Android TV overview

If you've got an Android app or game, Android TV can bring it to your users in their living room. Android TV apps use the same architecture as those for phones and tablets. This approach means you can build new TV apps based on what you already know about building apps for Android, or extend your existing apps to also run on TV devices.

Documentation

Additional resources

To learn more about Android TV, see the following additional resources.

Samples

Learn Car App Library fundamentals

In this codelab, you learn the fundamentals of the Car App Library. This library is used to build apps for Android Auto and Android Automotive OS, which can be used both while parked and driving. You learn how to reuse your implementation across both platforms and have it handle the hard stuff, like different screen configurations and input methods.

Build and test a parked app for Android Automotive OS

In this codelab, you’ll learn how to build and test great parked experiences for Android Automotive OS devices. You learn how to make the most of the wide variety of screens found in cars and how to let users control playback of content in various scenarios unique to cars using standard Android mechanisms.

Codelabs

Learn Car App Library fundamentals

In this codelab, you learn the fundamentals of the Car App Library. This library is used to build apps for Android Auto and Android Automotive OS, which can be used both while parked and driving. You learn how to reuse your implementation across both platforms and have it handle the hard stuff, like different screen configurations and input methods.

Build and test a parked app for Android Automotive OS

In this codelab, you’ll learn how to build and test great parked experiences for Android Automotive OS devices. You learn how to make the most of the wide variety of screens found in cars and how to let users control playback of content in various scenarios unique to cars using standard Android mechanisms.

Blogs

Learn Car App Library fundamentals

Updated November 29, 2024

In this codelab, you learn the fundamentals of the Car App Library. This library is used to build apps for Android Auto and Android Automotive OS, which can be used both while parked and driving. You learn how to reuse your implementation across both platforms and have it handle the hard stuff, like different screen configurations and input methods.

Build and test a parked app for Android Automotive OS

Updated July 11, 2024

In this codelab, you’ll learn how to build and test great parked experiences for Android Automotive OS devices. You learn how to make the most of the wide variety of screens found in cars and how to let users control playback of content in various scenarios unique to cars using standard Android mechanisms.

Videos

Learn Car App Library fundamentals

Updated November 29, 2024

Build and test a parked app for Android Automotive OS

Updated July 11, 2024