HALauncher - Android TV app icon

HALauncher - Android TV

"HALauncher" is a launcher to display and open the non-Android TV apps.

ITO Akihiro · net.i.akihiro.halauncher

4.8 (5 ratings) 100K+ downloads v2.0.3.0 5.1 MB Android 4.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version
v2.0.3.0 (2000300)
Updated
Jul 21, 2026 (3 months ago)
APK size
5.1 MB
Requires
Android 4.2+ (API 17)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Permissions
19 (8 sensitive)
Website
akihiro-i.net
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

HALauncher - Android TV is an app by ITO Akihiro in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 19 permissions, 8 of them sensitive, including record audio, approximate location and read shared storage.

Ratings

4.8out of 55 ratings
  • 5 ★80%
  • 4 ★20%
  • 3 ★0%
  • 2 ★0%
  • 1 ★0%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appssense”.

* Attention * Android TV of "All version" can not use this app as home app! When google's apps are updated, they change system settings automatically and stop to use other than default home app. Even it's older than Android 6.0... https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=191828 [Update 2017/04/08] Following command was banned by Google's security update. $ adb shell pm hide com.google.android.leanbacklauncher So, if you was using HALauncher as home app by this, maybe OS would be unstable. Sorry. * Attention * Android TV 7.1.1- has some problems. "Landscape lock" and "Blue Light Filter" are not working fine... https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=230100 "HALauncher" is a launcher for displaying and opening non-Android TV applications quickly on the Nexus Player, ADT-1, Nvidia Shield and the Razor Forge, Fire TV. Usually, Android TV's home launcher doesn't show sideloaded apps. By using the "HALauncher", you can display and run apps designed for smartphones and tablets using a 1-click operation. This launcher is recommended for all users who sideload apps and all apps will be available in the “Apps List” section. HALauncher was designed using Android 5.0 material Design so it fits right in with the Android TV. It is highly customizable allowing you to change the color scheme, background graphic, icon graphic, add widgets to the home screen and remove the side panel completely to facilitate a cleaner home screen appearance. HALauncher lets you create shortcuts to applications, webpages, IPTV channels and videos stored on your harddrive by using the “Create Shortcut” feature. If you sideload apps on any Android TV device, you need HALauncher! [About translation] The messages are managed on the following spreadsheet. If you found the incorrect messages, please fix them. I will apply them at the next update. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17zcyXPRCaso6ebMtPsWHboPsZXNzycDPfPCTMerzuWs/edit?usp=sharing [v1.5.1-] Added ads.(*) * You can disable ads for free. Uncheck "Show ads" in [Settings]->[HALauncher Settings].

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Unknown” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Jul 16, 2019
  • Antivirus scan passed Oct 23, 2020
  • Signed byCN=Akihiro ITO, OU=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=JAPAN, ST=WAKAYAMA, C=JP
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)92:40:8E:9E:F2:38:5F:AF:90:90:58:3C:C8:2C:31:56:AD:04:2C:7A
  • File MD5c3113f098e7dab09903ccd4519053e08
  • Uploaded by “appssense” 8 followers · uploading since 2024

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Permissions (19)

HALauncher - Android TV requests 19 permissions, 8 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

HALauncher - Android TV APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the HALauncher - Android TV APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c3113f098e7dab09903ccd4519053e08.

Tags

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