lesnolie/Tigris

What is it?

Key features

• 01Liquid Glass dock with the first app row and a Top Shelf content area
• 02Control center for network, standby, memory cleanup, brightness, volume and HDMI inputs
• 03Photo frame and aerial-video screensaver with burn-in-reducing text movement
• 04Background options including Bing daily scenery, Wallhaven and solid gradients
• 05App folders and a layout editor with long-press controls
• 06Optional desktop guard for Chinese TV firmware that reclaims HOME

Use cases

• Giving an Android TV or Android box a tvOS-style home screen
• Turning an idle TV into a photo frame or ambient screensaver
• Keeping a custom launcher in front on TVs whose vendor desktop keeps taking over HOME

Quick start

1. 1

   Download the standard APK from the latest release page

2. 2

   Connect to the TV over ADB (replace the IP with your TV's address)

   adb connect 192.168.1.20:5555
3. 3

   Install the downloaded APK on the TV

   adb -s 192.168.1.20:5555 install -r $apk

Things to know

• !Runs only on Android TV-style devices running Android 9 or higher; it does not install on LG webOS or Samsung Tizen.
• !Home-screen takeover varies by TV brand and firmware, and some models need the separate guard build.
• !Installing requires enabling ADB debugging on the TV and running commands from a computer on the same network.
• !The LG webOS version is a development preview that has not been verified on real hardware for Home key handling.

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FAQ

What is Tigris?

An Android TV home-screen replacement that mimics tvOS 26 with a Liquid Glass dock, Top Shelf content, a glass control center and a photo screensaver. Tigris replaces the home screen of Android TV devices with a layout modeled on Apple's tvOS. The first row of apps sits in a Liquid Glass dock, a Top Shelf area above it shows content from selected apps, and a frosted control center covers network, standby, memory cleanup, brightness, volume and HDMI input switching.

Is Tigris free to use? What license does it have?

Tigris is open source under the MIT license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.

Is Tigris still maintained?

Actively maintained. The last commit to Tigris was on Nov 6, 2026.

What can I use Tigris for?

Giving an Android TV or Android box a tvOS-style home screen Turning an idle TV into a photo frame or ambient screensaver Keeping a custom launcher in front on TVs whose vendor desktop keeps taking over HOME

How do I install Tigris?

Download the standard APK from the latest release page Connect to the TV over ADB (replace the IP with your TV's address): adb connect 192.168.1.20:5555 Install the downloaded APK on the TV: adb -s 192.168.1.20:5555 install -r $apk

Where can I get Tigris?

The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/lesnolie/Tigris