It was recently reported that Google is dropping the “Google TV” branding in favor of “Android TV.” How Android TV is going to differ (if at all) from Google TV remains a question, but it’s obvious Google is serious about the living room with the recent launch of the Chromecast. The latest word out of Korea is that Android 4.4 Kit Kat is going to include more enhancements regarding Android TV rather than smartphone UI.
According to etnews, many industry insiders have said "I heard Google say the next OS has greatly improved its utilization in TV. In particular, there will be many changes in the interface between smart devices and the TV." Two questions come to mind: What does Google have in store for us and how will they get more TV manufacturers to adopt Android TV? The former will probably be answered soon enough, but the latter is more difficult. Other than set-top boxes from Vizio, Hisense, and ASUS, the only TV manufacturer on board is LG. Samsung has no plans to bring Android TV to their sets, and in fact, they are more likely to utilize Tizen instead. We should hopefully no more by the end of the month.
source: etnews
via: unwiredview
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