Claude-built open-source Fire TV homescreen replaces ads without root
Sarg338 · reddit · 2026-10-21
A non-developer shares Homestead, an app Claude fully built (including self-testing on the TV): a replacement Fire TV homescreen dropping sponsored banners, auto-playing trailers, and promoted rows, plus optional disabling of Amazon ad/telemetry packages (disabled, not uninstalled — reversible). No root required; GPL on GitHub. The post documents Fire OS quirks in detail: Home-key interception via accessibility enabled over ADB, a flash of Amazon's screen on Home press, protected telemetry packages, and untested Fire OS 8 support.
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