Although Android smartphones are highly customizable, few people know that you can also apply similar customizations on Android TV. From apps on the home screen to content recommendations, you can fine-tune everything to your preferences. So, in this article, we provide you with an easy guide on how to customize your Android TV home screen. We discussed how to remove attention-grabbing apps from the home screen and keep the home page clutter-free. So on that note, let’s go ahead and find the instructions.
Personalize your Android TV home screen (2021)
1. To customize the Android TV home screen, start with the apps you want on the top row. AT add new apps, scroll right to the “+” button and open it. Here you will find the list of all installed apps. Now just select the app and it will be added to the top row.
2. To move the app to the front of the home page, hold and tap the app and select “Move”. Now use the navigation button on your remote to change the position and finally press the “OK” button on your remote to save the changes.
3. You can also press and hold the “Home” button (usually a circular icon) on your remote to open the list of all apps. From here you can both remove apps from home screen, move them and also uninstall apps.
4. It was all about apps, but if you want customize content recommendation by some apps on Android TV home screen, here are the steps to follow. Scroll down and move down. Here, open “Customize Channels”.
5. Now you will find all the apps which display their content on the home screen. You can just turn off the toggle to remove them from the home screen.
6. On some apps, you can also open channels and customize various forms of content. For example, from YouTube, you can get your subscription content, trending videos, and more. directly on your home screen.
7. Finally, if you are bored with android tv home screen then you can try the new Google TV which is basically an Android TV but with a whole new user interface. It looks quite modern with smooth animations and offers smart content recommendations on the homepage.
List of popular Android TVs
The tutorial above will work with most popular Android TVs. Below is a list of popular Android TVs. The list is by no means exhaustive and serves only as an example.
BRAND | Model name | Cut |
---|---|---|
Mark (flipkart) | Mark 43AAUHDM | 43 |
Mark 43AAFHDM | 43 | |
Mark 32AAHDM | 32 | |
Mark 65SAUHD | 65 | |
Brand 49SAUHD | 48.5 | |
Mark 32VNSSHDM | 32 | |
Mark 49SAUHD/49SAHD-Black | 49 | |
Aconatic | Aconatic 32HS521AN | 32 |
Aconatic 43HS521AN | 43 | |
Aconatic 55RS543AN | 55 | |
