Can we control background video playback on Leanback Launcher by remote controller?
I’m testing Google’s sample app https://github.com/googlesamples/androidtv-Leanback. After start playing video and go back to Leanback Launcher home displa...
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How to enable developer mode in Android TV
Android TV is of course Android, so we can enable developer mode in the same way with Android phones & tablets. Go to “Settings” at the bottom of LeanbackLa...
Install Android phone’s application to Android TV
[2016.3.13 added] This post explains sideloading apps via USB. It is also possible to transfer file via Wifi. See Install Android phone’s app on Andro...
MediaSession & MediaController
– Android TV app hands on Tutorial 9
Video Controls implementation with MediaSession The sample implementation is done in Google’s latest sample Android TV application. AOSP sample applic...
adb debugging for SONY BRAVIA Android TV
USB debugging doesn’t work on Sony Android TV. Here’s a alternative solution to use local network for connecting adb to SONY Android TV [Android Dev Tips] How t...
Video Controls minimum implementation
– Android TV app hands on Tutorial 8
Video Controls minimum implementation Video is streamed in VideoView. * I referred Google’s latest sample Android TV application. AOSP sample applicat...
PlaybackOverlayActivity & PlaybackOverlayFragment
– Android TV application hands on tutorial 7
PlaybackOverlayActivity & PlaybackOverlayFragment – Theory I will explain about only UI part in this chapter, video control is explained in next chapter. We...
ErrorFragment
– Android TV app hands on Tutorial 6
ErrorActivity & ErrorFragment ErrorFragment is one of another layouts supported by Leanback library. ErrorActivity New -> Java Class -> Name: Err...
DetailsOverviewRowPresenter & FullWidthDetailsOverviewRowPresenter
– Android TV application hands on tutorial 5
[Update 2015.12.14]: revise & add DetailsOverviewRowPresenter sample implementation, see bottom of this post. Aim of this chapter – DetailsActivit...
PicassoBackgroundManager
– Android TV application hands on tutorial 4
[Updated 2015.11.18]: Revise.[Updated 2016.3.13]: Updated wrong source code. Aim of this chapter Implementing background image update feature. Application was b...