LeanbackLauncher VS AuroraStore

Alternative https://github.com/tsynik/LeanbackLauncher

I don't know why Leanback on Fire never gets mentioned, I've been using it since two years without an issue.

Try using Leanback launcher and see if it sideloads. You can use the downloader app to search “Leanback launcher” or sideload it from your computer via ADB.

a cleaner way to get the old android tv launcher back is to install leanback on fire, which is the pre-android 9 launcher forked & changed to build as a user app. after that just run adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher & reboot to fully disable the default launcher.

https://github.com/tsynik/LeanbackLauncher/releases install this one. Old android tv UI without any ads

Try this Launcher, is forked from the older ad free android TV launcher.

so, disable this bloat and replace it with, AuroraStore. or not.

Aurora Store (version 4.3.4): An unofficial FOSS client to Google Play with an elegant design and privacy

Aurora Store (version 4.2.5): An open-source alternative to Google Play Store with privacy and modern design

Good option, yes! Maybe something like Aurora Store could also be used to spoof a different (x86) device? https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore

AuroraStore

Android devices could push something like https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore or even F-Droid to get a preinstalled store that's not completely evil.

For Linux devices, if you have a powerful enough phone (Pine64, can we please have a really beefy PinePhone?), you could bundle Waydroid + Aurora/F-Droid.

Go to this link and download AuroraStore_4.2.3.apk, an open source client that fetches files directly from the Play Store servers. Here is an FAQ for the project if you're worried about safety or breaking Google ToS. This method is safe but you can choose to create a new Google account for the login if you're not comfortable using your main account.