Android TV Definition
Android TV is a modified Android operating system intended for a Smart TV. So far, the Android operating system is on smartphones, tablets, smartwatches. Now Android is also used by TV sets and set top boxes or TV boxes.
Google launched Android TV for the first time on June 25, 2014, as a replacement for Google TV. And several well-known TV manufacturers are ready to use Android TV as the operating system for their Smart TV products, such as Sony, Sharp and Philip. And in 2015 the three tv manufacturers have launched Smart TV products based on Android TV. While for Samsung, Panasonic and LG they use different platforms. Samsung uses Tizen’s own operating system, Panasonic uses Firefox and LG uses WebOS.
The android version of TV parallels the Android version on smartphones. If Google launches the latest Android version for example Android 7.0 Nougat, at that time Google also launches Android TV Nougat. Like smartphones or tablets that will always get Android updates, smart TVs based on Android will also get updates to the latest versions. But this goes back to the developers of their respective TV sets.
Android TV features
- Apps and Google Play store.
Android TV will always be connected to the Google Playstore. Android Smart TV will be able to install any app from Google Playstore as long as the app is also running on Android TV. This is one of the advantages of Android Smart TV, it has a large stock of applications.
Android TV also comes with built-in applications for streaming TV services, games and music. In addition, Google has collaborated with well-known streaming content providers such as Hulu, Netflix, Spotify and others. Content issues, Android TV has provided many choices, be it movies, tv shows, music or games. Some are free, some are paid packages. Even if it is lacking, it can be searched on Google Playstore according to the wishes of Android Smart TV users.
Google Voice Input and Control.
To interact with Android Smart TV, Android TV is equipped with Google Voice Input. Users can use voice commands via the mic on the remote control. This voice command is nothing new. On Non-Android Smart TVs, this feature is also available. But it seems Google Voice has a better “experience” in processing these voice commands.
Android TV also supports Bluetooth, so that Bluetooth-equipped Android Smart TV devices can be connected to all Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as keyboards, mice, headphones, external speakers, Sound Bars and so on. This provides flexibility for users to interact with Android Smart TV devices. But this goes back to the manufacturer of the Smart TV, whether to embed Bluetooth or not on its Android Smart TV
Google cast (Chromecast).
Android TV has been equipped with Google cast, the technology used in the Google Chromecast which was later shortened to Chromecast only. For example, if a user is watching Youtube or browsing the internet from a laptop or smartphone, with the Chromecast feature, both activities can be displayed on an Android Smart TV.
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