Download another launcher, set it as default home, and forget about google's excessive ads. Depending on your model, you may need to run an ADB command. You may need to get a remote remapper app to remap the home button to open the launcher
I am using this one for my android tv https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.projengmenu
And flauncher for my chromecast https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.efesser.flauncher
I have some tp link deco mesh units I got refurbished from the official tp link eBay store. They work great and have good coverage. But it's not open source and you need to use their phone app the manage them - but their app isn't too bad. It does everything I need it to do