Android TV app compatible with Google TV?

by pablogott

Will apps written for Android TV be backwards compatible? Or will Android TV be able to install old Google TV apps?

Mr_You

Android TV is based on Android L so I doubt new apps will be backward compatible if the developer builds specificly for Android L. But the Android TV dev kit (ADT-1) has no problem running existing apps like XBMC. A chip rep earlier in the year stated that some Google TV devices may get updated to Android TV. I would assume they would need to have decent enough hardware and existing/future manufacturer OS support.

If the device is popular enough then at some point you might also see someone take up porting Android TV to your device if it can be flashed. Most likely this info might be on the XDA Developers Forum at a future date.

angrypotato1

please respond in /r/webm