Help users find your content on Android TV
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TV devices offer many entertainment options with thousands of choices from apps
and related content services. At the same time, most users prefer using a TV
with the least amount of input possible. With so many choices available, your
app should provide quick paths for users to discover and enjoy your content.
Recommend content on the home screen
The Android TV home screen displays recommended content using channels and
programs. Channels are displayed as individual rows on the home screen, with
cards that display all of the available programs for that channel.
To learn more, see Recommend content on the home screen.
Make your app searchable
Android TV uses the Android search interface to retrieve
content data from installed apps and deliver search results to the user. Your
app's content data can be included with these results, to give the user instant
access to the content in your app.
To learn more, see Make TV apps searchable.
Additional resources
To learn more about helping users find content on Android TV, see the following
additional resources.
Samples
Codelabs
Blogs
Videos
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Last updated 2025-05-20 UTC.
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