As we all know, technology is constantly progressing in every aspect of our
lives. With the explosion of smart phones and tablets, it was only a matter
of time before televisions joined the fray as one of the next connected
“smart” devices. While interactive televisions have been around for a few
years, major contenders have only recently entered the market, with Android
TV having been introduced in June of 2014 (albeit after the failed attempt
of Google TV and the huge success of Chromecast), and Apple TV finally
opening their platform to app developers in September of 2015. Given this,
now is the perfect time to prepare for the next trend in app development by
expanding your skillset with Android TV
What Exactly Is Android TV?
Android TV is an interactive television platform developed by Google and
released at its I/O conference in 2014. Taking what Google had learned
from one of their previous attempts at entering the living room, known as
Google TV, they created this operating system to be easily embedded in
television sets or to allow traditional “dumb” TVs to become interactive TVs
through the use of standalone set-top boxes. The new platform is a version
of Android that has been optimized for television, and has access to all of
the features developers are already familiar with, as well as some additional
components provided through the Leanback Support library
lives. With the explosion of smart phones and tablets, it was only a matter
of time before televisions joined the fray as one of the next connected
“smart” devices. While interactive televisions have been around for a few
years, major contenders have only recently entered the market, with Android
TV having been introduced in June of 2014 (albeit after the failed attempt
of Google TV and the huge success of Chromecast), and Apple TV finally
opening their platform to app developers in September of 2015. Given this,
now is the perfect time to prepare for the next trend in app development by
expanding your skillset with Android TV
What Exactly Is Android TV?
Android TV is an interactive television platform developed by Google and
released at its I/O conference in 2014. Taking what Google had learned
from one of their previous attempts at entering the living room, known as
Google TV, they created this operating system to be easily embedded in
television sets or to allow traditional “dumb” TVs to become interactive TVs
through the use of standalone set-top boxes. The new platform is a version
of Android that has been optimized for television, and has access to all of
the features developers are already familiar with, as well as some additional
components provided through the Leanback Support library
