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BlidOS: a TV operating system for PCs. Debian 13, Android and Android TV apps, profiles with PINs, App Store, desktop mode, controllers.

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BlidOS

BlidOS comes in two forms:

  • BlidOS for PCs: a TV operating system built on Linux (Debian 13). It has its own full-screen interface, profiles with PINs, and runs Android and Android TV apps with Google Play. You install drivers the normal Linux way. See BlidOS for PCs.
  • The BlidOS app: a home screen ("launcher") you can install on an existing Android TV or Google TV.

BlidOS for PCs

PartWhat it is
BaseDebian 13 with firmware for Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, Realtek, Broadcom, MediaTek and Atheros hardware, plus Broadcom's own Wi-Fi driver (wl) for MacBooks (e.g. MacBook Air 2013–2017)
ProfilesEach profile is a Linux user, and its 4-digit PIN is that user's password. Five wrong PINs lock it for a minute
InterfaceThe BlidOS home screen, profile picker and settings: full screen and remote-friendly, written in Python and Qt/QML
Android appsWaydroid running Android 13 with Google Play. Apps that have an Android TV screen open in it. Each profile has its own Android apps and Google account
App StoreLinux apps and games from Flathub, made for the remote. Each profile has its own apps
Desktop modeA full KDE Plasma desktop for mouse and keyboard, one click away from the TV home screen
InstallerA graphical installer (Calamares) that installs to the partition you pick, next to Windows

Install it:

  1. Download the ISO from Releases. If it's in parts, join them as the release notes say. Write BlidOS-<version>-x86_64.iso to a USB stick of at least 4 GB with balenaEtcher, Rufus (DD mode) or Ventoy.
  2. In your PC's firmware settings, turn off Secure Boot. Then boot from the USB stick.
  3. Choose Install BlidOS. To look around first, choose Try BlidOS.
  4. Pick where BlidOS goes: alongside another system, a partition you choose, the whole disk, or your own partitions. BlidOS needs at least 16 GB.
  5. Restart. The boot menu lists BlidOS, plus Windows if it's installed.

First start: BlidOS setup asks for your name and PIN, connects to the internet, and lets you add the other people who use the TV, including Kids profiles.

Drivers and other software:

  • Settings → Drivers detects NVIDIA graphics and Broadcom Wi-Fi and installs the right drivers.
  • Settings → Install a package installs .deb files (drivers and Linux apps, along with anything they need) and .apk files (Android apps) from a USB drive or a Downloads folder.
  • The owner profile can also use sudo in the Terminal (Settings → Terminal). The password is the owner's PIN, and the username is profile1.

Updates: Settings → Updates installs everything with one button. That covers new BlidOS versions and system updates from the internet (security fixes, drivers, the kernel). BlidOS finds new versions in three places:

  • online, in this repository's Releases (0.5.1 and newer; the owner gets a notice after signing in);
  • on a USB stick written from a newer BlidOS ISO (0.5.1 and newer);
  • as a blidos_<version>_all.deb file on a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT) or in Downloads. This works on every version, so older versions update this way.

Profiles, Android apps and files are never touched, because:

  • BlidOS is a single package (blidos), so an update replaces only BlidOS's own files;
  • an install that would remove any installed package is stopped instead;
  • installing needs 1.5 GB free, so it can't run out of space halfway;
  • a copy of the profile list and system settings is saved to /var/backups/blidos first;
  • if the power goes out during an install, BlidOS finishes it at the next start.

App Store: the App Store tile on the home screen lists popular apps and games from Flathub, by category, with search. Apps install for the current profile only and appear on the home screen. Kids profiles don't get the App Store.

Desktop mode: the Desktop mode tile switches the profile to KDE Plasma (Dolphin, Konsole, Firefox, Discover). Android stops while you're there. The "BlidOS TV mode" icon on the desktop switches back. A profile starts in whichever mode it used last. Kids profiles stay in TV mode.

Android apps and Android TV apps: Google Play installs Android apps, and apps that have an Android TV screen (YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, Plex and many more) open in it.

For TV-only apps, turn on Settings → Android and Google Play → Android TV mode. Android then runs as a real Android TV, with its TV system screens, and TV-only apps install and run. Install them from .apk files with Settings → Install a package. The Google Play included here is the phone edition, which refuses to open on a TV. To use Google Play in Android TV mode, install the Google Play Store (Android TV) app file the same way. Android only accepts it if Google signed it.

