Android TV app to just display a black screen? For use with Button Mapper and Netflix button

by BumwineApple

I work from home and my kids routinely come downstairs while I have the game on or a movie playing in the home theater, I was wondering if there's an Android TV app that can simply show a black screen that I could map to my Netfilx button? I can click power but it would be much faster for me to resume once they grab their toys if I could essentially alt-tab to a blank screen that won't interest the kids.

I tried a photo gallery app with the idea of opening just a black picure but when you launch it it opens a sort of control centre instead of a particular photo. Any ideas welcome!

ShiftyRider

The FireOS on my FireTV can do that, if the concept I use might give you some ideas to test...

https://old.reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/yua73o/tip_text_banner_defeats_sports_score_tickers/

I'm pretty sure I stumbled on some apps in the regular Play Store that you should test, try searching keywords: oled black screen

gruntbug

Can you just press the home button? Then go back to the shop when they are gone?

I'll admit though, I dint totally follow your reasoning.