Software Needed (1 to 3 are required, the rest only needed if you want a custom background/Widgets)
- FTVLaunchX (All credit to Erik)
- FTVLaunchX Helper
- Choose A Launcher:
- Choose a wallpaper
- X-Plore (A great file manager and also needed if you want to rename you downloaded files
- Remote ADB Shell (To give ADB permissions for widgets)
Steps
Ensure you have enabled ADB on your device
Firstly lets enable the developer options by going to Settings > About SHIELD, scroll to the bottom and tap Build Number several times
Once you see the following message:
Press back on the remote and open the developer options
Open Developer options and ensure that Network ADB debugging is enabled:
Install the all the applications from above and then go to your apps library
Open the TDUK-LaunchX-Helper application and you will see:
After a few seconds you will see, click OK
After a few seconds you will see
You can new select a launcher. In my example, I am using Wolf Launcher
Press the home key
You will now see the Wolf launcher.
If you want to change the background, open up the launcher settings
Select Wallpaper
Enable the first option
Click on Select Wallpaper
Allow the permissions
Click on Internal Storage
Open the downloader folder
Any picture you downloaded via Downloader will be in here. You can select that and your background will change
How to enable widgets
Use Remote ADB shell on your device to make a connection.
once connected enter in the following command
appwidget grantbind --package com.wolf.firelauncher --user 0You can now install some applications (Weather / clock etc) that support widgets. The one used in my video is from Aptoide TV:
This will give a result like:
How to go back to default launcher
Go to your apps library and find the LaunchX
Click Uninstall
Select Uninstall
You will still see the custom launcher until you press the home key
