STV 1.5.2

STV 1.5.2 is a compatibility update for Android 8 and 9. It is a drop-in update for 1.5.1: same package, same signing key, settings are kept.

Download: STV-v1.5.2-AndroidTV.apk below (22.8 MB)
SHA-256: e31db4bc6ffe879f7715706be154d472c12b03adb6d875ae6eaafe42ae2971f3
Website: https://stv-tools.pages.dev/

Fixes

• Android 8.0–9 (API 26–28): showing the app version (Settings → System & general, quick panel, screensaver) no longer calls an Android 9+ method, which could crash STV on Android 8.
• Android 8.0–9: Export backup to Downloads now reports that it is unavailable instead of using an Android 10 API. Save backup and Restore work as before.
• The request to become the default Home app checks the Android version explicitly before using the Android 10 Home role API.

Improvements

• GitHub Actions CI now runs Python, web and Android unit tests, Android Lint and release/debug builds on every push.

Requirements

• Android TV or Google TV, Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer
• Internet for weather and prayer times

Compatibility

• Tested on a real Android 12 TV box: install over 1.5.1 with data kept, Home stays STV, home apps, favorites, categories, logos, fonts, wallpapers, screensaver, sounds, quick panel, backup export, Arabic and English.
• Android 8–9: verified by Android Lint (API checks) on CI. Not tested on a physical Android 8 or 9 device.

Installation

Install the APK over your current STV / Solitary TV. Do not uninstall first. To make STV the Home app: Settings → System & general → Choose the default Home app, or
adb shell cmd package set-home-activity tv.customhome.launcher/.MainActivity.

Known limitations

• Weather and prayer times are set to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; there is no city picker yet.
• The Android app label still reads "Solitary TV".
• Right after an update some devices briefly show another launcher on the first Home press; press Home again.

STV 1.5.1

STV 1.5.1 is the first public release of STV, the Android TV home screen formerly called Solitary TV.

Download: STV-v1.5.1-AndroidTV.apk below (22.8 MB)
SHA-256: 289ff5530769db8f9c68b776d347a8c56edd1dd655ee0b97c65dd4a740ade815
Website: https://stv-tools.pages.dev/

Features

• Home screen with clock, date, greeting, weather and prayer-time cards, and five home apps
• Categories (Movies & Shows, Anime, Live, Music) with create, rename, hide, reorder and sorting
• Favorites page and an Apps page with search
• Wallpaper gallery with live preview, live scenery mode and your own pictures
• Screensaver with clock, date, weather and next prayer, adjustable start time, styles and slideshow
• Arabic and English interface with full right-to-left layout
• Independent Arabic and English fonts (Cairo, Tajawal, IBM Plex Sans Arabic, Inter, IBM Plex Sans)
• Nine STV logo styles for the header
• Navigation sounds in four styles and three levels
• Quick panel on the Menu button, backup and restore

Improvements in 1.5.x

• STV logo set in the header and a logo gallery under Settings → Appearance → App logo
• Larger, left-aligned header logos that keep the top bar height

Fixes

• Screensaver starts reliably after the chosen idle time when STV is the Home app
• Wallpaper and screensaver art redrawn for lower CPU use while the screensaver runs

Requirements

• Android TV or Google TV, Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer
• Internet for weather and prayer times
• Tested on an Android 12 TV box

Installation

1. Allow your file manager to install unknown apps.
2. Install the APK. Existing Solitary TV installs update in place and keep their settings (same package tv.customhome.launcher, same signing key).
3. Optional: make STV the Home app from Settings → System & general → Choose the default Home app, or with
   adb shell cmd package set-home-activity tv.customhome.launcher/.MainActivity.

Known limitations

• Weather and prayer times are set to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Umm al-Qura); there is no city picker yet.
• The Android app label still reads "Solitary TV".
• Home and screensaver behaviour differs between manufacturers; tested on one device.