Guide · Updated September 2026

How do I change the launcher on my TCL Google TV?

TCL Google TV runs Google TV, so the HOME button is wired to the stock home screen (com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx) and no launcher picker ever appears. The fix is the same as on every Google TV device — set your launcher as the real home app over the box's own debugging connection — and this page has the parts that are specific to this device: where its Developer options hide, and what to watch for.

Developer options on TCL Google TV

1. Open the About screenSettings › System › About, then scroll to “Android TV OS build”.
2. Press OK on the build seven timesThe TV counts down, then says you are a developer. A new “Developer options” item appears in the settings.
3. Turn on debuggingDeveloper options › USB debugging. On Android 11 and newer there is also Wireless debugging with a pairing code; on most boxes Network debugging over port 5555 is the convenient one.

What to watch for on this device: users report aggressive memory management on some TCL models killing background services overnight — which is exactly why an accessibility-based launcher switch does not last here, and the ADB-set home app does: it is a setting, not a service, so there is nothing for the TV to kill.

Then: the same three routes as everywhere

From here this device is ordinary Google TV: the free TV Launcher Manager finds it on the network (or over USB in Chrome), lists every launcher it has, sets your pick as HOME and records the undo. By hand, the stock package to disable is com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx — and pm enable brings it back.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx

adb shell pm enable com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx

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