How it works: this Android (LineageOS 20) is a tablet build. Marked as a TV, it switches to its TV system screens, which have no phone lock screen to draw on, and they crashed over and over: that was the black-screen bug in 0.3. In TV mode, BlidOS adds an overlay that runs Android without its lock screen (profiles have BlidOS PINs). See os/android-tv/.

If Android apps still show black: BlidOS waits until Android has finished starting before it opens an app, and on every start it checks the graphics chip to choose how Android draws. On some chips another setting works better: Settings → Android and Google Play → Graphics → Compatible (or Software). "Save a problem report" writes ~/blidos-android-report.txt with the graphics chip and Android's errors.

Android on first start: the ISO doesn't include Android, because its image contains Google's apps, which can't be redistributed. On a new install, BlidOS downloads Android with Google Play from Waydroid's servers (about 1 GB) as soon as it's online. The home screen shows the progress, and Android apps work once it's done.

Google Play: BlidOS isn't a Google-certified device, so each profile needs a one-time registration. Settings → Android and Google Play shows the device ID to enter at google.com/android/uncertified. Some streaming apps (Netflix, for example) play at lower quality on uncertified devices.

Controllers: Xbox (USB cable or Bluetooth), PlayStation 3/4/5, Switch Pro and Joy-Con, Steam and most other USB or Bluetooth controllers work in games, in Android apps and on the BlidOS screens. On BlidOS screens, the D-pad or left stick moves, A (Cross) selects and B (Circle) goes back. The Xbox, PS or Home button goes back to the home screen from anywhere. Settings → Controllers lists connected controllers with their battery level and explains pairing. Microsoft's USB Xbox Wireless Adapter isn't supported yet (Debian has no driver for it), so connect those controllers by cable or Bluetooth instead.

Kids profiles: in Settings → Profiles → the kid → Apps and permissions, the owner chooses:

  • Android apps from the owner's Google Play installs. BlidOS copies them into the kid's Android and turns everything else off.
  • Linux apps: App Store apps (BlidOS installs them for everyone once allowed) and other installed programs, such as Firefox.
  • What they can do, all off until allowed: Google Play (install their own Android apps), the App Store, Desktop mode, Settings (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, sound, display), and restart and shut down.

Build it: os/build-os.sh builds the ISO without root (Debian in a user namespace). The steps are packages (Debian and all packages), system (BlidOS and the Android images) and iso. The system step also writes blidos_<version>_all.deb, the BlidOS update file, next to the ISO. To release an update, raise the version in os/rootfs/etc/blidos-version and run os/build-os.sh system. The code:

  • os/blidos/: the interface (qml/), the root service daemon.py (profiles, PINs, Kids rules, drivers, updates) and system helpers;
  • os/rootfs/: system configuration (greetd, sway session, PAM lockout, permissions, Waydroid setup, boot splash);
  • os/installer/: installer configuration;
  • os/debian/: how BlidOS is packaged (control, and the install scripts that run on every update).

os/tools/preview.py renders any screen with sample data, so you can check the interface without a PC.

Status: tested in a VM. Setup, PIN sign-in and lockout, the home screen, settings, and Android starting with Google Play installed all work. Not yet tested: real hardware, legacy BIOS, and a full Google sign-in.

The BlidOS app (Android TV and Google TV)

The app replaces the stock TV home screen and adds:

  • Profiles with PINs. A "Who's watching?" screen on startup, up to 6 profiles, and optional 4-digit PINs entered with the remote. PINs are stored only as salted PBKDF2 hashes. Five wrong tries lock the profile for 60 seconds, and turning the TV off signs the current profile out.
  • Kids profiles. The Owner picks which apps a Kids profile can see. Kids profiles have no access to Google Play, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, system settings, or profile management.
  • Google Play. Google Play is the first tile in the Apps row. Every installed app, including ones you download from Play, shows up automatically, using its TV banner when it has one.
  • Wi-Fi. See nearby networks, signal strength and the current connection, and join a network with a password.
  • Bluetooth. See paired devices, search for nearby ones, and pair remotes, game controllers, keyboards, headphones and speakers.

Only the Owner profile can manage profiles and open system settings. The first time BlidOS starts it creates an Owner profile with no PIN. Set one under Settings → Profiles.

