rd party apps" section
- each feature/setting is now available in a side panel menu, that can be opened with your remote control's "menu" button or by clicking on the menu icon in the top right corner of the screen
- *** Compatibility / Performance ***
- vastly improved startup time
- optimized for smoothness/reactivity in general
- hugely decreased memory used
- added compatibility with old mitv3 (and more generally Android 5.1.1)
- many bugs fixed
- *** Features ***
- added ability to override the current launcher (the preferred way is still to freeze/uninstall it). This app will then automatically launch on boot and intercept calls to the stock launcher so as to start itself above it
- added parental control management (=requiring a code to start an app/input). This is by no means hacker proof, but kids/random guests should be stopped. [Premium for more than 1 app]
- parental control can be active only for a period of the day.
- prevent automatic system power off when idle
- added an internal idle detection with ability to shutdown after a specific inactivity time
- added ability to automatically shutdown if the HDMI input display app stops by itself (meaning no more HDMI signal). While not foolproof, this can handily replace a missing CEC shutdown function on your device
- added HDR / DV calibration patterns
- added an internal tv viewer to replace the vendor one. It doesn't support CEC (android limitation) but will allow more customization in the future
- "about / this device" now shows information regarding which display range is supported (HLG, HDR10, DV...)
- added a direct link to configure the accessibility service
- added ability to autostart on the "last used input"
- added ability to reinstall/unfreeze frozen packages/launchers [root]
- added remote control shortcut to change the current source input (double tap menu, then left/right)
- app self update support
- [FengOS] added a direct link to a second engineering menu (useful to get temperature logs)
- [FengOS] added a link to the input source popup
- [Mediatek] added a link to advanced configuration (advanced picture settings, MEMC with DV, and more...)
- fix : fixed a bug in the display profiles structure binding them to the tools version they were created on (causing a reset of the profiles on each new release of the tools)
Warning : this version will reset your display profiles (even if you're coming from 3.55). Please make sure you've noted the values so that you can recreate them. Sorry for the inconvenience, this won't happen again.- feature : set sharpness step to 1 instead of 10 in display profile manager on MiTv devices
- feature : third party remote control buttons HDMI 1/2/3 and keyboard keys F1/F2/F3 are directly bound to HDMI input change (side effect : for home automation systems, sending adb keyevent KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_HDMI_3 will start input HDMI3 for example).
- feature : added ability to disable auto power off on user inactivity when cold booted (MiTv) [root]
- feature : display profile manager can now display HDMI inputs in calibration preview
- fix : "android" display profile incorrectly applied on projector startup
- fix : some apps were not available in autostart app dropdown menu
- fix : crash when no display profile available
- fix : crash when starting some activities
- fix : autostart app not always working on FengOs
- fix : "install 3rd party apps" option not always available when it should- rebranded app (yes, again) to "ProjecTivy Tools". No more "Mi" because it's not dedicated solely to Xiaomi products anymore.
- availability in Google Play
- redesigned some UI parts (and no more transparent background as per Google Play Android Tv requirement)
- feature : ability to start an app on boot
- feature : ability to block Google Play updates (for zodiac and maybe other devices)
- feature : access to native zoom UI from MiTv when available (zooms the whole UI, not just video, from 80 to 100%, no root needed)
- feature : accessibility service features (remote control shortcuts, mic button binding) can be enabled individually
- feature : information display relative to current source input (resolution, dynamic range)
- feature : launcher shortcuts (hdmi inputs, media explorer) can now be hidden if not used
- feature : app can fully replace a launcher (optimisations, lists all Android Tv and Mobile apps)
- feature : can replace launcher even when security measures prevent it (FengOs)
- feature : added english translations to FengOs settings app
- fix : long press back to improve input lag restored
- fix : improved stability of the accessibility service (notably on Android 8+)
- fix : better management of the direct downloads in "install 3rd party apps" (errors correctly managed, cancelation possible, support for android 8+)
- fix : added support for magisk 20+
- fix : improved overall compatibility with android 8.1/9
- feature : added compatibility with FengOs for most features
- feature : display profiles management (premium feature for more than 1 profile)
- feature : display profiles can be set automatically on input and/or dynamic range change
- feature : display profiles can be switched manually from the remote control
- feature : display profile editor displays multiple calibration helper screens
- feature : display profiles can manage : contrast/brightness/hue/saturation/sharpness, color temperature gain AND offset (not available in stock projector UI), dynamic color/contrast switches, noise reduction and interlacing switches (to reduce input lag), video zoom, backlight (more options than on the stock UI), tv backlight (for tvs)
- did I mention display profiles don't require root on Android 6 ?
- ...and should work on most amlogic devices (xiaomi, vava, xgimi...), at least on android 6 devices ?- rebranded app to "Mi ProjecTivy Tools" because why not.
