Add a Start on boot option for devices whose stock launcher owns HOME - #131
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On Google TV and Fire TV the stock launcher wins HOME resolution at boot, so even with the Home Button Fix enabled the TV comes up on the stock home screen. When this option is on, a BOOT_COMPLETED receiver starts LTvLauncher on top of it. Off by default. The receiver reads the flag straight from the shared_preferences file so it works before Flutter is up. Android 10+ only allows the background activity start while the app holds an exemption (the Home Button Fix accessibility service enabled, or the overlay permission granted); otherwise the system drops it silently, which is documented on the setting. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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On Google TV and Fire TV the stock launcher wins HOME resolution at boot (intent-filter priority, see #130), so even with the Home Button Fix on, the TV comes up on the stock home screen and the user has to press Home once. This adds an opt-in Start on boot tile under Settings → Accessibility, next to Home Button Fix. Off by default.
How it works:
BootReceiveronBOOT_COMPLETEDreads the flag straight from the shared_preferences file (FlutterSharedPreferences/flutter.start_on_boot) so it does not need the Flutter engine, then startsMainActivitywithFLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK.SettingsServicegetsstartOnBoot/setStartOnBoot, and the key is included in the backup/restore map.Android 10+ only allows the background activity start while the app holds an exemption; in practice that is the Home Button Fix accessibility service being enabled, or the overlay permission. Without either the system drops the start silently. The receiver's javadoc says so.
Verification:
adb reboot,sys.boot_completedat 17:09:33, thenSTART u0 {flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.leanbitlab.ltvL/.MainActivity} from uid 10115at 17:09:57 withBackground activity start for com.leanbitlab.ltvL allowed because SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW permission is granted, and the launcher in the foreground. Expect ~25 s of stock home before it takes over; the TV delays app boot broadcasts.AppsService.sortCategory,application.categoryOrders[category.id]!null check, apps_service.dart:392), which is unrelated to this change. Happy to open that as a separate issue with the full stack if useful.