Why it's a launcher and not a whole new OS

Google Play and Google Play Services are licensed only to Google-certified devices. A custom Android TV build (an AOSP fork) can't legally include Play unless Google certifies it. BlidOS runs as the home screen on a certified Android TV or Google TV device, so Google Play, Wi-Fi drivers and Bluetooth stacks come from that device and keep working.

If you later make your own device image, you can build BlidOS into it as the system home app. See Building it into a system image.

Build

You need JDK 17 and the Android SDK (platform 34). The easiest way to get both is Android Studio:

  1. File → Open and choose this folder. Android Studio downloads Gradle 8.7 and the SDK pieces it needs.
  2. Choose Build → Build APK(s). The APK lands in app/build/outputs/apk/debug/.

To build from the command line instead, create the Gradle wrapper once, with Gradle 8.7 or newer installed:

gradle wrapper --gradle-version 8.7

./gradlew assembleDebug

Install on a TV

  1. On the TV, open Settings → Device Preferences → About and select Build 7 times to turn on Developer options.
  2. Turn on Developer options → USB debugging (and Network debugging if your TV has it).
  3. Connect and install:
adb connect <tv-ip-address>

adb install -r app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
  1. Press Home on the remote. If the TV asks which home app to use, choose BlidOS → Always.

Google TV and most newer Android TV builds don't offer that choice. On those you have to turn off the stock launcher. This is reversible.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx

That's the Google TV launcher. On older Android TV builds the stock launcher is com.google.android.tvlauncher. To bring the stock launcher back:

adb shell pm enable com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx

Notes and limits

  • Wi-Fi on Android 10+. Android only lets the system turn Wi-Fi on or off, so the toggle opens the TV's Wi-Fi settings. On Android 11+, joining a network shows a system prompt that saves and connects it. Enterprise (EAP) and WEP networks have to be joined from the TV's own settings.
  • Location permission. Android requires location access to list Wi-Fi networks. BlidOS asks for it the first time you open Wi-Fi.
  • Bluetooth on Android 13+. Bluetooth can be turned on from BlidOS, but turning it off and unpairing happen in the TV's Bluetooth settings.
  • Profile locking. A profile stays signed in until you switch profiles or the TV turns off. An app that's already open when the TV wakes keeps running. The lock applies the next time you go Home.
  • Kids mode controls what the home screen shows. It doesn't block apps opened another way, for example a link inside an allowed app. For stronger limits, combine it with the TV's own parental controls.

Building it into a system image

If you build your own AOSP Android TV image (without Google Play), you can make BlidOS the default home app:

  1. Add the APK as a prebuilt in your device tree (Android.bp with android_app_import, privileged: true, overrides: ["TvLauncher"]), and add BlidOS to PRODUCT_PACKAGES.
  2. As a privileged or platform-signed app, it could then toggle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth directly and forget networks or devices. Those calls are blocked for regular apps, so this version doesn't use them.

Project layout

app/src/main/java/com/blidos/launcher/
  BlidApp.kt               Session state; signs out when the screen turns off
  data/Profile.kt          Profile model and JSON storage format
  data/ProfileStore.kt     Saving profiles, PIN checks and lockout
  data/PinHasher.kt        Salted PBKDF2 PIN hashing
  ui/HomeActivity.kt       The home screen: apps, Google Play, settings row
  ui/ProfilePickerActivity "Who's watching?" screen
  ui/ProfilesActivity.kt   Owner screen: add, rename, PIN, Kids mode, delete
  ui/PinDialog.kt          Remote-friendly PIN keypad
  ui/WifiActivity.kt       Wi-Fi networks and joining
  ui/BluetoothActivity.kt  Bluetooth pairing
  ui/AppRepository.kt      Finding and launching installed apps
  ui/UiKit.kt              Shared colors, tiles and focus effects
Issues

Versions

BlidOS 0.5.5

10/18/2026

BlidOS 0.5.5, a TV operating system for PCs (Debian 13, Android apps, profiles with PINs).

New install: write the ISO to a USB stick (balenaEtcher, Rufus in DD mode, or Ventoy), boot it and choose Install BlidOS.

Updating: BlidOS 0.5.1 and newer find new versions here by themselves (Settings → Updates). Older versions: copy blidos_0.5.5_all.deb to a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT), plug it in and open Settings → Updates. Profiles, apps and files stay as they are.

