OpenLauncher v1.0.0

The first stable release of OpenLauncher, a custom home screen for LG webOS TVs.

What's new since v0.7.2-beta

Picture wallpaper. Settings > Wallpaper > Video source now has a Picture option: pick one of the launcher's built-in photos from a thumbnail grid and it stays as a fixed wallpaper. No video at all, so nothing to stream, buffer or decode. The photo is shown at full resolution; only the picker's previews are small.

Smooth hovering on the Picture wallpaper. The photo is drawn on its own layer behind the tiles, so moving the pointer over apps no longer makes the TV redraw the full 4K photo.

Faster start for the built-in video. The Offline loop starts at a random point, which used to make webOS buffer the video twice. After the first launch the start point is handed straight to the media pipeline (mediaOption), saving roughly 250-450 ms on a real TV.

Online launches go straight to the stream instead of briefly starting the local loop first.

System-app folders were trimmed (Settings and Sharing).

Install

Download com.homebrew.openlauncher_2.0.0_all.ipk below and install it with Homebrew Channel, or ares-install. Listing and launching apps needs a rooted TV.

Notes

• The Picture wallpaper hover fix was tested in Chrome and installed on an LG C2 (webOS 22). Please report anything odd.