

You should see a failed message in Terminal. Make sure you replace IPADDRESS with the full IP address from step 8.ġ4. Copy and paste the following code into terminal and press Enter. Your username is displayed in terminal followed by the "$" sign.Ĭd /Users/ USERNAME/Desktop/platform-toolsġ3. Make sure you replace USERNAME with the username of your computer. Open Terminal - you can use the Spotlight Search (the search icon on the top-right corner) and search for "Terminal".ġ2. It should contain a folder named "platform-tools". On your Mac, download the Android SDK Platform Tools for Mac here: ġ0. Press back on the remote to go back to Device Preferences and go down to Developer Options.ħ. You should see, "You are now a developer!"Ħ. Go down to Build and click on it seven times. Return to the home page and go to Settings on the top-right corner.ĥ. Install a launcher to your NVIDIA Shield TV - you can open the Google Play Store, search "Launcher", and download one that you like. This works for all versions of the NVIDIA Shield TV.ġ. The tutorial will be the same regardless of which launcher you decide to use. Some other options are HALauncher or ATV Launcher (both are available through the Google Play Store). FLauncher is a simple, open-source launcher that is completely free and ad-free with decent customization options. You are free to use any custom launcher you want but I will be using FLauncher in this tutorial. The NVIDIA Shield TV default launcher is bloated and now contains ads (and these ads are not based on your watch history but on what Google wants you to watch). Learn how to replace the NVIDIA Shield TV's default launcher (Android TV Home) with a custom, third-party launcher using a Mac computer.
