I don't think there's anything to do in unity8, it should be enough to go "NoDisplay=True" or similar in the .desktop file for the mediaplayer app.
** Changed in: unity8 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1387691 Title: Media Player should not be visible in the app scope and launcher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mediaplayer-app/+bug/1387691/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs