Use Android TV Launcher on Amazon Firestick

Step 1 – Enable ADB on your device:

Install Android TV Launcher from here (all credit to tsynik)

Install the renamed Launcher hijack from here

Install the SettingsTest from here

Install Remote ADB on to your firestick from here

Open up Remote ADB Shell and type in the IP address 127.0.0.1 the port will be 5555

Click on connect




Once connected, enter in the following commands (case sensitive)

pm grant com.example.settest.settingstest android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Ensure you enter in the command carefully

Press home and find the “settingstest” application (it looks like a green android logo) open it up

Open this app

The app will open and you will see a “settings saved” prompt. This means everything has worked correctly

Settings Saved means everything has worked




You can now click on the leanback launcher to set that as default

click on OK

You will now see the Android TV launcher

How to undo the process and restore the Amazon Launcher

Open up ADB again and enter in the following command

settings delete secure enabled_accessibility_services




You will see a message like

Press the Home key and you will back to your default launcher

Watch the video here: