This guide will show you How to Enable Apps Only Mode on your Google TV Device and eliminate recommendations from your user interface.

Are you tired of personalized ads and clutter taking up space on the home screen of your Google TV device? If so, there is a simple feature that you can enable within Settings to remove these entirely.

This is called “Apps Only Mode” and is only available on Google TV devices such as the Google TV Streamer and the popular Onn 4K Pro.

In this guide, we walk you through the quick process to enable this feature on your device and free yourself from recommendations and more!

What is Apps Only Mode?

Those who have used media devices in the past have become accustomed to the constant advertisements being pushed at us on the home screen.

Those of us who use Android/Google boxes know that the home interface is riddled with Content Recommendations, Ads, and other unnecessary selections.

Pictured below is what the home screen currently looks like on Google TV platforms.

Many have turned to 3rd party launchers as alternatives that will remove ads and replace your home screen with only the apps that you have installed on your device.

However, most of these are a bit of a process to download and set up as they require sideload installation since they aren’t available in popular app stores.

Those of us who use a Google TV device have another option though that is a much simpler process than installing and enabling a Launcher.

Turning on Apps Only Mode developed by Google will remove a lot of the unnecessary clutter that seems to fill up the home screen, leaving you only with the installed apps that you have on your device.

As most of us know, there are numerous built-in “widgets” that we are accustomed to like the Live TV tab, top-selling movies, and more that bombard the home screen of Android/Google TV boxes.

Many prefer a simplified home screen with only the apps they use daily and we can easily get this with the Apps Only mode as pictured below.

If you are one of these people, you can easily turn this feature on within Settings by following the steps below.

How to Turn on Apps Only Mode on Google TV

If you are a Google TV user, you can easily enable “Apps Only” mode and display only your preferred apps on the home screen using the steps below.

1. From the home screen, open Quick Settings.

2. Scroll over to the far right corner and click Settings.

3. Choose Accounts & Profiles.

4. Select your account.

5. Scroll down and click the toggle for Apps Only mode.

6. Select Turn On.

7. Return to the main menu and you are presented with your new home screen.

8. As you can see, only apps that you have installed will display for quick access to your favorites.

Enjoy!

Features & Details

Enabling Apps Only Mode is one of the Best Tips & Tricks for Android/Google TV Devices today.

Those who enable this feature will no longer see Google’s recommendations which is fabulous for cord-cutters who prefer 3rd party applications and APKs to stream content.

Simplifying the layout of your device is a great way to eliminate unwanted or unneeded ads and suggestions that we usually just skip over.

Are you a fan of the Apps Only Mode on your Google TV media box? Let us know in the comments below!