[GH-ISSUE #26] Some tvOS apps show gray placeholder instead of app icon in Apps tab #23

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opened 2026-03-03 16:45:00 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-03-03 16:45:00 +03:00

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Originally created by @bornefierce on GitHub (Feb 17, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nickustinov/itsytv-macos/issues/26

For some games downloaded from the tvOS App Store, Itsytv shows a gray placeholder instead of the correct app icon, while other games display their icons properly. This makes the Apps view look inconsistent and makes it harder to recognize certain titles at a glance. Please resolve this so every installed app/game shows its actual tvOS icon instead of a gray placeholder.

Originally created by @bornefierce on GitHub (Feb 17, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nickustinov/itsytv-macos/issues/26 For some games downloaded from the tvOS App Store, Itsytv shows a gray placeholder instead of the correct app icon, while other games display their icons properly. This makes the Apps view look inconsistent and makes it harder to recognize certain titles at a glance. Please resolve this so every installed app/game shows its actual tvOS icon instead of a gray placeholder. <img width="358" height="1288" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4c2064d9-870f-4ecd-aabe-cc429c6bee38" />

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kerem commented

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@nickustinov commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2026):

Thanks for reporting this. The issue is that some tvOS apps use a different bundle ID than their iOS counterpart, so when we look up the icon by bundle ID in the iTunes API, it comes back empty.

In v1.4.2 I've added a fallback: when the bundle ID lookup fails, we now search by app name instead. This should resolve the missing icons for apps like Tangle Tower and other titles where the tvOS and iOS bundle IDs don't match.

You can grab the update via brew upgrade itsytv or from the v1.4.2 release. Let me know if it helps!

@nickustinov commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2026): Thanks for reporting this. The issue is that some tvOS apps use a different bundle ID than their iOS counterpart, so when we look up the icon by bundle ID in the iTunes API, it comes back empty. In v1.4.2 I've added a fallback: when the bundle ID lookup fails, we now search by app name instead. This should resolve the missing icons for apps like Tangle Tower and other titles where the tvOS and iOS bundle IDs don't match. You can grab the update via `brew upgrade itsytv` or from the [v1.4.2 release](https://github.com/nickustinov/itsytv-macos/releases/tag/v1.4.2). Let me know if it helps!