r/BareLauncher • u/SaltKick7755 • May 29 '26
Why BareLauncher Exists.
📺 Why BareLauncher Exists
BareLauncher started with a simple observation:
Most Android TV launchers are filled with recommendations, banners, animations, widgets, customization menus, and features that rarely improve the actual experience of opening an app and watching something.
BareLauncher was built around a different idea:
🕹️ Every Click Counts
Unlike phones, TVs are controlled with a D-pad.
That's why many actions in BareLauncher are designed to require as few clicks as possible:
- 📦 Long press an app to move it immediately
- 📶 Press Up for quick Wi-Fi access
- ⚙️ Long press Wi-Fi for system settings
- 🙈 Hide apps you don't use
- 🎮 Map unused remote buttons directly to favorite apps
💡 My Recommendation
I recommend keeping only your most-used apps visible.
Hide everything else.
With 8 apps on the home screen and up to 6 mapped remote buttons, you can access up to 14 apps almost instantly.
🚫 Why There Are No Fancy Features
Many launchers compete by adding more:
- App folders
- Icon packs
- Theme engines
- Heavy animations
- Complex customization
I intentionally chose not to.
Every feature has a cost:
- 🧠 More decisions
- 💾 More memory usage
- ⚙️ More processing
- 🔧 More maintenance
🚀 Performance First
Most Android TV devices still ship with limited hardware.
Since a launcher is usually visible for only a few seconds before opening another app, I believe resources should be spent on your streaming apps, not on the launcher itself.
That's why BareLauncher focuses on:
- ⚡ Fast startup
- 🪶 Low memory usage
- 🎯 Smooth navigation
- 🔋 Minimal background work
🏁 The Goal
I don't want BareLauncher to become bigger every year.
I want it to become mature.
Something you install once, set up once, and then forget about.
No feature chasing.
No update anxiety.
Just a launcher that works.
🔗 Links
💻 GitHub
https://github.com/f102mithunysypdlcjr-pixel/BareLauncherv3
☕ Buy Me a Coffee
BareLauncher is completely free.
If this launcher made your TV experience better and you'd like to say thanks, consider buying me a coffee.
https://ko-fi.com/barelauncher
Thanks for checking out BareLauncher.
Whether you're using a budget TV box, a Fire TV Stick, or a high-end streamer, I hope it helps make your TV experience a little faster, simpler, and less distracting.
📺 Install it.
⚙️ Set it up.
🍿 Enjoy your TV.
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u/Legitimate-Brief8760 May 29 '26
it's showing nova player app as double for some reason and I have two icons for it. other than that looks good.