Aconatic 55US300AN | 55 | |
Aconati c65RS543AN | 65 | |
iFALCON | iFALCON 40F2A | 40 |
iFALCON 32F2A | 32 | |
iFALCON 49F2A | 49 | |
iFALCON 75H2A | 75 | |
iFALCON 55K2A | 55 | |
iFALCON 65K2A | 65 | |
iFALCON 65V2A | 65 | |
iFALCON 65K71 | 65 | |
iFALCON 55H71 | 55 | |
iFALCON 65H71 | 65 | |
iFALCON 43K31 | 43 | |
iFALCON 50K31 | 50 | |
iFALCON 55K31 | 55 | |
Lloyd | Lloyd 32HS301B | 32 |
Lloyd 43FS301B | 43 | |
Lloyd 43US900B | 43 | |
Lloyd 55US900B | 55 | |
Lloyd GL32H0B0ZS | 32 | |
Lloyd L32HS670A | 32 | |
Micromax | Micromax L32CANVAS4 | 32 |
Micromax L32TA6445HD | 32 | |
Micromax L40TA6445FHD | 40 | |
Micromax L43TA7000UHD | 43 | |
Micromax L55TA7001UHD | 55 | |
MID | MI L40M5-5AIN | 40 |
MI L32M5-AL | 32 | |
MI L43M5-AN | 43 | |
MI L43M4-4AIN | 43 | |
MI L50M5-5AIN | 50 | |
MI L55M6-EQG | 55 | |
MI L32M6-EI | 32 | |
MI L55M4-4XINA | 55 | |
MI L65M5-5SIN | 65 | |
MI L49M5-AN | 49 | |
MI L32M5-AN | 32 | |
MI L43M5-AI | 43 | |
MI L32M5-AI | 32 | |
panasonic | Panasonic TH-65HX700DX | 65 |
Panasonic TH-55HX700DX | 55 | |
Panasonic TH-43HX700DX | 43 | |
Panasonic TH-55HX635DX | 55 | |
Panasonic TH-43HX635DX | 43 | |
Panasonic TH-43HX625DX | 43 | |
Panasonic TH-58HX450 | 58 | |
Panasonic TH-50HX450 | 50 | |
Panasonic TH-65GX655DX | 65 | |
Panasonic TH-55GX655DX | 55 | |
Panasonic TH-49GX655DX | 49 | |
Panasonic TH-43GX655DX | 43 | |
Sanyo | Sanyo XT-43A081U | 43 |
Sanyo XT-49A081U | 49 | |
Sanyo XT-55A081U | 55 | |
Sanyo XT-65A081U | 65 | |
Sanyo XT-43UHD4S | 43 | |
Sanyo XT-50UHD4S | 50 | |
Sanyo XT-55UHD4S | 55 | |
Sanyo XT-65UHD4S | 65 | |
Sanyo XT-43FHD4S | 43 | |
Sanyo XT-32RHD4S | 32 | |
sony | Sony KD-55X7400H | 55 |
Sony KDL-49W800G | 49 | |
Sony KDL-43W800G | 43 | |
Sony KD-55X9500G | 55 | |
Sony KD-49X8000H | 49 | |
Sony KD-55X8000H | 55 | |
Sony KD-43X8000G | 43 | |
Sony KD-49X7500H | 49 | |
Sony KD-65A8F | 65 | |
Sony KD-55A8G | 55 | |
Sony KD-55X8000G | 55 | |
Sony KD-65X9300E | 65 | |
Sony KD-65A8G | 65 | |
Sony KD-55X9300E | 55 | |
Sony KD-65X8000H | 65 | |
Sony KD-65A9F | 65 | |
Sony KD-65X9500E | 65 | |
Sony KD-55A8F | 55 | |
Sony KD-75X8500F | 75 | |
Sony KD-65A9G | 65 | |
SonyKD-55X7500F | 55 | |
Sony KDL-43W800F | 43 | |
Sony KD-49X8000G | 49 | |
Sony KD-55X8500G | 55 | |
Sony KD-43X7500F | 43 | |
Sony KD-65X8000G | 65 | |
Sony KD-49X8500F | 49 | |
Sony KD-43X8500F | 43 | |
Sony KDL-49W800F | 49 | |
Sony KD-43X8200E | 43 | |
Sony KDL-43W800D | 43 | |
Sony KD-65X9500G | 65 | |
Sony KD-75X8000H | 75 | |
Sony KD-55X9000E | 55 | |
Sony KD-49X9000E | 49 | |
Sony KD-55X9500E | 55 | |
Sony KD-65X9000E | 65 | |
Sony KD-55X9000F | 55 | |
Sony KD-65X7500F | 65 | |
Sony KD-49X8200E | 49 | |
Sony KD-65X9000F | 65 | |
Sony KD-55X8500F | 55 | |
Sony KD-55A9F | 55 | |
Sony KD-55A1 | 55 | |
Sony KD-65A1 | 65 | |
Sony KD-49X7500F | 49 | |
Sony KD-55A9G | 55 | |
Sony KD-85X8000H | 85 | |
Sony 43X7400H | 43 | |
Sony 55X7500H | 55 | |
Sony 43X7500H | 43 | |
Sony 65X7400H | 65 | |
TCL | TCL 50C715 | 50 |
TCL 32S65A | 32 | |
TCL 55C715 | 55 | |
TCL L65C2US | 65 | |
TCL 55P715 | 55 | |
TCL L55C2US | 55 | |
TCL 65P8 | 65 | |
TCL 43P8 | 43 | |
TCL 43S6500FS | 43 | |
TCL 85P8M | 85 | |
TCL 32S6500S | 32 | |
TCL 65P715 | 65 | |
TCL 55P2MUS | 55 | |
TCL L55P2MUS | 55 | |
TCL 43P8B | 43 | |
TCL 43P715 | 43 | |
TCL 55C815 | 55 | |
TCL 50P715 | 50 | |
TCL 65P2MUS | 65 | |
TCL L65P2MUS | 65 | |
TCL 55P8E | 55 | |
TCL 55P8 | 55 | |
TCL 49S6500S | 49 | |
TCL 65P8E | 65 | |
TCL 65C6 | 65 | |
TCL 75P715 | 75 | |
TCL 55P8S | 55 | |
TCL 65X4US | 65 | |
TCL 50P8E | 50 | |
TCL 65C715 | 65 | |
TCL 50P8 | 50 | |
TCL 75C815 | 75 | |
TCL 55C8 | 55 | |
TCL 40S6500 | 40 | |
TCL 43P8E | 43 | |
iFALCON (by TCL) | iFALCON 43K61 | 43 |
iFALCON 50K61 | 50 | |
iFALCON 32F2A | 32 | |
iFALCON 55K61 | 55 | |
iFALCON 43K31 | 43 | |
iFALCON 55K31 | 55 | |
iFALCON 55H71 | 55 | |
iFALCON 43F2A | 43 | |
iFALCON 55K71 | 55 | |
iFALCON 43K71 | 43 | |
iFALCON 40F2A | 40 | |
iFALCON 65K3A | 65 | |
iFALCON 65V2A | 65 | |
iFALCON 55K3A | 55 | |
iFALCON 65K2A | 65 | |
iFALCON 55K2A | 55 | |
iFALCON 75H2A | 75 | |
iFALCON 65K31 | 65 | |
iFALCON 65K71 | 65 | |
iFALCON 50K31 | 50 | |
iFALCON 49F2A | 49 | |
iFALCON 65H71 | 65 | |
SEEN | SEEN 43US | 43 |
SEEN 32US | 32 | |
SEEN 55PM | 55 | |
SEEN 50PM | 50 | |
SAW 43GA | 43 | |
SAW 55UT | 55 | |
VU 85QPX | 85 | |
SEEN 65PM | 65 | |
SAW 50UT | 50 | |
SAW 32GA | 32 | |
SEEN 43PM | 43 | |
SEEN 43CA | 43 | |
SAW 43UA | 43 | |
SEEN 43UT | 43 | |
VU 55-OA | 55 | |
VU 43-OA | 43 | |
SAW 65UT | 65 | |
VU 50-OA | 50 | |
SAW 43 OA | 43 | |
VU 43 OA-V1 | 43 | |
VU 55-OA | 55 | |
VU 55-OA V1 | 55 | |
SAW 50CA | 50 | |
SAW 55CA | 55 | |
SEEN OAUHD75 | 75 | |
Hisense | Hisense 43A71F | 43 |
Hisense 55A71F | 55 | |
Hisense 55A73F | 55 | |
Hisense 40A56E | 40 | |
Hisense 32A56E | 32 | |
Hisense 50A71F | 50 | |
Hisense 65U7QF | 65 | |
Haier | Haier LE43K6600UGA | 43 |
Haier LE40K6600GA | 40 | |
Haier LE43K6600GA | 43 | |
Haier LE50K6600HQGA | 50 | |
Haier LE32K6600GA | 32 | |
Haier LE55U6900HQGA | 55 | |
Haier LE65S8000EGA | 65 | |
Haier LE50U6900HQGA | 50 | |
Haier LE32W2000 | 32 | |
Haier LE55U6500UAG | 55 | |
Haier LE50F9000UAP | 50 | |
Haier LE55K6600HQGA | 55 | |
Haier LE65U6500UAG | 65 | |
