An app seems to vanish in Google TV Apps only mode
Check the active profile and open the full Apps view before reinstalling a player or changing its account.
IPTVBlogs editorial desk · 
Apps only mode changes the Google TV home experience. If an app appears to have disappeared after you turn it on or switch profiles, check the device’s Apps view and the active profile before treating that as an uninstall. The service account and its playback library can remain intact while the home screen shows fewer ways to reach them.
Find out what actually changed
On the same television, switch to the profile you used when the app worked. Open its settings and note whether Apps only mode is enabled. Search the Apps view for the exact name if Search is available in that profile, or browse the installed apps. The home page can show different recommendations and actions in Apps only mode. Look for the service itself in the Apps view if a programme disappears from recommendations.
If you were using a kid’s profile, compare with the authorised adult profile and check the family settings. Avoid deleting the app while you test. The app may be present for the household even though the profile’s home area presents a different selection. If the listing appears but won’t launch, open it from the Apps view and record whether it stops at its logo, sign-in or playback.
| What you see | First useful check |
|---|---|
| Programme tile missing from Home, app still opens from Apps | Use the app’s own search to confirm the programme |
| App opens on the adult profile only | Check the child profile’s allowed apps and the service’s profile settings |
| App listed but launch fails on every profile | Try a normal restart and check app and Google TV updates |
| Listing missing even in the device’s Apps search | Confirm the exact app name, publisher, device compatibility and store market |
Test one profile change and put it back
If this started when you enabled Apps only mode, temporarily return the same profile to its previous setting. Find and open the app again. Start one familiar authorised programme, exit, then repeat from the intended profile. Restore Apps only mode if you prefer the simpler home page and confirm you can still reach the app directly.
Write down which profile and which screen gave the missing result. “The app is installed and opens, but I can’t find its recommendation tile” is actionable. “It’s gone” can lead support toward reinstalling an app that was working all along.