Android TV

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Not to be confused with Google TV.
Android TV
Android tv logo.svg
Android TV 9.0 screenshot.jpg
Android TV 9.0 home screen
DeveloperGoogle
OS familyUnix-like
Initial releaseJune 25, 2014
Latest releaseAndroid TV 10.0 / December 2019; 3 months ago (2019-12)[1]
Marketing targetSmart TVs, Set top boxes
Available inMultilingual
Package managerAPK via Google Play
Official websitewww.android.com/tv

Android TV is a version of the Android operating system designed for digital media players, set-top boxes, soundbars,[2] and TVs and developed by Google. Serving as a replacement for Google TV, it features a user interface designed around content discovery and voice search, surfacing content aggregated from various media apps and services, and integration with other recent Google technologies such as Assistant, Cast, and Knowledge Graph.

The platform was first unveiled in June 2014, with its Nexus Player launch device unveiled that October. The platform has also been adopted as smart TV middleware by companies such as Sony and Sharp, while Android TV products have also been adopted as set-top boxes by a number of IPTV television providers.

A special edition, called Android TV Operator Tier is provided to service operators that implement Android TV on the device they provide to their subscribers to access media content. In this edition, the operator can customize the home screen and services on the device.[3]

History[edit]

Android TV was first announced at Google I/O in June 2014, as a successor to the commercially unsuccessful Google TV. The Verge characterized it as being more in line with other digital media player platforms, but leveraging Google's Knowledge Graph project, Chromecast compatibility, a larger emphasis on search, closer ties to the Android ecosystem (including Google Play Store and integration with other Android families such as Android Wear), and focusing on supporting video games on the platform with support for Bluetooth gamepads and the Google Play Games framework.[4][5] Some attendees received the platform's development kit, the ADT-1; The Information reported that the ADT-1 was based on a scrapped "Nexus TV" launch device that was being developed internally by Google.[6][7]

Google unveiled the first Android TV device, the Nexus Player developed by Asus, at a hardware event in October 2014.[8]

An ADT-2 was released before the release of Android TV 9.0.[9]

Android TV 10 was released on December 10, 2019,[10] together with the ADT-3.[11]

Features[edit]

The Android TV platform is an adaptation of the Android OS for set-top boxes and as integrated software on smart TV hardware. Its home screen uses a vertically-scrolling, row-based interface, including a "content discovery" area populated by suggested content, followed by "Watch Now" rows that surface media content from installed apps. Android TV supports voice input for commands and universal search across multiple services; selected devices also support Google Assistant. All Android TV devices support Google Cast, allowing media to be queued to them from supported apps[12] on other devices in an identical manner to Chromecast. Android TV supports software from Google Play Store, including media apps and games (although not all Google Play apps are compatible with Android TV and thus available).[13] Some Android TV devices, such as the Nvidia Shield and Razer Forge TV, are also marketed as microconsoles and bundled with a Bluetooth wireless gamepad.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

List of devices[edit]

The ADT-1 digital media player, part of the official development kit for Android TV

Digital media players[edit]

Televisions[edit]

During Google I/O 2014, Google announced that Sharp, Sony, and TP Vision would release smart TVs with Android TV integrated in 2015. It was noted that support for handling TV-specific functions, such as input switching and tuning, were natively integrated into the Android platform.[21][22]

Sony unveiled a range of Bravia smart TVs running Android TV at CES 2015.[23] Sharp's television sets became available June 10, 2015,[24] beginning with the release of two models.[25] Philips announced that 80% of their 2015 TVs will run Android TV,[26] the first two models of which were released in June 2015.[26]

Google announced other television hardware partners in January 2016, including Arcelik, Bang & Olufsen, Hisense, RCA, TCL Corporation, and Vestel.[27][28]

Set-top boxes[edit]

Several television providers have released set-top boxes based on Android TV, including LG UPlus's U+ tvG Woofer and U+ tvG 4K UHD,[29] French ISP Free's Freebox Mini 4K,[30] and Bouygues Telecom's BBox Miami.[31] Dish Network released an Android TV device in 2017 known as the AirTV Player, marketed as a companion to its Sling TV service, and supporting an optional adapter for attaching an antenna to receive over-the-air television.[32]

Ericsson added Android TV support to its MediaFirst IPTV platform, which is used as the basis for the Canadian services such as Telus Pik TV, and SaskTel MaxTV Stream.[33][34][35][36]

Vodafone Australia is currently selling a TV tuner and media streaming device running Android TV.[20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/10/google-releases-android-tv-10-fulfilling-promise-for-2019-rollout/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "JBL LINK BAR | Voice-Activated Soundbar with Android TV and the Google Assistant built-in". www.jbl.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. ^ Schoon, Ben (December 28, 2018). "Here's why pay TV operators are flocking to Google's Android TV". 9to5Google. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  4. ^ "Google launches Android TV -- and here's what it looks like". PCWorld. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  5. ^ Opam, Kwame (June 25, 2014). "Google officially unveils Android TV". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "The Information: ADT-1 Is Actually A Cancelled 'Nexus TV' Project, Head Of Android@Home Has Left Google". Android Police.
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  9. ^ "Android TV Will Be Updated to Android 10 by End of 2019: Report".
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  11. ^ "Google reveals ADT-3 Android TV box with 4K and HDR, but it's only for developers".
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  15. ^ "Redesigned Razer Forge TV Harnesses Power of Ouya". Tom's Guide. 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  16. ^ Smith, Ryan. "NVIDIA Announces SHIELD Console: Tegra X1 Android TV Box Shipping In May". Anandtech. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
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  19. ^ Newman, Jared (June 26, 2014). "The Promises and Perils of Android TV". Time.com. Time, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
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  25. ^ "Sharp introduces two new series of Smart TVs with Android TV on-board". Android Central.
  26. ^ a b "80% of Philips TVs for 2015 will be Android TV". Android Central.
  27. ^ "CES 2016: Android TV Spreads its Wings". Multichannel. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  28. ^ Lardinois, Frederic. "Google Announces New Chromecast Audio And Android TV Hardware Partners". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  29. ^ The Korea Herald. "LG Uplus launches new Android TV services".
  30. ^ "Freebox mini 4K brings Android TV international". SlashGear. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
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  32. ^ "AirTV Player + Adapter review: An imperfect marriage of Sling TV and broadcast televsion (sic)". TechHive. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  33. ^ Baumgartner, Jeff. "Bell Canada Rings Up Ericsson for Upgraded TV Platform". Multichannel. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  34. ^ Baumgartner, Jeff. "Telus Soft-Launches Skinny Bundle IPTV Service". Multichannel. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  35. ^ Noyes, Jayda. "SaskTel introduces maxTV Stream all-in-one service". 980 CJME. Rawlco Communications. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  36. ^ "SaskTel launches new IPTV platform maxTV Stream". Cartt.ca. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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