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=== Set-top boxes ===
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Several television providers have released set-top boxes based on Android TV, including [[LG UPlus]]'s U+ tvG Woofer and U+ tvG 4K UHD,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150521000830|title=LG Uplus launches new Android TV services|author=The Korea Herald|publisher=}}</ref> French ISP [[Free (ISP)|Free]]'s Freebox Mini 4K,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slashgear.com/freebox-mini-4k-brings-android-tv-international-11373261/|title=Freebox mini 4K brings Android TV international|date=2015-03-11|work=SlashGear|access-date=2017-12-18|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Bouygues Telecom]]'s BBox Miami.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubic.com/connexion-internet/fai-bouygues-bbox/actualite-712199-bouygues-telecom-miami-android-tv.html|title=Bouygues Telecom dévoile Miami, son futur décodeur Android TV|work=Clubic.com}}</ref>
Several television providers have released set-top boxes based on Android TV, including [[LG UPlus]]'s U+ tvG Woofer and U+ tvG 4K UHD,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150521000830|title=LG Uplus launches new Android TV services|author=The Korea Herald|publisher=}}</ref> French ISP [[Free (ISP)|Free]]'s Freebox Mini 4K,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slashgear.com/freebox-mini-4k-brings-android-tv-international-11373261/|title=Freebox mini 4K brings Android TV international|date=2015-03-11|work=SlashGear|access-date=2017-12-18|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Bouygues Telecom]]'s BBox Miami.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubic.com/connexion-internet/fai-bouygues-bbox/actualite-712199-bouygues-telecom-miami-android-tv.html|title=Bouygues Telecom dévoile Miami, son futur décodeur Android TV|work=Clubic.com}}</ref>

[[Airtel Digital TV]] released an Android TV STB in 2017, the Internet TV<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airtel.in/internet-tv/|title=Airtel Internet Tv, Online Tv with Google Voice Search|author=|publisher=}}</ref>. It Features 2 GHz dual-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM, Supports up to 128 GB via SD card, Dolby ATMOS pass-through, 4K P60 Video, Google Voice Search enabled Bluetooth remote, Supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, Multiple USB slots (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0), Ethernet port, Supports external game controller, or the smartphone as a gaming pad, Record live content to an external storage device of up to 2TB memory.


[[Dish Network]] released an Android TV device in 2017, the AirTV Player. It is marketed as being a companion to its [[Sling TV]] service and supports an optional adapter for attaching an [[Television antenna|antenna]] to receive [[over-the-air television]].<ref name=":0" />
[[Dish Network]] released an Android TV device in 2017, the AirTV Player. It is marketed as being a companion to its [[Sling TV]] service and supports an optional adapter for attaching an [[Television antenna|antenna]] to receive [[over-the-air television]].<ref name=":0" />

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Not to be confused with Google TV.
Android TV
The ADT-1 digital media player, part of the official development kit for Android TV
DeveloperGoogle
ManufacturerGoogle
TypeSmart TV platform
Release dateJune 25, 2014
Operating systemAndroid
Graphics1280 × 720, 1920 × 1080, 2560 × 1440, 3840 × 2160
Online servicesGoogle Play
PredecessorGoogle TV
Websitewww.android.com/tv

Android TV is a version of the Android operating system designed for digital media players. 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 a number of display companies, including most prominently, Sony.

History

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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Google unveiled the first Android TV device, the Nexus Player developed by Asus, at an hardware event in October 2014.[5]

Features

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 on either devices in an identical manner to Chromecast. Android TV supports software from Google Play Store, including media apps and games. 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.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

List of devices

Digital media players

Televisions

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.[14][15]

Sony unveiled a range of Bravia smart TVs running Android TV at CES 2015.[16] Sharp's television sets became available June 10, 2015,[17] beginning with the release of two models.[18] Philips announced that 80% of their 2015 TVs will run Android TV,[19] the first two models of which were released in June 2015.[19]

Google announced other television hardware partners in January 2016, including Arcelik, Bang & Olufsen, Hisense, RCA, TCL Corporation, and Vestel.[20][21]

Set-top boxes

Several television providers have released set-top boxes based on Android TV, including LG UPlus's U+ tvG Woofer and U+ tvG 4K UHD,[22] French ISP Free's Freebox Mini 4K,[23] and Bouygues Telecom's BBox Miami.[24]

Airtel Digital TV released an Android TV STB in 2017, the Internet TV[25]. It Features 2 GHz dual-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM, Supports up to 128 GB via SD card, Dolby ATMOS pass-through, 4K P60 Video, Google Voice Search enabled Bluetooth remote, Supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, Multiple USB slots (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0), Ethernet port, Supports external game controller, or the smartphone as a gaming pad, Record live content to an external storage device of up to 2TB memory.

Dish Network released an Android TV device in 2017, the AirTV Player. It is marketed as being a companion to its Sling TV service and supports an optional adapter for attaching an antenna to receive over-the-air television.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Google launches Android TV -- and here's what it looks like". PCWorld. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  2. ^ Opam, Kwame (June 25, 2014). "Google officially unveils Android TV". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Information: ADT-1 Is Actually A Cancelled 'Nexus TV' Project, Head Of Android@Home Has Left Google". Android Police.
  4. ^ "Here's Google's Android TV developer kit, the ADT-1". Geek.com. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  5. ^ "Nexus Player is Google's first Android TV device". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  6. ^ "Hands On With the Razer Forge TV and Cortex Stream". PC Magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  7. ^ "Redesigned Razer Forge TV Harnesses Power of Ouya". Tom's Guide. 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  8. ^ Smith, Ryan. "NVIDIA Announces SHIELD Console: Tegra X1 Android TV Box Shipping In May". Anandtech. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  9. ^ "The new Android TV home screen has the right ideas, but it's probably not enough". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  10. ^ "What is Android TV, how does it work, and which devices offer it?". Pocket-lint. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  11. ^ Newman, Jared (June 26, 2014). "The Promises and Perils of Android TV". Time.com. Time, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "AirTV Player + Adapter review: An imperfect marriage of Sling TV and broadcast televsion". TechHive. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  13. ^ Perez, Sarah. "Mi Box is an affordable 4K HDR streamer, but dragged down by Android TV". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-12-18. {{cite news}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 69 (help)[1]
  14. ^ "Android TV will be in Sony, Sharp and Philips TVs next year". Engadget. AOL.
  15. ^ "Google announces Android TV hardware from Sony and Sharp at I/O". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  16. ^ "All of Sony's new smart TVs run on Android TV". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  17. ^ Jacob Kastrenakes (10 June 2015). "Sharp's first 4K Android TVs are now available". The Verge. Vox Media.
  18. ^ "Sharp introduces two new series of Smart TVs with Android TV on-board". Android Central.
  19. ^ a b "80% of Philips TVs for 2015 will be Android TV". Android Central.
  20. ^ "CES 2016: Android TV Spreads its Wings". Multichannel. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  21. ^ Lardinois, Frederic. "Google Announces New Chromecast Audio And Android TV Hardware Partners". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-12-18. {{cite news}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 62 (help)
  22. ^ The Korea Herald. "LG Uplus launches new Android TV services".
  23. ^ "Freebox mini 4K brings Android TV international". SlashGear. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  24. ^ "Bouygues Telecom dévoile Miami, son futur décodeur Android TV". Clubic.com.
  25. ^ "Airtel Internet Tv, Online Tv with Google Voice Search".
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