Hi @bail0ut,
Thank you for the suggestion and for sharing the screenshot.
What you’re describing is actually very close to what we have planned. App shortcuts with richer presentation (including app icons and easier application launching) are already on our development roadmap and are currently scheduled for the version after next.
One of the challenges we are working through is that Home Assistant does not always expose application artwork or icon resources in a consistent way across different integrations (Apple TV, Android TV, Shield, Fire TV, etc.). Because of that, we’re evaluating several approaches, including:
• obtaining icons directly from supported integrations,
• maintaining a built-in icon library,
• allowing user-provided icons,
• and providing a fallback text-based app list when icons are unavailable.
Your Firemote example is actually a very good reference for the user experience we’d like to achieve.
You can follow the progress of this feature and other upcoming improvements in our roadmap thread. We update it regularly as features move through development and testing.
Thank you again for the feedback and for helping us improve the TV(Ros) experience. 