Projectivy Launcher Remote Shortcuts and Input Sources Explained

The most annoying part of TV ownership is the input menu hunt, and it is the first thing remote shortcuts fix. This guide starts from Projectivy Launcher home page and shows how to make the remote do the travelling instead of you.

What input shortcuts do

An input shortcut is a home screen tile that switches the TV straight to a source, such as an HDMI input or an AV input, without opening the TV settings menu. If your household switches between a set-top box, a console, and a streaming stick, one shortcut per source removes a daily friction.

Set them up

Add a shortcut for each input you use, label it in plain words, and test it from the remote. Do not add shortcuts for inputs nothing is plugged into; dead tiles clutter the screen and confuse guests. If a shortcut does nothing, check that the input exists on your TV and that the shortcut points at the right source, since hardware support varies by model.

Launch on boot

Projectivy Launcher can launch a chosen app or input when the TV turns on. Set it to the thing your household watches first, and the TV becomes ready instead of merely on. Change it when habits change; a boot target that made sense last year may not match this year.

Keep the remote simple

Shortcuts only help if the home screen stays short. Keep input shortcuts in one row near the top, and resist adding a shortcut for everything. For the full first-time setup, see our Projectivy Launcher setup guide, and for look and layout choices see our home screen customization guide.