Launcher Manager (Updated July 2023)
Updated July 2023
Since the original Fire TV was released, it has been a constant back-and-forth battle between Amazon and modders over control of the Fire TV’s home screen and its remote buttons. Most recently, Amazon clawed back control by blocking a method used to replace the Fire TV’s launcher and by blocking my method of remapping the app shortcut buttons on the Fire TV remote. Control has now shifted back towards modders with the release of an update to the app Launcher Manager which allows for both the home button and app shortcut buttons to be remapped.
Launcher Manager detects the press of the home button by monitoring the Fire TV’s log file for cues that Amazon’s default launcher has opened. It does this through an internal ADB connection between the app, Launcher Manager, and the Fire TV, so you must have ADB debugging enabled at all times for the remapping to work.
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Instructions for Installation
- Click on the “Gear” at far right side of Home Screen
2. Find and click on “My Fire TV”
3. Move down and click on “Developer options”
4. Move down and click on “Install unknown apps”
5. Make sure it says “ON” for the App “Downloader”
6. Click Home button, the find and open “Downloader”
7. Type in the URL cordcutterli.com or short code 89364
ADB Command to prevent Amazon from disabling Launcher Manager:
while sleep 10; do ((++n%30)) || am force-stop com.amazon.tv.launcher; pm clear com.amazon.device.software.ota; pm clear com.amazon.adep; done