Android TV overview

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

Additional resources

To learn more about Android TV, see the following additional resources.

Samples

This sample demonstrates how to implement an audio media app that works across multiple form factors.

This sample app showcases different components that come with Leanback library.

Codelabs

Learn the basics of Compose for TV and create two screens that are commonly available in TV apps.

Blogs

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

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

Videos

Updated November 10, 2022

Updated August 12, 2020