In accordance with supposedly leaked documents, Google is readying a new contender for the living space in Android Tv, a set-top box with an easy-to-use card interface, voice controls, push notifications and much more.
Supply: The Verge
Inside a report on Saturday, The Verge confirmed rumors from October that said Google was trying to rebrand Google Tv under the Android moniker. The new platform, nonetheless, is mentioned to become a great deal diverse in the company's Google Television flop and will be more in line with offerings from Roku, the Apple Tv along with the new Amazon Fire Tv.Android 4.0 TV Box Built-in 5MP Camera
Though the exact nature in the acquired documents was not revealed, quotes lifted in the papers suggest early drafts of promotional material:
Android Tv is an entertainment interface, not a computing platform. It is all about finding and enjoying content together with the least volume of friction." It will be "cinematic, fun, fluid, and rapidly.
Powered by Android, the experience is said to become additional along the lines of a standard set-top box, not a blown-up version of an Android smartphone or tablet. To that finish, Google is apparently moving to a card-based interface that looks to riff on the Mini Android 4.1 TV Box "Air" .
1 Google document claims it should by no means take users greater than 3 clicks or gestures to obtain in the dwelling screen to new content material, The Verge stated. Moreover, the method will boast a universal search function that could promptly come across content material across content material delivery services too as person apps.
Android Tv is basically a stripped-down version of Google Tv in that it eschews options like VoIP, cameras, touchscreens and NFC help for a simplified program using a built-in framework for third-party apps and content material. As observed inside the screenshot above, Google is already partnering with Web streaming firms like Hulu to make out Android TV's initial offerings. Also, Google will bring major screen access to its own apps like Google Play Films, YouTube and Hangouts.
Hardware for the device was not outlined inside the report, though voice search by means of a physical remote manage is mentioned to become an included alternative. Amazon not too long ago unveiled an identical feature as among the main draws of its $99 fireTV.Android 4.0 Media Player Built-in Storage
Finally, Google is anticipated to maintain the Chromecast platform alive as a separate solution supplying, but this suggests app developers will have to have to create content for greater than a single platform.