- stability : added a screen resolution check at boot. If a wrong resolution is set in the Android tv settings, the device won't be locked on the chessboard screen anymore, it will switch back to the default resolution (rainman and batman supported)
- stability : set this app as a Tv Launcher, so if all launchers are mistakenly disabled, the device will boot on it so that a launcher can be reinstalled
- UI : made menu buttons dynamic, so they won't show on your device if the feature is not supported
- UI : rewrote all submenu interface to use Android Tv UI. This vastly improved look and usability
- UI : changed menu icons
- UI : if accessibility service is running, the app can be opened by double pressing the "menu" button
- feature : added an option to change the zoom in/out factor for video display (external input and all media players)
- feature : added option to switch window manager to 4k (interface will likely not be totally fluid, though)
- feature : rewrote the option to decrease input lag so that you can disable "noise reduction" and "deinterlacing" individually
- feature : added a shortcut (qrcode) to MiReCo, the Web Remote Control
- feature : made the shortcuts section dynamic : it will now display all installed apps not natively compatible with Tv launchers (like the "Tv App Repo" app)
- feature : added "about this device" section that displays many details as well as the temperature sensors values
- improvement : made the hdmi input shortcuts compatible with international (android tv 8+) devices
- improvement : rewrote code to automatically start on a selected external input. This brings support for international models. IT WON'T USE the stock device settings anymore to select the input. Use the included parameter in "Input Settings"
- feature : added a shortcut to the stock "media explorer" directly in Tv launchers
- feature : added a warning if accessibility service is not enabled
- fix : fixed compatiblity with Netflix (not the Tv version, unfortunately, but the interface is totally usable). Due to missing DRM support, resolution is limited to SD.
- internal : many fixes and improvements (and bugs ?)- added ability to reduce input lag and disable noise reduction by long pressing "back" button.- added auto start to hdmi (as stock launcher), so that users who changed launcher won't miss this feature.10Happy June 15th!
Hey, I guess it's time for a new release !
As usual, there will probably be bugs.
As usual, I'm gonna wait a few days before releasing it on Google play (maybe a bit more, as I need to change the release type to app bundle).
I won't have time to update this thread during the weekend, so for now, head to my github for the download and changelog !7Hey,
Sorry for the silence. Next release is approaching. There wont be live wallpapers (not even sure this is possible on android tv) or widget support in this version. Grey channels thumbnails should mostly be fixed.
I'll throw a look. Are you sure you enabled the accessibility service ?
Thanks for all the suggestions ! Some wil be added in the next release. Several might come in a future build.
I've simplified the ability to add/remove apps on categories. Next version should be much easier to customize.
Projectivy displays the battery if the system tells it that a battery is present. That's a bug on your rom.
Regarding mobile/tv sections, they are split for a reason. But you could still make a custom category with all of them.
I think I have a Mantis (that's the only fireTv I have), I'll have a look (maybe it's been updated since I checked).
What's the message ?
You can find a few Android Tv launchers on Github, there you should be able to compare with what you've done and fix your app.
There's no wallpaper manager in Android Tv, so not sure I can support live wallpapers, but it's on my todo list.
Don't worry, I keep on optimizing Projectivy. Features I add should not impact perfs and/or ram (or at least if they do, you should be able to enable/disable them)
This is weird. I'll check the code, but I think the checks are dynamic (there's not only 1 check at launch), so if internet is available on your device, Google Play should report you have premium (it does here).
1. next release
2. next release
3. Looks like a bug
4. That's not so easy. I became hard to develop a file browser (at least, Google play won't validate the app if it's not its main purpose). They say you should rely on other apps to do such things (apps should only acces their own folders), but unfortunately, Android Tv doesn't offer many options for file browsers, galleries... PErhaps you can try installing anothe rfile manager ?
The most reliable way I found to do it is by using the Accessibility Service.
I've fixed a bug related to this. Sometimes, android doesn't find the appropriate default app to launch a channel.
Next release
You need to enable notifications for projectivy in the system settings.
Next release
Google Play doesn't support apps the instal other apps. You need to install the xda version.
which animations are you talking about ? apps appearing ?
I'll have a look
does it work on stock launcher ?6
1- fixed in next release
2- Not sure I understand. Small caps should be caps, but smaller. I know this might point to another unicode character, nonetheless, an uppercase "A", even in small caps, will still looks like a "A". In your corrections, "Đ" in smallcaps looks like a lower case character.
Should I understand that the font I'm using (nothing fancy, a default Android font) doesn't support smallcaps in vietnamese and replaces it with lowercase characters ?
In that case, I see only 3 workarounds :
- find a font that supports Vietnamese (and hopefully most characters) small caps
- force Uppercase instead of small caps when in vietnamese
- stop using small caps for the menu
3- Missing boxes/sliders should be fixed in next release. As for ANR, I havent been able to reproduce it yet or find any reason why it could happen
4- Technically, the notifiation badge is not missing, I've just not developped it yet (it's not part of the system, I need to code everything), but it's on my todo list.
