I deleted the LeanBackLauncher and set XBMC Launcher as my new launcher, but Kodi still doesn't have access to the power states. Those of you who have have been successful in this, how did you do it?

I'm of course rooted.

Very annoying problem. Imagine watching a movie and suddenly the device goes into sleep because of the power timer set in main Android TV settings, not inactivity within Kodi.