Haier LE65U6900HQGA | 65 | |
Infinix | Infinix 43X1 | 43 |
Infinix 32X1 | 32 | |
Kodak | Kodak 50CA7077 | 50 |
Kodak 65CA0101 | 65 | |
Kodak 32HDX7XPRO | 32 | |
Kodak 43CA2022 | 43 | |
Kodak 55CA0909 | 55 | |
Kodak 43UHDX7XPRO | 43 | |
Kodak 55UHDX7XPRO | 55 | |
Kodak 40FHDX7XPRO | 40 | |
Kodak 43FHDX7XPRO | 43 | |
Kodak 32HDXSMART | 32 | |
Kodak 32HDXSMART V1 | 32 | |
Kodak 32HDXSMART | 32 | |
Kodak 55UHDXSMART | 55 | |
Kodak 40FHDXSMART | 40 | |
Kodak 40FHDXSMART V1 | 40 | |
Motorola | Motorola 55SAUHDMQ | 55 |
Motorola 55SAUHDMG | 55 | |
Motorola 43SAUHDMQ | 43 | |
Motorola 43SAFHDM | 43 | |
Motorola 43SAUHDMG | 43 | |
Motorola 65SAUHDM | 65 | |
Motorola 40SAFHDME | 40 | |
Motorola 55SAUHDM | 55 | |
Motorola 32SAHDME | 32 | |
Motorola 32SAFHDM | 32 | |
Motorola 50SAUHDM | 50 | |
Motorola 43SAUHDM | 43 | |
Motorola 50SAUHDMQ | 50 | |
Motorola 75SAUHDM | 75 | |
nokia | Nokia 43TAFHDN | 43 |
Nokia 32TAHDN | 32 | |
Nokia 43TAUHDN | 43 | |
Nokia 50TAUHDN | 50 | |
Nokia 55TAUHDN | 55 | |
Nokia 65TAUHDN | 65 | |
Nokia 43CAUHDN | 43 | |
Nokia 55CAUHDN | 55 | |
Nokia 65CAUHDN | 65 | |
OnePlus | OnePlus 43FA0A00 | 43 |
OnePlus 32HA0A00 | 32 | |
OnePlus 55Q1IN-1 | 55 | |
OnePlus 55Q1IN | 55 | |
OnePlus 55UA0A00 | 55 | |
Phillips | Philips 58PUT6604 | 58 |
Philips 50PUT6604 | 50 | |
Philips 43PUT7791 | 43 | |
Thomson | Thomson 43TH6000 | 43 |
Thomson 50TH1000 | 50 | |
Thomson 40M4099 | 40 | |
Thomson 40M4099 PRO | 40 | |
Thomson 32M3277 PRO | 32 | |
Thomson 43TH0099 | 43 | |
Thomson 43TH6000_UD9 | 43 | |
Thomson 32CHEMIN0011 | 32 | |
Thomson 50OATHPRO1212 | 50 | |
Thomson 55 OATH PRO 0101 | 55 | |
Thomson 43 OATHPRO 2000 | 43 | |
Thomson 43WAY4545 | 43 | |
Thomson 55CHEMIN5050 | 55 | |
Thomson 65 OATHPRO 2020 | 65 | |
Thomson 40CHEMIN7777 | 40 | |
Thomson 32PATH0011BL | 32 | |
Thomson 50CHEMIN1010 | 50 | |
Thomson 43CHEMIN0009 | 43 | |
Thomson 75 OATHPRO2121 | 75 | |
Thomson 43 OATH 1000 | 43 | |
Thomson 49 OATH 9000 | 49 | |
Thomson 32M3277 | 32 | |
Thomson 55TH1000 | 55 | |
Toshiba | Toshiba 32L5050 | 32 |
Toshiba 55U5050 | 55 | |
Toshiba 43L5050 | 43 |
Make your Android TV homepage clutter-free
Here are some ways to customize the homepage and choose to remove unnecessary elements that catch your attention. For example, I completely disabled YouTube trending content on the home screen. Similarly, you can also do this for other applications. Anyway, it all comes from us. If you want to learn more about these Android TV tips and tricks, follow our linked article. And if you have any questions, leave a comment below.
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