Download

Files

Source code

BlidOS 0.5.4

10/18/2026

BlidOS 0.5.4, a TV operating system for PCs (Debian 13, Android apps, profiles with PINs).

New install: write the ISO to a USB stick (balenaEtcher, Rufus in DD mode, or Ventoy), boot it and choose Install BlidOS.

Updating: BlidOS 0.5.1 and newer find new versions here by themselves (Settings → Updates). Older versions: copy blidos_0.5.4_all.deb to a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT), plug it in and open Settings → Updates. Profiles, apps and files stay as they are.

Download

Files

Source code

BlidOS 0.5.3

10/18/2026

BlidOS 0.5.3, a TV operating system for PCs (Debian 13, Android apps, profiles with PINs).

New install: write the ISO to a USB stick (balenaEtcher, Rufus in DD mode, or Ventoy), boot it and choose Install BlidOS.

Updating: BlidOS 0.5.1 and newer find new versions here by themselves (Settings → Updates). Older versions: copy blidos_0.5.3_all.deb to a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT), plug it in and open Settings → Updates. Profiles, apps and files stay as they are.

Download

Files

Source code

BlidOS 0.5.2

10/18/2026

BlidOS 0.5.2, a TV operating system for PCs (Debian 13, Android apps, profiles with PINs).

New install: write the ISO to a USB stick (balenaEtcher, Rufus in DD mode, or Ventoy), boot it and choose Install BlidOS.

Updating: BlidOS 0.5.1 and newer find new versions here by themselves (Settings → Updates). Older versions: copy blidos_0.5.2_all.deb to a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT), plug it in and open Settings → Updates. Profiles, apps and files stay as they are.

Download

Files

Source code

BlidOS 0.5.1

10/18/2026

BlidOS 0.5.1, a TV operating system for PCs (Debian 13, Android apps, profiles with PINs).

New install: write the ISO to a USB stick (balenaEtcher, Rufus in DD mode, or Ventoy), boot it and choose Install BlidOS.

Updating: BlidOS 0.5.1 and newer find new versions here by themselves (Settings → Updates). Older versions: copy blidos_0.5.1_all.deb to a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT), plug it in and open Settings → Updates. Profiles, apps and files stay as they are.

Download

Files

Source code

BlidOS 0.5.0

10/18/2026

BlidOS 0.5.0 update file. Install it on an existing BlidOS: copy blidos_0.5.0_all.deb to a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT), plug it in, then open Settings → Updates. Profiles, apps and files stay as they are.

There is no ISO for this version here: its Android image included Google's apps, which can't be redistributed. For a new install, use the newest release's ISO.

Download

Files

Source code

BlidOS 0.4.0

10/18/2026

BlidOS 0.4.0 update file. Install it on an existing BlidOS: copy blidos_0.4.0_all.deb to a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT), plug it in, then open Settings → Updates. Profiles, apps and files stay as they are.

There is no ISO for this version here: its Android image included Google's apps, which can't be redistributed. For a new install, use the newest release's ISO.

Download

Files

Source code

BlidOS 0.3.0

10/18/2026

BlidOS 0.3.0 update file. Install it on an existing BlidOS: copy blidos_0.3.0_all.deb to a USB stick (FAT32 or exFAT), plug it in, then open Settings → Updates. Profiles, apps and files stay as they are.

There is no ISO for this version here: its Android image included Google's apps, which can't be redistributed. For a new install, use the newest release's ISO.

Download

Files

Source code

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  • To send emails you ask for or need (email verification, password reset, sign-in links, account-deletion confirmation, and notifications you've enabled).
  • To keep the community safe: review reports, moderate content, and stop abuse and spam.
  • To secure the site and fix problems.

We don't sell your personal information, and we don't use it for advertising.