I havent developped a "clear all" button because notifications on Android Tv is not supposed to be cluttered as much as on smartphones. But you can still clear them one by one, using left or right arrow when they're focused.
I'll try to make more tests
Things have evolved a bit since the last time this was mentionned. It's now technically possible to totally hide it, but, it's the only way to reorder categories. I think it would be a bad UX decision to force users to toggle an option (in this case, show left headers), in order to do something completely different (reorder categories).
But anyway, it's still not possible right now to permanently show the left headers (the component I'm using doesn't offer this option, I would have to hack into its code, which is not impossible, but not easy).
To find the best solution, I'd like to better understand your needs. I've based my current design (reorder button on the left of the current category, which means there's _something_ on the left of the leftmost card) on the stock android tv launcher (at least on the Shield), which does the same thing (except for the category name, that is not displayed)
What is wrong exactly with this left header ? In my everyday usage, I almost never trigger it, unless I want to reorder or change a category setting.
The only reason I could see is that you're left pressing the left arrow to go back to the leftmost card, which right now causes the left headers to be displayed.
If that's the reason I can see 2 workarounds :
- for now, you can use "back" button to automatically go to the left card
- in a future version, I'll try to modify the behavior to mimic the stock launcher : long pressing left stops at the 1st card, you have to release the button and press it once more to display the reorder button.
Would that fit your needs ?
There's already a filter that removes portrait images, as well as low resolution (<800px) images. This works pretty well with Earthporn (the default one).
But some subreddits don't enforce resolution in their xml feed. For example, in Astrophotograpy, most feed items lack the resolution information. Instead of displaying nothing, my algorithm automatically removes the filter if there's not result or less than 2 or 3 items (if I remember correctly the feed only contains the last 20 pictures).
Will be fixed in next release, sorry for that
On 4.30, I believe I display every program that can be displayed.
There are still reasons pictures can't be loaded :
- when picture URIs are URLs, they need to be HTTPS (and of course, the certificate has to be valid, as well as the current date/time). Google discourages the use of http (and unfortunately, they never added an option to accept it globally on a local network). I add a workaround for local network as follow : urls pointing to localhost and ".local, .test, .home, .lan, .localdomain" TLDs can use http.
- if the file is not accessible because of wrong permissions (ex: old apps that saves to public externalstorage or their private app storage). Once again, Google discourages direct access to the file storage (with the exception of file managers) as refuses to validate apps that don't follow their recommendations.
This might work on the stock launcher because as a system app, it has more permissions.
The next release will show a bit more detailed information regarding the reason why the picture couldn't be loaded.
On my tests however, all the channels I added could display pictures, except Kodi. Seems their content providerwas unable to share thumbnails saved on my NAS.
Regarding Haystack, it's not broken. It's just not developped. I have to transform the current "simple" card into a media player, while keeping memory low and scrolling smooth. This will take time.
I don't understand the "missed the old option on old tv launchers pressing the left arrow can't push the apk icon for open the main apk on videos . One need go up and press the correct apk window."
I'm not able to reproduce this. Could you please give me more details (and a screenshot). On my tests, "none" seems to behave exactly as if I choose a black wallpaper.
It's already on my todo list6
That's a launcher feature that's not implemented in Projectivy (yet ?). I don't have any device offering live tv, only projectors (xiaomi, fengmi) and STB (Shield 2019 Pro, FireTv 4k Max, Xiaomi Tv 4k). I'll probably buy a CCwGTV soon to make tests as it's a widespread device. However, until I can put my hands on a Tv, I won't be able to experiment with this.
That's probably because Android Tv is not as mature as Android (on purpose or not). As third party launcher is not really supported, many OEM develop their software as if their stock launcher is the only possible option. In your case, they probably some update/startup code directly in their launcher. Which means that if it's disabled or "overriden", it won't be able to do its task.
Wrong thread
TBH, I never tried to change the fan speed, so I don't know if it's working or not (this feature is hidden, it might not be fully implemented on all their devices).
The "tv channels" API returns a list "programs". For each of them, there's an aspect ratio and a picture for what they call "poster" and "thumbnail". On most channels, "thumbnail" is either missing or same as "poster". So I'm always displaying the poster picture. Maybe the stock launcher has a more complex code.
I have absolutely no idea why this would happen. It's working fine on my Shield. Projectivy doesn't set the "keep screen on" flag, which is the only think that (I think) could block the screensaver.
You shouldn't have to wait much longerRegarding Vietnamese localization someone has mentioned above, the work has been done by someone else in the Crowdin project:
Translating Projectivy Launcher to Vietnamese language - Crowdin
Projectivy Launcher Vietnamese translation...
I just installed the launcher today, overall behaves very well on my ccwgtv 4k but quite disappointed when there is no Vietnamese localization. I hope it will be added soon, when the resources are already there.
File commander Tv should also work. For now, Projectivy responds to "open with" but not to "share", so make sure you select the appropriate option in the contextual menu.
