Google’s rumored Android TV platform will appear at Google I/O in June, according to GigaOm. Sources close to the search giant’s plans claim the new initiative will be similar to Google TV in that it’ll be a platform manufacturers can use in TVs and set-top boxes at their own accord. Google apparently won’t be creating its own hardware, instead focusing on the Chromecast, which is among the cheapest streaming solutions out there. The platform will be more about other online media services while introducing an Android gaming element to the equation.
Google is about to open up another front in the war for your living room: The company is set to announce the launch of Android TV at its Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco in June, according to multiple sources familiar with Google’s plans. Android TV won’t be another device, but rather a platform that manufacturers of TVs and set-top boxes can use to bring streaming services to the television. In that way, it is similar to Google TV, the platform the company unveiled at its 2010 Google I/O conference. But while Google TV was focused on marrying existing pay TV services with apps, Android TV will at least initially be all about online media services and Android-based video games. Google has been talking to a number of media services about participating on Android TV in recent months, and it is expected that the usual suspects, including Netflix and Hulu Plus, all are going to be available at launch. The company is likely also going to announce a few select hardware partners, which could have devices running Android TV available in the coming months.
