I always wanted to see a control center on Android TV where I can quickly do things like turning WiFi on/off, switching to a recent app, taking a screenshot, opening a sideloaded app, force closing an app ..etc. I didn't find a good app for that so I created Dashboard.

I used a similar design as the apps screen to make the app familiar to users, and the same shortcut (long-press the home button) is used to quickly open it. So, in a way, it's also a replacement to the native apps screen.

In addition to showing apps, it also allows the user to access sideloaded apps, recent apps, and many actions like:

• TV Input: Switch to the last selected input. Long press to show all inputs.
• Screen Off: Turn screen off. Press any button to turn on again.
• Screenshot: Take a screenshot and access it easily from your mobile or desktop.
• Screensaver: Start the screensaver. Long press to open screensaver settings.
• WiFi: Turn WiFi on and off, and see the current IP. Long press for WiFi settings.
• Bluetooth: Turn Bluetooth on and off. Long press for Bluetooth settings.
• Settings: Open TV settings.

You can install the app from Play Store . It's completely free at this stage, but some features may become paid in the future.

I would love to hear from you about the features you love and how it can be better.

EDIT 1: It looks like the app isn't approved for Android TV yet, and hence it can't be installed from Play Store. I'll update the post when it's available. Sorry about that.

EDIT 2: Here is a link for the apk file for those who want to try the app right now. But you'll need to install the app again from Play Store when it's available to be able to get updates.

Update 1: Google says the app is crashing when selecting the Bluetooth button, and that's why they didn't approve the app for Android TV yet. They are using Nvidia Shield running on Android 9.0. The app never crashed in my tests, so I'd appreciate it if someone with a Shield can confirm that.

Update 2: The app doesn't really crash, but the remote and controller stop working after turning Bluetooth off, and that why Google reviewers thought the app is freezing.For now, I added a warning before turning Bluetooth off. I submitted the app again and I'm waiting for the approval.

Update 3: Finally, the app is approved for Android TV after removing the Bluetooth button. If you used the APK file directly before, install the app again from Play Store to get future updates.

Why is there a camera permission listed?

Put a sleep timer please

This would be perfect for fire TV and sticks... Man I hate Amazon's skinning of android tv...

Woah this is awesome, nice job

It says its incompatible with my mi box 3. It's running android tv oreo. I haven't root it or done any modifications of it. Can you share a apk file?

Hopefully recents can be turned off if so desired?

Shield has shortcuts built in.

Hi, I really like the app. Great app!

But it really needs improvements. First of all.

• Turning on/off Bluetooth crashes on my Nvidia Shield TV pro 2019.

• When I 'move' an app, I need to press the BACK button everytime if I want to see the dashboard again. So please fix that.

• I see some System Apps on the drawer, I wish not to see. So an hide or unhide option would be great.

• Also I would like to see an option to clear the 'Recent App list'. Or to remove an app manually from the 'Recent App list'.

• Power off button, Sleep Button, Restart Button would be great!

• Maybe also a Quick Button to the 'Play Store'

If you manage to fix these issues and add these options. Then your app would be more stable and improved.👍

Glad you finally got through the App Store hoops. I was trying to test out the app now that it’s available but it doesn’t seem to work for me. I’m on a Sony Bravia Android TV and when I launch your app it slides in from the right and immediately dismisses. I can’t get it to actually stay opened. Thoughts?

https://youtu.be/bTpY8dt36Us

It works fine on my Android TV 9. My question is what does the Dashboard accessibility service do? I can toggle the shortcuts just fine with it disabled.

Also a suggestion is a feature to enable hiding apps since some system apps may appear on the dashboard. These apps could be be moved to a section called Hidden at the bottom under Games. Or probably have a toggle shortcut to show/hide all the hidden apps.

Thanks for the great work!

The ability to hide/unhide apps and all the toggles would make this perfect.

Also, a restart button and shutdown and sleep :D

I'd love the ability to mix in my games and apps in one list. I only have one "game", Moonlight Game Streaming and it looks a little strange in its own section!

Long press - uninstall doesnt work

You need to be able to hide applications and be able to choose with which button to launch the application

Playstore charactarizes the app as ''non suitable'' for Philips Android Tv. Can you please be so kind and add the apk for direct download? Thanks in advance!

I'm having the issue where it pops up for a secknd then goes away again. Sony kd9005

Doesn't work on my Mi Box S with android 9, because it open also the "normal" in-built dashboard in background. So 2 dashboards are open and 2 must be closed. And when I tap on my Mi Box S remote the "dashboard" button it only open the "normal" in-built dashboard. Any help?

Anyone else started getting ads in other apps since they installed this??