Brief, mostly facts

Claude Code writes open-source replacement for a broken Android TV launcher

A user replaced a launcher that Gemini broke on a 2018 Mi TV 4a. The code is open source on GitHub and tested only on that model.

Read the source at reddit.com

What the research found

A user replaced a broken Android TV launcher on a 2018 Mi TV 4a with a Claude Code written launcher, now open source on GitHub, tested only on that model.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

The TV is a 2018 Mi TV 4a with 1GB RAM running Android 9 99%
The custom launcher uses about 450MB free RAM at idle (self reported, not verified) 77%
The source is open on GitHub at mk24x7/cleantv 98%
The launcher was only tested on the Mi TV 4a 98%

Evidence

github.com https://github.com/mk24x7/cleantv
reddit.com https://reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1xcx4p7/gemini_bricked_my_old_android_tv_launcher_claude

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