Android TV Apps Development: Building for Media and Games

This one-of-a-kind short book walks you through creating fantastic entertainment apps for one of the newest Android platforms. Android TV Apps Development: Building Media and Games will demystify some of the newest APIs and present the tools necessary for building applications that run on Android TV.

Walking through example applications, you will learn the vocabulary necessary to solve real-world problems and how to present your content on the television through Android. In addition to practical code examples, you will learn about various design considerations that will make using your apps an enjoyable experience for users.

What you’ll learn:

• How to design for Android TV
• How to create a media app for Android TV
• What are the game design/development considerations for Android TV
• How to distribute Android TV apps

Audience:Developers with some experience with Android development who are interested in building applications for the Android TV platform.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Planning Your App
Chapter 3: Building a Media App
Chapter 4: Enriching Your Media Apps
Chapter 5: The Android TV Platform for Game Development
Chapter 6: Android TV App Publishing