Tutorial on Rooting and replacing lean back launcher on shield 2 android 7.

by B_ILL

Root with this guide http://nvidiashieldzone.com/shield-android-tv/android-7-nougat/tutorial-root-shield-android-tv-2017-16gb-nougat/ it was a little difficult as it was my first time rooting an android product.

I then disabled the leanback launcher and and replaced it with an app called XBMC Launcher https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.blunden.xbmclauncher&hl=en . Now everything works great you can press the home button and bam right to SPMC. You can turn off the device, reboot, sleep, and it will still launch SPMC. GL!

PS make sure you read the prep and have all the required items.

Sunny_Cakes

If only kodi/sbmc didn't have such ugly UIs.

JimboLodisC

Why bother?

oZiix

Kodi 17 just came out and you can do all of that inside of Kodi 17. Only app I don't have in Kodi that I use is twitch. PS Vue, Amazon Video, Shield controllers it's all there on its own row.

I'm sure a SPMC 17 is coming since Kodi 17 is final release today, but right. Now Kodi is my main hub app with the new improvements.

Dajeebus

How did you disable the leanback launcher? I've tried the adb command to hide it but i just get error with it.