Android TV is an operating system that runs on smart TVs and related entertainment devices including soundbars, set-top boxes, and digital media players.

The platform has since been adopted as smart TV middleware by companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Sharp, Motorola, Nokia, Toshiba and TCL.

Android TV products have also been adopted as set-top boxes by a number of IPTV television providers.

The Information reported that the ADT-1 was based on a scrapped "Nexus TV" launch device that was being developed internally by Google.

[12][13] Google unveiled the first Android TV device, the Nexus Player developed by Asus, at a hardware event in October 2014.

[17] Android TV 11 was released for the ADT-3 on September 22, 2020, while rollouts were planned for original equipment manufacturer partners in subsequent months.

[23] Available since February 2021, the 'Discover' tab on updated home screen presents personalized recommendations for movies, shows and live TV.

It was noted that support for handling TV-specific functions, such as input switching and tuning, were natively integrated into the Android platform.

[30][31] Sony unveiled a range of Bravia smart TVs running Android TV at CES 2015.

[35] Google announced other television hardware partners in January 2016, including Arçelik, Bang & Olufsen, Hisense, RCA, TCL Corporation, Vestel, OnePlus and Realme.

[citation needed] Also, several pay television providers have released IPTV services using Android TV-based hardware as opposed to a proprietary set-top box.