according to rumors , Sony will launch a new type , android TV

Ian Putra Maulana - Perhaps you 've heard the term smart house planned by Google , where Google will facilitate you to access and control your home electronically and starts from the Google TV Android TV was introduced by name . Sony rumored to be released Android TV at the beginning of 2015 , or perhaps more accurately, early February 2015 .

Sony introduced the Android TV will focus on the user interface and provides the user access to content on the Google Play Store . Android TV will also support content such as Google Play Music , Play Movies and other aploikasi . Also rumored that there will be a TV app where the user can switch the display to the live broadcast or new features of the PlayStation 4 is a PlayStation 4 Remote Play .

To create an Android app for the Android TV platform, you need to get the Android L SDK which includes everything you need for app development. You can test your app using the Android emulator included, or request the ADT-1 developer kit from Google.

• More information about Android TV is available on Google’s Android TV website.
• Learn how to create Android TV apps on the Android TV developer website.

If you are familiar with app development for Google TV, you will see that the guidelines for Android TV are quite similar:

• Both platforms follow similar UI design guidelines with regards to overscan, layout and navigation for large screens.
• Both platforms encourage D-PAD navigation.
• Both platforms are incompatible with apps that require touchpad, GPS and a number of other hardware features.

However, there are also few differences you need to pay attention to. For example:

• Android TV apps must declare a launcher activity for TV in the manifest using the LEANBACK_LAUNCHER intent filter.

After creating an Android app for TV, you can publish the app on Google Play as usual and the app will then become available for end users.

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