{"slug": "projectivy", "name": "Projectivy", "category": "productivity", "category_name": "Productivity", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 5, "warners": 0, "score": 4.112, "rising": 1.35, "first": "2026-06-15", "latest": "2026-10-20", "why": "projectivy launcher which allows me to set a customized and very clean interface with the just the apps I use and nothing else. I definitely recommend it.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 4, "neutral": 1, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "projectivy launcher which allows me to set a customized and very clean interface with the just the apps I use and nothing else. I definitely recommend it.", "icon": false, "domain": null, "github_repo": null, "official_url": "", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Projectivy", "Projectivy Launcher", "ProjectIvy Launcher"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 802744145, "item_id": 50171509, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171509", "by": "soylentcola", "date": "2026-10-20", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Projectivy for the same reason.", "excerpt": "> Replacing the Google launcher (I used ATV Launcher Pro) was one of the best quality of life upgrades I've ever done, if you haven't already I highly recommend it. I use Projectivy for the same reason. Sucks, because Android TV still has some of the best flexibility in a TV-appropriate OS (compared with other options I could find at least) but their priorities don't line up with mine regarding the ads.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad-free Android TV launcher", "switched_from": "", "story": "An ad-free Android TV"}, {"id": 801194208, "item_id": 50074638, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074638", "by": "_coveredInBees", "date": "2026-10-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use ProjectIvy launcher for a very clean launcher experience", "excerpt": "Yeah, exactly. I've looked into those boxes but have steered clear for the same reasons. For now I use ProjectIvy launcher for a very clean launcher experience and I used a custom Shield script someone had posted on Reddit a while back to remove a lot of Google bloat and the Google launcher. Works well enough, but frame-rate matching still requires manual intervention (I have a button mapped to forcing it) and the Ap", "context": "Nvidia Shield user", "use_case": "Android TV launcher", "switched_from": "Google launcher", "story": "New Apple TV 4K"}, {"id": 776706944, "item_id": 48544184, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48544184", "by": "theturtletalks", "date": "2026-06-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "the default launcher has ads so I switched to Projectivy launcher.", "excerpt": "Look into the TiVo Stream 4K. It\u2019s an Android box but has been very reliable for me. Tivo does force some quirks so I used ADB to disable core services and the default launcher has ads so I switched to Projectivy launcher.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad-free Android TV launcher", "switched_from": "default TiVo launcher", "story": "Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal"}, {"id": 776660368, "item_id": 48541273, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541273", "by": "pastor_williams", "date": "2026-06-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "projectivy launcher which allows me to set a customized and very clean interface with the just the apps I use and nothing else. I definitely recommend it.", "excerpt": "A year ago I started moving away from Roku. I think they've always had ads on the home screen which I blocked with a DNS blocklist but the seasonal ad sections that continued popping up in the menu despite my continually blocking them wore on me. I've upgraded to an nvidia shield using projectivy launcher which allows me to set a customized and very clean interface with the just the apps I use and nothing else. I def", "context": "", "use_case": "clean TV launcher", "switched_from": "", "story": "Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "_coveredInBees", "context": "Nvidia Shield user", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074638", "date": "2026-10-13"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["ad-free android tv launcher", "android tv launcher", "clean tv launcher"], "compared": [], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50158942", "title": "An ad-free Android TV", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48540499", "title": "Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50071310", "title": "New Apple TV 4K", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {"recommend": 2}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {"recommend": 2, "neutral": 1}}, "quotes": [{"id": 802744145, "item_id": 50171509, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171509", "by": "soylentcola", "date": "2026-10-20", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Projectivy for the same reason.", "excerpt": "> Replacing the Google launcher (I used ATV Launcher Pro) was one of the best quality of life upgrades I've ever done, if you haven't already I highly recommend it. I use Projectivy for the same reason. Sucks, because Android TV still has some of the best flexibility in a TV-appropriate OS (compared with other options I could find at least) but their priorities don't line up with mine regarding the ads.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad-free Android TV launcher", "switched_from": "", "story": "An ad-free Android TV"}, {"id": 802571248, "item_id": 50160703, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50160703", "by": "y-c-o-m-b", "date": "2026-10-20", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I've uninstalled and reinstalled and changed to Projectivy and tried some other loaders as well", "excerpt": "Yeah I don't doubt that. My phones and PC are always fine also. I use an ONN 4K device for the TV. The first month or two was ok. Then I updated the app at one point and it's never been the same since. I've uninstalled and reinstalled and changed to Projectivy and tried some other loaders as well, and the problem just keeps coming back. We'll see if this Wholphin client changes anything.", "context": "", "use_case": "Android TV launcher", "switched_from": "", "story": "An ad-free Android TV"}, {"id": 801194208, "item_id": 50074638, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074638", "by": "_coveredInBees", "date": "2026-10-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use ProjectIvy launcher for a very clean launcher experience", "excerpt": "Yeah, exactly. I've looked into those boxes but have steered clear for the same reasons. For now I use ProjectIvy launcher for a very clean launcher experience and I used a custom Shield script someone had posted on Reddit a while back to remove a lot of Google bloat and the Google launcher. Works well enough, but frame-rate matching still requires manual intervention (I have a button mapped to forcing it) and the Ap", "context": "Nvidia Shield user", "use_case": "Android TV launcher", "switched_from": "Google launcher", "story": "New Apple TV 4K"}, {"id": 776706944, "item_id": 48544184, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48544184", "by": "theturtletalks", "date": "2026-06-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "the default launcher has ads so I switched to Projectivy launcher.", "excerpt": "Look into the TiVo Stream 4K. It\u2019s an Android box but has been very reliable for me. Tivo does force some quirks so I used ADB to disable core services and the default launcher has ads so I switched to Projectivy launcher.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad-free Android TV launcher", "switched_from": "default TiVo launcher", "story": "Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal"}, {"id": 776660368, "item_id": 48541273, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541273", "by": "pastor_williams", "date": "2026-06-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "projectivy launcher which allows me to set a customized and very clean interface with the just the apps I use and nothing else. I definitely recommend it.", "excerpt": "A year ago I started moving away from Roku. I think they've always had ads on the home screen which I blocked with a DNS blocklist but the seasonal ad sections that continued popping up in the menu despite my continually blocking them wore on me. I've upgraded to an nvidia shield using projectivy launcher which allows me to set a customized and very clean interface with the just the apps I use and nothing else. I def", "context": "", "use_case": "clean TV launcher", "switched_from": "", "story": "Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal"}]}