Paul Lammertsma

Don't forget to update your code to support 64-bit and 16 KB memory page size for TV apps! ❗️ Deadline: Aug 1, 2026

TV devs: a heads up! 📺📣 64-bit compatibility will be required for apps on Google TV and Android TV starting August 1, 2026.

It may look like a simple interface, but this was a big lift under the hood. And the benefit to developers is clear: no special SDK for TV; just use the same Play Core API to prompt for in-app ratings and reviews on #GoogleTV!

I'm psyched about using Gemini on TV! Next to new consumer experiences, there are also some great developer integrations for #GoogleTV, so be sure to check out this recap blog post! (It includes this year's video!)

Check out the new ✨ Delightful Compose for 📺 tip ✨ In this video, @officesunshine shows how you can leverage Compose's declarative UI and adaptive APIs to build some pretty cool stuff for TV 😎 youtube.com/watch?v=ruJj-w…

@British_Airways In case you're unaware, updating advanced passenger information (APIS) is no longer working. It triggers a login loop.

@jmechner I remember seeing this being demoed at a big box store (I want to say Circuit City) and realizing it was running on an Apple ][. We had an Compaq IBM compatible at home at the time and I was so jealous! I must have played it for an hour in the store.

Who remembers this moment in Prince of Persia (1989) where a magic mirror suddenly blocks the hero's path (and what happens afterward)? This moment was actually never planned to be in the game. My original vision was a game with lots of traps, but NO enemies... (1/10)

@tim_rijckaert @joreilly Oh boy! Now I'll need to remember the socials!

@officesunshine @joreilly 👀👀👀

Very interesting talk by @officesunshine about Compose for TV... definitely want to try it out now! Mostly just standard Compose with a few components specific to the form factor. #dcbln24

@tim_rijckaert @joreilly Terrific feedback. We're aware of the challenges with focus and I'm eager to hear your thoughts on how this can be dramatically improved. I've struggled with it as well (and the samples exhibit their own problems)

@joreilly @officesunshine Trust me you will cry. TV API's need some big love in terms of focus management. Such a pain.

@tim_rijckaert @joreilly Please reach out to me so I can better understand your issues here.

@joreilly @officesunshine Not to mention the non existent docs. Non existent interop with Leanback. For example Leanback plays click sounds automatically, compose nope

@tim_rijckaert @joreilly Now with the beta, these scroll containers are where they belong: in compose-foundation, and you won't need the "Tv" prefix anymore. Stay tuned for a blog post with more details.

@tim_rijckaert @joreilly I understand your frustration with this, and our goal was never to build it this way. We needed to move fast and break things, and during the alpha, TV dedicated scroll containers were the only way we could release back in 2022.

@BladeCoder For me, this slide was was the main takeaway: Compose is now for ALL form factors. I'm very excited about having Compose for TV now in beta!

📺5⃣ Finally, get hands-on with components on TV with themes and a variety of styles with the TV Material Catalog. github.com/android/tv-sam…

📺4⃣ Maybe you're looking for some design inspiration? Browse the designs for TV experiences here: goo.gle/tv-design

Thanks for joining my 📺 TV session at #dcbln24! Compose for TV is now in beta. In this thread, I'm sharing 5⃣ great resources to build with Compose on the biggest screen in the home.

@joreilly Excellent summary that shaves off 25 minutes of me talking about it! 😂