OTT Navigator documents a start-on-boot option, but Android background-launch restrictions and device firmware can affect whether it works. Do not assume that enabling one switch guarantees automatic launch on every TV. Test a real restart and keep a simple manual launch route available. Test startup with the actual viewing configuration, including network readiness and the household profile. A switch that requests launch is different from firmware allowing it, and successful launch is different from the source being ready immediately.
Distinguish restart and standby
An application resuming after standby has not necessarily launched successfully after a full operating-system boot. Test both behaviours if the household relies on automatic startup. Use the actual player device's supported Restart command when checking boot behaviour. Turning the display off may leave an external box running, so it cannot test that box's startup option. Observe whether the app opens, whether its source begins loading and whether the network becomes usable later. Those are separate observations and help avoid confusing a firmware launch limit with slow connectivity.
Avoid broad permission changes
Developer settings can have wider effects than one app launch. Follow the current device and publisher guidance instead of enabling unrelated background controls as a blanket fix. Review the player's documented start-on-boot setting and the manufacturer's supported background behaviour for that software version. A setting shown on another Android device may be absent or have broader consequences on yours. Do not enable every developer option to pursue automatic startup; keep a manual route available and make only changes whose effect and reversal you understand for this exact device.
Allow the network to become ready
An app may start before the device has usable connectivity. If the source initially fails but works later, inspect startup timing rather than immediately resetting the provider credentials. If the player opens but loading fails only at boot, compare with opening it manually after the network is ready. The app documents a network-readiness option in supported versions; verify its applicability before using it. If automatic launch itself is blocked, a prominent launcher tile remains a practical supported fallback and preserves the same configured account without relying on an undocumented startup workaround.
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A player may resume perfectly after standby but return to the launcher after a complete system restart. Check the actual boot path separately from standby resume. If automatic launch remains unavailable under the device's firmware, keep the configured player easy to open manually instead of rebuilding the provider account after each restart.
Questions about this topic
Does the option work identically on every Android TV?
No. Firmware and operating-system restrictions matter.
Should I change several developer controls to force it?
Use documented model-specific advice rather than broad changes.
