Android Tv Where Do Apps Installed Via Usb Go

[Vega11]

so on my android tv i installed a vpn app and a media player app via a usb stick both installed fine but when i go to apps they do not show up

so where would these 2 apps be located

thank you

[Bombastinator]

34 minutes ago, Vega11 said:

so on my android tv i installed a vpn app and a media player app via a usb stick both installed fine but when i go to apps they do not show up

so where would these 2 apps be located

thank you

Might depend on the TV.  Android is sort of Linux.  Not sure if there is terminal access or not.  If there is there are some shell commands that could find it though they could take awhile.

[Eigenvektor]

There should be an "Apps" tab on the home screen that shows installed apps.

https://support.google.com/androidtv/answer/6121336?hl=en#zippy=%2Cwhats-on-your-home-screen%2Cadd-find-apps

 

What command did you use to install these apps?

 

2 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Might depend on the TV.  Android is sort of Linux.  Not sure if there is terminal access or not.  If there is there are some shell commands that could find it though they could take awhile.

Apps on Android go to /data/app, however that directory is inaccessible, unless the device is rooted. Going there isn't going to help you though, this is not like regular Linux where you'll find an executable file. You can use adb (on a PC connected via USB, if developer mode is enabled) to find the launcher activity:

adb shell monkey -p com.package.name 1

When you know the launcher activity, you can open the app through adb with

adb shell am start -n com.package.name/com.package.name.ActivityName

 

[Bombastinator]

22 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

There should be an "Apps" tab on the home screen that shows installed apps.

https://support.google.com/androidtv/answer/6121336?hl=en#zippy=%2Cwhats-on-your-home-screen%2Cadd-find-apps

 

What command did you use to install these apps?

 

Apps on Android go to /data/app, however that directory is inaccessible, unless the device is rooted. Going there isn't going to help you though, this is not like regular Linux where you'll find an executable file. You can use adb (on a PC connected via USB, if developer mode is enabled) to find the launcher activity:

adb shell monkey -p com.package.name 1

When you know the launcher activity, you can open the app through adb with

adb shell am start -n com.package.name/com.package.name.ActivityName

 

Yuck.  Sounds like a PITA

[Eigenvektor]

2 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Yuck.  Sounds like a PITA

It's also not really how you're supposed to interact with a device like this. There's a reason this needs dev-mode to be enabled There should normally be a list with all apps where you simply click the app you want to launch, just like on a smartphone.