OUYAlaunch 1.9

Weekend Update

• Configuration available via OUYA button
• "Move genre" and "Delete" actions now have a confirmation prompt
• System tabs added (toggle with L2/R2)
• Subtle slide animation when scrolling and switching tabs
• Reduced memory usage
• Other bug fixes

OUYAlaunch 1.8

• Improved performance, icon caching, and loading.
• Smoother tab switching with a sliding highlight and gentle tile fade-in.
• Added category renaming and visibility settings via the OUYA button.
• Fixed controller scrolling, focus loss, and tile spacing.
• Improved text editing and keyboard visibility in the category editor.
• Standardized the interface text to English.

OUYAlaunch 1.7.2

1.7.1 - December 13, 2025

• Tile spacing now correct on Android 6.0+

1.7.2 - June 1, 2026

• Fix for detection of tv.ouya.intent.category.GAME
• Reduced automatic background scanning

OUYAlaunch 1.7

Now a small icon shows the current LAN/WiFi status and connection

OUYAlaunch 1.6

Smoother experience when navigating and changing tabs

OUYAlaunch 1.5

Customize genre names in the JSON file located at sdcard/android/data/com.ast.ouyalaunch

Easy define your own 6 genres in the above mentioned file. You just need a texteditor - or edit it on the fly with Total Commander on your OUYA. Just edit the variable names for the 6 genres. Don't edit "Genre1" up to "Genre6" :)

{
"Favorites": "Favorites",
"Genre1": "Casual",
"Genre2": "Action",
"Genre3": "Racing",
"Genre4": "Simulation",
"Genre5": "RPG",
"Genre6": "Apps"
}

OUYAlaunch 1.4

Added a filter for new GameStick Launcher Bundles. Some GameStick games may have an additional "ouya_icon" already inside their APK but have been never released for OUYA. This filters the second icon in the launcher.

OUYAlaunch 1.3

New in 1.3:
GridView vertically aligned
Focus now scales correctly when selected (previously, the image shrank after selection)
Layout improved

OUYAlaunch 1.2

This is the initial release of OUYAlaunch.

Changelog:

1.0 (not released)

• First fully functional, fast version
• Background image with button explanations in the bottom left corner
• Focus on apps with slight zoom +0.05%
• Favorites + Genres
• O = App launch
• U = Move app to next genre
• Y = Remove app from launcher (press for 2 seconds)
• A = Set to favorites
• L1/R1 = Navigate in tabs
• L2/R2 = Press simultaneously to reload apps and sort them from A-Z (genres are retained)

1.1 (not released)

• Focus is no longer lost when scrolling quickly in the launcher
• Sorting from A-Z across all tabs, including favorites
• New OUYAlaunch logo
• Fade-in on app launch
• App focus corrected

1.2 (first release)

• Focus now in orange, OUYA-style #FF2B00
• Tab-focus now also in OUYA-style #FF2B00
• Some fixes regarding caches for better GridView
• Minor bug fixes