Android TV developer docs

On this page Documentation Additional resources Samples Codelabs Blogs Videos Android Developers Develop Devices Android TV Was this helpful? Android TV overview Stay organized with collections Save and categorize content based on your preferences. On this page Documentation Additional resources Samples Codelabs Blogs Videos If you've got an Android app or game, Android TV can bring it to your users in their living room. Android TV apps use the same architecture as those for phones and tablets. This approach means you can build new TV apps based on what you already know about building apps for Android, or extend your existing apps to also run on TV devices. Documentation Designing TV apps: Design TV UI ⍈ Building TV apps: Get started with TV apps Build adaptive apps Build TV playback apps , adjust the audio and display settings for optimal playback, and help users find your content on TV Build TV games Build TV input services Accessibility best practices Memory optimization best practices Publishing TV apps: TV Apps checklist Distributing TV apps on Google Play Android TV OS releases: Android 12 for TV Android 13 for TV Android 14 for TV Android 16 for TV Additional resources To learn more about Android TV, see the following additional resources. Samples Article Universal Android Music Player sample This sample demonstrates how to implement an audio media app that works across multiple form factors. Sample Leanback Support Library Showcase App for Android TV This sample app showcases different components that come with Leanback library. Article Android TV Channel app (TV Input) using TIF This sample demonstrates how to build live TV channel apps for Android TV using the TV Input Framework (TIF). expand_less Less More expand_more Codelabs Codelab Introduction to Compose for TV Learn the basics of Compose for TV and create two screens that are commonly available in TV apps. Blogs Blog 64-bit app compatibility for Google TV and Android TV Updated August 21, 2025 Following other Android form factors, Google TV and Android TV devices will soon support 64-bit app compatibility. 64-bit apps will help offer improved performance, shorter start times, and new viewing experiences on upcoming 64-bit Google TV and Blog In-App Ratings and Reviews for TV Updated May 20, 2025 Ratings and reviews are essential for developers, offering quantitative and qualitative feedback on user experiences. In 2022, we enhanced the granularity of this feedback by segmenting these insights by countries and form factors. Now, we're Blog Engage users on Google TV with excellent TV apps Updated May 20, 2025 Over the past year, Google TV and Android TV achieved over 270 million monthly active devices, establishing one of the largest smart TV OS footprints. Building on this momentum, we are excited to share new platform features and developer tools Blog Everything you need to know about Google TV and Android TV OS Updated May 15, 2024 Over the past year, we’ve seen significant growth of Android TV OS, reaching 220 million monthly active devices with a 47% year-over-year increase. This incredible engagement would not be possible without our dedicated developer community. A massive Blog 15 Things to know for Android developers at Google I/O Updated May 14, 2024 AI is unlocking experiences that were not even possible a few years ago, and we’ve been hard at work reimaging Android with AI at the core, to help enable you to build a whole new class of apps. At this year’s Google I/O, we’re covering how new tools Blog Building pixel-perfect living room experiences with Compose for TV Updated May 10, 2023 Over the past year, we’ve continued to see significant growth on Android TV OS, now with over 150 million monthly active devices. In fact, according to Strategy Analytics, the Android TV streaming platform shipped on more devices worldwide than any Blog Android 13 for TV is now available Updated December 2, 2022 Here’s a look at some of what’s new in Android 13 for TV. Android 13 brings new APIs to the big screen that help developers deliver high quality experiences to users across different device types. Android 13 brings new features to make interacting Blog App Bundles for Google TV and Android TV Updated November 21, 2022 TLDR: Google TV and Android TV will be requiring Android App Bundles that are archivable starting in May 2023 to save storage for users. Over the past few decades, TV has transformed from linear channel surfing to on-demand content with multi-app expand_less Less More expand_more Videos YouTube Improving the TV user experience Updated November 10, 2022 YouTube Android development on Chrome OS Updated August 12, 2020 YouTube What’s new on Android TV Updated August 10, 2020 YouTube Cast Connect Updated August 10, 2020 YouTube Android Beyond Phones: Auto/Wear/TV/ChromeOS week preview Updated August 9, 2020 YouTube What’s new with Android TV (Google I/O '18) Updated May 9, 2018 YouTube Android TV: How to engage more users and earn more revenue (Google I/O '17) Updated May 20, 2017 YouTube Google I/O'17: Channel 2 Updated May 19, 2017 expand_less Less More expand_more Was this helpful? Content and code samples on this page are subject to the licenses described in the Content License . Java and OpenJDK are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Last updated 2026-05-17 UTC.