In terms to improve its performance and some more arresting features, Android 13 for Android TV has changed the attire, which can be optimized easily with ADT-3 and the Android Emulator for the moment. Android every year receives a new upgrade with improvements over the previous version.
As it is the largest operating system in the world. It consists of over 2.5 billion smartphones running worldwide.
Android 12, refers to the most recent version of Android TV, but now Google is rolling out Android 13 for Android TV. You must try it and will be enough reason if you are a developer, Android 13 for Android TV is now available for both ADT-3 and the Android TV emulator, and it primarily focuses on performance and accessibility. Developers will be able to choose between the Android TV and the Google TV interface when testing out their applications.
Android 13 comes with new APIs for TV owners which will help developers deliver high-quality experiences to users across different device types. There are some changes listed below:
One can now change the default resolution and refresh rate on supported HDMI source devices for a more reliable playback experience. Improvements to the Audio Manager API allow developers to anticipate audio attribute support for the active audio device and select the optimal format without starting playback.
HDMI state changes are now surfaced to the MediaSession lifecycle, allowing TV dongles and other HDMI source devices to save power and pause content in reaction to HDMI state changes.
Android 13 brings new features to make interacting with TV more adaptable and accessible for people who may need additional help in navigating their TVs, such as:
The Input Device API now supports different keyboard layouts. Game developers can also reference keys by their physical location to support different layouts of physical keyboards.
A newly created audio descriptions API in Accessibility Manager allows your app to query the new system-wide audio description preference setting, helping developers provide audio descriptions in line with a user’s preference automatically.
For better HDMI handling and power management improvements, refresh rate, and resolution preferences there are some other features that are enfolded under the title.
Concluding…
It’s unclear when this update will roll out to other devices, and given that Google’s Chromecast with Google TV only recently updated to Android 12, it might be a while before it gets the update to Android 13.