The Smart Android Television.

What is the Android TV really about?

Getting the most out of your TV these days means having a way to interact with streaming apps like Netflix, YouTube, or Amazon Prime, plus the ability to download new apps and utilities as they become available. In short, it’s all “smart TV” technology. You’re probably familiar with streaming boxes or sticks such as Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV, or even leveraging a game console to smarten your TV. But there’s another option that has slowly been gaining support: Android TV.

As you may have guessed from the name — is a version of Google’s Android mobile operating system that has been specially configured for TVs. That description, however, doesn’t really convey how different Android TV is from Android. Instead of being greeted by a screen full of apps or widgets like search, weather, or stocks, Android TV’s home screen puts a focus on helping you discover the content you can enjoy on your TV — whether it’s through one of your subscription services like Netflix or Google Play Music, or from your own personal media collection via media center software like Plex.

Your favorite apps are displayed as “ribbons” — a horizontally scrolling set of recommendations and recently viewed content from within a particular app.

Android TV can access the Google Play app store, where you’ll find thousands of apps that have been designed specifically for Android TV’s 10-foot experience, which means you won’t be struggling to read tiny text or trying to navigate apps that only work when you can swipe with a finger.

Embedded within every version of Android TV is the Google Assistant, which gives you voice control for your TV content, as well as all of your smart home products. Google’s Chromecast technology is also included, letting you cast videos and initiate screen sharing from compatible smartphones, browsers, and apps.

Much like the Roku OS, Amazon’s Fire TV OS, or Apple’s tvOS,

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