Sideload Channel / Application Launcher Apk

Sideload Channel / Application Launcher Apk

Latest version 1.16
07 Jul 2018

Older Versions

Apk Infos

Version1.16
Rating4.6/5, based on 40 votes
Size‎10 MB
Requires AndroidAndroid 2.3+ (Gingerbread)
Author's NotesVersion 2 released! Create your own Android TV channels using any of your apps!

About Sideload Channel / Application Launcher APK

Sideload Channel / Application Launcher APK Download for Android
Sideload Channel / Application Launcher APK Download for Android

Description

Version 2 has been released (separate download). Version 2 includes many new and exciting features!


Create your own Android TV channels to launch your installed sideloaded applications or any other installed Android application.

With our channel creator you can access your applications directly from the home screen which means you do not need another launcher to open any of your applications (sideloaded or not).

Your custom channels can hold as many of your applications as you wish and you can customize all aspects of the channel; from it's name to it's logo.

You can design your own tiles from the applications icon/banner, use an icon pack, pick from an included tile, or specify the location of an image online.

With the added ability to add multiple apps to any tile you can organize your applications into the style that suits you.

Sideload Channel does also includes a "launcher mode" so that you can test your configuration or use it as an alternative method to launch your applications.

Requires Android 8.0 Oreo

Latest updates

What's new in version 1.16

* improved the detection of available application banners.
* Added 'Quick add' button allowing you to quickly add an application.

How to install Sideload Channel / Application Launcher APK on Android phone or tablet?

Download Sideload Channel / Application Launcher APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:

Update Phone Settings

  • Go to your phone Settings page
  • Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
  • Check the Unknown Sources box
  • Confirm with OK

Go to Downloads

  • Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
  • Tap the APK file you downloaded (dxidev.sideload.channel.launcher-v1.16-ApkClean.apk)
  • Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.

Older Versions

1.16 (1)10 MB

Questions & Answers

Q: What is an APK File?

A: Just like Windows (PC) systems use an .exe file for installing software, Android does the same. An APK file is the file format used for installing software on the Android operating system.

Q: If I install an APK from this website, will I be able to update the app from the Play Store?

A: Yes, absolutely. The Play Store installs APKs it downloads from Google's servers, and sideloading from a site like ApkClean.net goes through a very similar process, except you're the one performing the downloading and initiating the installation (sideloading).
As soon as the Play Store finds a version of the app newer than the one you've sideloaded, it will commence an update.

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User's Reivew

5 ★Getting better with each update
5 ★Makes for a far more functional Oreo home page. Can't figure out how to change tile images using an icon pack and there are few included tiles for newer third party apks so it would be nice if I could use my own .png files from a folder on my android box (i'e., like in the TV Launcher 3 app).
1 ★Not very easy to set up and use even using the info supplied by the maker. The app does not do what the developer claims in the description . Will stick to the org screen I had before as it is easier to use.
5 ★Very useful app. It makes the Oreo version of Android TV far more usable. I'm now able to group types of apps into their own channels and find and launch them far more quickly than before. I also want to thank Dexter for his quick turn around on fixing an issue I reported. This is the best deal I've come across in a long time.
5 ★Thank you so much for listening to my feedback. Its developers like you I love to support. Keep up the great work. Hope you come up with even better ideas for this app and others in the future.
5 ★Just what everyone needs for the new Oreo update, it allows you to make your device your own, just the way YOU want it. IT'S GREAT!! WELL WORTH THE PRICE!
5 ★If you're on Android TV Oreo, this is a must have; even if it's just for one custom channel.
5 ★after the Nvidia Shield TV Android 8 update I was a little disappointed until I came across this app (Sideload Channel) now my Shield TV looks and functions the way i want it to with the ability to customize my OWN Channels on the home screen with MY OWN Custom icon Banner or you can use the default app icon, very easy to make your Shield TV the way YOU WANT. The best .99 cents i spent on an app
5 ★This actually makes the new Nvidia shield UI usable. Nvidia should be ashamed of themselves for releasing such a terrible UI alongside such otherwise good updates; everything else in this update is actually really good. But the UI is so poorly thought out I just don't know where to begin. I guess if you only use supported apps it isn't so bad but the problem is that it has SO many gaps. Then theres the power cycle 'button'. I've had to reboot my shield many times. It does need a quick and easy UI element to control this. Without this app I wouldn't have even installed the update at all.
5 ★ok ive just updated my shield tv to oreo 8 and if you have just done the same this is the app YOU NEED ! it is simple to use and even simpler to add channels to your home screen well worth the £0.99 , I would have given it more then 5 stars if I could have ! GREAT WORK ON THIS GUYS THANK YOU !!
5 ★This app is an absolute must have for Android TV 8. It finally allows the sort of launcher customization that should have been in Android TV from the beginning.
5 ★Brilliant makes new home more easy to group apps