# ToomRamcharan/tv-vibehack

> A custom launcher for Android TV and Google TV without root: replaces the ad-heavy interface with a minimal one, remaps remote hotkeys, and gives direct access to HDMI inputs and USB media. Its fail-safe design never disables the stock launcher, so the TV cannot bootloop.

- Magnitude: 5.6 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 156 total · +52 stars measured 2026-10-20, 03:11–07:18 UTC, ≈ 160 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Apps · Language: Java · Created: 2026-10-19 · Last push: 2026-10-19
- GitHub: https://github.com/ToomRamcharan/tv-vibehack · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/ToomRamcharan/tv-vibehack

## Useful for

- Replace the ad-heavy Google TV launcher with a minimal home screen
- Remap Netflix and Prime Video remote buttons to HDMI or the media player
- Play videos from a USB drive using the built-in player without third-party apps

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-20 (UTC), 03:11–07:18: 104 → 156 stars (+52). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +160 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 1 day old and already has 156 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- Top new repositories this week: #132.
- About 11 forks a day — people are taking the code.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 7
- Issues and pull requests: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Average over the last week: 157 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 12

## Stars per day, last 2 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-19 … 2026-10-20: 153, 52

## Spotted in now

- Top new repositories this week: #132

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