{"id":68600,"date":"2014-06-25T19:41:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T17:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=68600"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:37:35","slug":"google-io-2014-android-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-io-2014-android-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Google I\/O 2014: Android TV is a smart operating system for your TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch out\u00a0<a title=\"Apple TV vs. Chromecast: which one's better for you?\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/apple-tv-vs-chromecast-which-one-suites-you-best\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple TV<\/a> and <a title=\"Amazon Fire TV vs Roku: which one's better for you?\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/amazon-fire-tv-vs-roku-which-ones-better-for-you\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Fire TV<\/a>:\u00a0Google&#8217;s Android TV is here, and it&#8217;s stunning. The interface is nothing new, featuring a series of cards you can swipe through like <a title=\"Netflix for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>. What is new, is the ability to <strong>control your TV with any Android device<\/strong>, even your <a title=\"Android Wear\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/google-io-2014-android-wear-shipping-today\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android Wear<\/a> smartwatch.<\/p>\n<p>But doesn&#8217;t Google already have <a title=\"Chromecast news\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/b\/chromecast\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chromecast<\/a> for the TV? Yes, but Android TV is a much more <strong>powerful interface<\/strong>. In fact, Android TV supports casting, so you won&#8217;t need two devices in your living room.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-68603\" title=\"Android TV Breaking Bad\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Android-TV-Breaking-Bad-568x319.jpg\" alt=\"Android TV Breaking Bad\" width=\"568\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Android-TV-Breaking-Bad-568x319.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Android-TV-Breaking-Bad-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Android-TV-Breaking-Bad-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Android-TV-Breaking-Bad-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Android-TV-Breaking-Bad-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Android-TV-Breaking-Bad-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Android-TV-Breaking-Bad.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Image credit: Google<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Movies and TV shows work like they do on other platforms, but Android TV offers the <strong>power of Google&#8217;s search engine<\/strong>. Simply ask Google for something, and you&#8217;ll get it. Rich information about actors and YouTube interviews will show up as well, similar to Amazon&#8217;s <a title=\"Amazon Fire TV X-Ray\" href=\"http:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html?nodeId=201306530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X-Ray<\/a> feature on the Fire TV.<\/p>\n<p>Android TV will also offering <strong>gaming<\/strong>, which worked smoothly in the short demo we saw. You can control games using your Android device or a dedicated controller.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-68652\" title=\"Android TV Softonic\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/DSC0098-568x377.jpg\" alt=\"Android TV Softonic\" width=\"568\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/DSC0098-568x377.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/DSC0098-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/DSC0098-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/DSC0098.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And of course, you&#8217;ll be able to download apps and buy movies, games, and shows, all from Google Play.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS FROM GOOGLE I\/O:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Chromecast gets minor updates\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/google-io-2014-chromecast-gets-minor-updates\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chromecast gets minor updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Android Wear is Google's smartwatch, now available to order\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/google-io-2014-android-wear-shipping-today\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android Wear is Google&#8217;s smartwatch, now available to order<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: normal\" title=\"The 7 most important announcements from Google I\/O 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/7-most-important-announcements-from-google-io-2014\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 7 most important announcements from Google I\/O 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch out\u00a0Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV:\u00a0Google&#8217;s Android TV is here, and it&#8217;s stunning. 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But doesn&#8217;t Google already have Chromecast &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-io-2014-android-tv\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google I\/O 2014: Android TV is a smart operating system for your TV&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2033,"featured_media":68652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[2340],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-68600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-app-subdomain-redirectiongoogle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch out Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV: Google&#039;s Android TV is here, and it&#039;s stunning. 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