Android, Connected TV

Playing different Videos with Exo-Player in Android TV

There are usually 3 types of videos while streaming in any Video Player. While working on Android TV we categorize these in Dash Videos HLS Videos (.m3u8 & .ts) Others (.mp4,.mpeg etc) We need different types of ExtractorRendererBuilder for playing different videos with Exo-Player. In this article I will be...

by Ankit Jain
Tag: Android TV
21-Jul-2016

Android, Connected TV

An introduction to SMAF

With the recent advancements in Smart TV ecosystems, almost one million Smart TVs are estimated by 2017.  Most of these Smart TVS belong to HTML / CSS / Javascript platforms. However, few Android TVs are based on java  platforms whereas Roku TVs apps are developed on Brightscript platform. Though all Smart TV‘s provide their own...

by Himanshu Singh
Tag: Android TV
26-Jun-2016

Android, Connected TV

Comparison between smart tv’s : Roku 4 vs Apple Tv (2015) vs Amazon Fire Tv (2015) vs Nvidia Shield Android Tv vs ChromeCast

Smart TVs and chrome cast have amused users with some very compelling features and UX. Every product has different capabilities and qualities and choosing one over the other can vary from person to person according to their needs and past experience with technologies. Three main categories in smart TVs that attract users are: Apps...

by Himanshu Singh
Tag: Android TV
22-Jun-2016

Android, Connected TV

An Introduction to Android TV

This blog will introduce you to Android TV platform from what android TV is, How it is different from Android mobile development and finally how to create an Android TV app. Note: This blog  is just the introduction to the Android TV  not a full coverage of Android TV development.What is Android TV ? Android TV was introduced in...

by Bharat Ghimire
Tag: Android TV
10-Nov-2015