Building a great TV app
summary
Android TV claims 2x year-over-year growth and recommends concrete tools and numbers: use ExoPlayer with the MediaSession Connector extension to handle playback callbacks; use MatrixCursor to return SearchManager columns for Assistant queries; channels and logos become atomic via AndroidX PreviewChannelHelper; video previews produce up to a 2x engagement increase; Nearby Connections (Cluster strategy) implements TV-to-phone setup with a ConnectionLifecycle and Payload callbacks; require touchscreen=false and leanback feature for Play Store visibility.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:52Player
- 4:14Experience
- 5:34Media Session
- 8:31Content Discoverability
- 10:10Search
- 12:38Homescreen
- 16:24Content Providers
- 18:50Launcher
- 20:00User Experience
- 23:20frictionless interaction
- 25:57connection lifecycle
- 28:34summary
- 34:08Activity
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