3. Who can see your information

  • The public / other users: your username, profile, and any content you post publicly (videos, projects, forum posts, live chat, comments). "Unlisted" videos are visible to anyone with the link.
  • Recipients: direct and group messages are visible to the people in that conversation.
  • Site administrators: because they operate the site and its database, admins can technically access stored data, including direct messages, unpublished/private content, and email addresses. We only look at private content when needed to run the site, handle a report, or investigate abuse or security problems.
  • Organizations: members and admins can see and manage content posted under their organization.
  • Apps you sign in to with Jace: they get your username and avatar, plus your email address if you allow it, and whether your account is banned or muted. If you allow it, they can also see your game scores, and leaderboards show your username, avatar, and best scores to other players. Jace's own apps (such as Jace Games) can also save new scores to your account.
  • Jace's own apps (marked Official, such as Jace Social): they can sign you in without asking each time. If one asks for your messages when you sign in, it can read your Jace direct messages and group chats and send messages as you, for example to bring your conversations into that app or keep them in sync. You can disconnect any app under Connected apps in your account settings, which stops its access right away.
  • Legal: we may disclose information if required by law or to protect people's safety or the site.

4. Cookies

Jace uses only cookies needed for the site to work:

  • Session cookie: keeps you signed in.
  • Security cookies: protect sign-in and forms from forgery.
  • READ ME cookie: if you're signed out and dismiss the READ ME popup, a small cookie remembers that so it doesn't keep reappearing. It only stores a timestamp.
  • Saved-accounts cookie: if you use the account switcher, remembers the accounts you've signed into in that browser so you can switch between them. It's HTTP-only and only lists accounts you signed into yourself. You can remove an account from it with the trash button, or sign out.
  • Adding-account cookie: when you open the account switcher's Add account popup, a short-lived HTTP-only cookie (it expires after 30 minutes, or as soon as you finish or cancel) remembers that you're adding an account, so signing in with GitHub, an emailed link, or a new sign-up still gets saved to the switcher. It only stores the value "1".

We don't use advertising or analytics cookies. You can clear cookies in your browser at any time; you'll just be signed out.

5. Service providers we use

We rely on these providers to run Jace, and your information passes through them:

ProviderWhat for
VercelHosting the website (and its server logs).
NeonThe database that stores accounts, profiles, posts, messages, and other data.
SupabaseStorage for uploaded files (videos, images, project files, Cloud files).
MailjetSending emails. Your email address and the email's contents are shared with them to deliver it.
GitHubOnly if you choose to sign in with GitHub.

These providers have their own privacy policies and may process data in countries other than yours.

6. How long we keep things

  • Your account and content are kept until you delete them or your account.
  • Deleting your account permanently deletes your profile, videos, projects, and scores, and removes you from organizations. Some things may remain: messages and posts other people already received or replied to may remain visible in their own copies or conversations, and copies in provider backups can persist for a limited time until they age out.
  • Muted/banned accounts: their content is hidden, not deleted, so it can be restored if the restriction is lifted. Deleting the account still removes it.
  • Reports and their content snapshots are kept as long as needed for moderation and to spot repeat abuse.
  • Hosting/server logs are kept by Vercel under their own retention policy.

7. Your choices and rights

  • Edit your profile, username, email, password, notification preferences, appearance, and two-factor settings in your account settings.
  • Disconnect any app you signed in to with Jace under Connected apps.
  • Delete your account from your profile settings (see above). With no email on file, you confirm with your password.
  • Delete any data you want at any time in your settings. The "Your data" section of your profile settings has a delete button for each kind of data (videos, projects, forum posts, comments, chat and direct messages you sent, Cloud files, scores, likes/follows/notifications, and profile info), and you can also delete individual items directly.
  • Ask us for a copy of the personal data we hold about you, or for a correction or deletion we can't do ourselves: jaceofficialbrand@hotmail.com.
  • Depending on where you live (for example the EU/UK or California), you may have additional rights such as access, portability, correction, deletion, and objecting to certain processing. Contact us and we'll do our best to honor valid requests.

8. Security

Passwords are hashed, sessions use signed and encrypted tokens, and traffic to the site uses HTTPS. But no system is perfectly secure, and Jace is a small hobby project. Direct messages are not end-to-end encrypted. Please don't share sensitive information (passwords, financial details, government IDs) through the site.

9. Children

Jace has no minimum age, so people of any age may have an account. We collect the same limited information from everyone (see Section 1) and don't use it for advertising. A parent or guardian who wants to see, correct, or delete a child's information or account can contact us at jaceofficialbrand@hotmail.com, and we'll help.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. For significant changes, we'll post a notice in the READ ME or News forum. The "Last updated" date above shows when it last changed.

11. Contact

Questions or requests: jaceofficialbrand@hotmail.com

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