A television home screen can show programme suggestions from installed apps. If the row feels crowded, the relevant setting may concern recommendations or notifications rather than the player’s installation.
Use the guide for the actual Android TV interface. Google TV’s personalization controls and an older Android TV home-row arrangement are related ideas with different controls.
Identify what you want to remove
Select the unwanted item and decide whether it is an application tile, a programme recommendation or a system alert. Removing software to hide a programme suggestion is a much larger change than the task requires.
Note which application supplies the row. If the item belongs to a different platform or manufacturer promotion, changing the player’s settings may have no effect. Avoid disabling unrelated system components while trying to tidy a single section.
Use the documented recommendation control
Google’s Android TV app guidance describes turning off notifications for an app when you do not want it appearing in the top home-screen row. Follow the actual app-settings route offered by your television and read what that control affects.
Do not generalize that instruction into a promise that every banner, advertisement and suggestion will disappear. Manufacturer launchers and later software experiences can arrange recommendations differently. If the expected control is absent, use the exact model and software version to find the appropriate home-screen customization guide.
After the change, return Home and inspect the relevant row. The player should remain available through the Apps view if it has not been uninstalled. Open it from there to confirm you still have ordinary access.
Keep useful alerts in view
A recommendation preference is not necessarily the same as a device-wide alert permission. If the television reports missing important alerts, review the named setting rather than assuming all notifications should remain disabled. Preserve notices needed for account, system or accessibility use.
For a shared television, explain the new layout so another viewer does not install a replacement while looking for the original icon. The aim is a calmer home screen with deliberate access to the installed player. It is not a change to the player’s content rights, subscription or account settings.
Useful answers
Does hiding a recommendation uninstall the app?
Not when you use a recommendation or notification preference. Uninstall is a separate action.
Will this remove every home-screen promotion?
No such universal result is established. Controls depend on the launcher, manufacturer and item supplying the recommendation.