Google announced that the upcoming version of Android, which Google is currently calling \u201cthe L release\u201d, will run on televisions in addition to smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n
Speaking to developers attending the 2014 Google I\/O conference in San Francisco, California, Android engineering director Dave Burke said that the Android TV interface was designed to be controlled with only a d-pad and voice.<\/p>\n
Burke said that there will also be a TV-centric Google Play store experience, offering apps and games for download that run on TVs.<\/p>\n
Android TV supports Google Cast, so you can use it just like a Chromecast, Burke said.<\/p>\n
Among the new cast features announced for the L release of Android include smartphone screen-mirroring to any Android TV, and casting YouTube videos from a phone to a nearby supported Android screen over the Internet.<\/p>\n
Burke said that Android TV can run on a many different processors.<\/p>\n
Sony, Sharp, TP Vision, and Philips will run Android TV, Burke said, with the entire 2015 high definition and 4K smart TV ranges from these manufacturers adopting Android L.<\/p>\n
Razer and Asus are also making streaming set-top boxes running Android, he added.<\/p>\n
Android L will release \u201cthis fall\u201d (September – November 2014) for users, while developers are already able to download it.<\/p>\n
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