<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
is	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
television	O
sets	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
,	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
and	O
soundbars	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
designed	O
around	O
content	O
discovery	O
and	O
voice	B-Application
search	I-Application
,	O
content	O
aggregation	O
from	O
various	O
media	O
apps	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
other	O
recent	O
Google	B-Application
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
Assistant	B-Application
,	O
Cast	O
,	O
and	O
Knowledge	B-Application
Graph	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
that	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
has	O
been	O
adopted	O
as	O
smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
middleware	B-General_Concept
by	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
and	O
Sharp	O
,	O
while	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
products	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
adopted	O
as	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
IPTV	O
television	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
,	O
called	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
"	O
Operator	O
Tier	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
provided	O
to	O
pay	O
television	O
and	O
other	O
service	O
operators	O
that	O
implement	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
they	O
provide	O
to	O
their	O
subscribers	O
to	O
access	O
media	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
characterized	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
other	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
player	I-Application
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
leveraging	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knowledge	B-Application
Graph	I-Application
project	O
;	O
Chromecast	B-Device
compatibility	O
;	O
a	O
larger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
search	O
;	O
closer	O
ties	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
ecosystem	O
(	O
including	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
integration	O
with	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
families	O
such	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
)	O
;	O
and	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
gamepads	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	B-Application
Games	I-Application
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
attendees	O
received	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
development	O
kit	O
,	O
the	O
ADT-1	B-Application
;	O
The	O
Information	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
ADT-1	B-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
scrapped	O
"	O
Nexus	O
TV	O
"	O
launch	O
device	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
internally	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
unveiled	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Asus	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
hardware	O
event	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ADT-2	O
development	O
kit	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
9.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
ADT-3	O
development	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
11	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ADT-3	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
while	O
rollouts	O
were	O
planned	O
for	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturer	O
partners	O
in	O
subsequent	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
12	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
rollouts	O
planned	O
for	O
late	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
13	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
developers	O
using	O
the	O
ADT-3	O
development	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
platform	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
for	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
as	O
integrated	O
software	O
on	O
smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
supports	O
voice	O
input	O
for	O
commands	B-Application
and	O
universal	O
search	O
across	O
multiple	O
services	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Google	B-Application
assistant	I-Application
,	O
users	O
can	O
also	O
control	O
their	O
Smart	O
Home	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
releases	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
brought	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
camera	O
support	O
(	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
9	O
)	O
,	O
Auto	O
low-latency	O
mode	O
for	O
gaming	O
(	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
11	O
)	O
,	O
4K	B-Architecture
UI	B-Application
,	O
Refresh	O
Rate	O
switching	O
&	O
Text	O
scaling	O
(	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
12	O
)	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
devices	O
support	O
Google	B-Application
Cast	O
,	O
allowing	O
media	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
them	O
from	O
supported	O
apps	O
on	O
other	O
devices	O
in	O
an	O
identical	O
manner	O
to	O
Chromecast	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
supports	O
software	O
from	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
,	O
including	O
media	O
apps	O
and	O
games	O
(	O
although	O
not	O
all	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
apps	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
and	O
Razer	O
Forge	O
TV	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
marketed	O
as	O
microconsoles	B-Device
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
wireless	O
gamepad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
branded	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
"	O
(	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
discontinued	O
smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platform	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
)	O
,	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
Chromecast	B-Device
with	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
streaming	B-Application
device	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
rebranding	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
video-on-demand	B-Application
(	O
VOD	O
)	O
service	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
TV	O
interface	O
emphasizes	O
on	O
content	O
recommendations	O
and	O
discovery	O
across	O
different	O
services	O
and	O
installed	O
apps	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
interface	O
that	O
is	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
navigating	O
between	O
individual	O
installed	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
over	O
10,000	O
apps	O
built	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
6,500	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
integrates	O
with	O
50	O
streaming	O
services	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
its	O
content	O
aggregation	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
TV	O
interface	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
interface	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
dongles	B-Device
,	O
and	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
far	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
has	O
only	O
received	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
its	O
homescreen	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Discover	O
"	O
UI	B-Application
,	O
a	O
server-side	O
update	O
that	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
power	O
many	O
types	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
like	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
,	O
smart	O
projectors	O
,	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
dongles	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Sony	O
,	O
Sharp	O
,	O
and	O
TP	O
Vision/Philips	O
would	O
release	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
with	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
integrated	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
support	O
for	O
handling	O
TV-specific	O
functions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
input	O
switching	O
and	O
tuning	O
,	O
were	O
natively	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
unveiled	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
Bravia	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
running	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
at	O
CES	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philips	O
announced	O
that	O
80%	O
of	O
their	O
2015	O
TVs	O
will	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
models	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
other	O
television	O
hardware	O
partners	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
including	O
Arçelik	O
,	O
Bang	O
&	O
Olufsen	O
,	O
Hisense	O
,	O
RCA	O
,	O
TCL	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Vestel	O
,	O
OnePlus	O
and	O
Realme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
commercial	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
dongles	B-Device
have	O
been	O
released	O
using	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
Mi	O
Box	O
,	O
Mi	O
Box	O
S	O
,	O
and	O
Mi	O
TV	O
Stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
Chromecast	B-Device
with	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
dongle	B-Device
,	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
several	O
pay	O
television	O
providers	O
have	O
released	O
IPTV	O
services	O
using	O
Android	B-Application
TV-based	O
hardware	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
proprietary	O
set-top	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
