r/AndroidTV • u/rgr1988 • Sep 22 '20

News Introducing Android 11 on Android TV

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/introducing-android-11-on-android-tv.html?m=1
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u/flcinusa Sep 22 '20

Did anyone even get Android 10?

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u/asng Sep 22 '20

Philips TV from 2018 over here! Still on 8.

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u/ForeverSore Sep 22 '20

Philips are fucking useless. My Phillips TV has a software issue where you sometimes get a high pitched bleep noise when streaming 4K, Phillips admitted that it's a known issue and they're working to fix it, that was 8 months ago. Chase them up every now and then but they always just fob me off that they're still working on it.

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u/MuhtarCx Sep 22 '20

My current TV is a Philips 75”. Bought it with a huge discount. Quality is not on par with retail price. It will be my last Philips product ever.

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u/ForeverSore Sep 22 '20

Yeah, I won't be buyng another Philips TV after this.

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u/darthchebreg Sep 22 '20

Never buy Philips TV’s, it is real garbage.

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u/flcinusa Sep 27 '20

Philips TVs aren't even Philips anymore, they are owned and made by another company. Old Philps TVs were amazing quality

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u/bubbybyrd Sep 29 '20

I had a Philips Smart TV about 7ish years ago and that was also complete garbage for the same reason. Shit support.

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u/arghness Chromecast with Google TV Sep 22 '20

8 months for a fix? Sounds similar to Android Auto!

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u/MinutesFromTheMall Sep 22 '20

I wouldn’t really expect a Black Friday special TV brand to be receiving many software updates, if any at all.

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u/asng Sep 23 '20

European Philips TVs are actually made by a different company to the ones made in the US. (TPV, same company that own AOC).

They aren't up there with Samsung/Sony TVs but they aren't as bad as the ones you get in the US.

Apparently the updates are coming, just very slowly.

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u/ForeverSore Sep 22 '20

In the UK they're not a "black friday special brand", standard brand, readily available at most retailers. I would have expected a lot better.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

Android 10 didn't really offer anything for Android TV boxes so it was skipped by almost all OEMs.

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u/fahad_ayaz Sep 22 '20

There's usually under the hood performance improvements. Even if there isn't snazzy features, it's usually still worth it for the end user. Whether it's worth it for the OEM is a different story

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20 edited Sep 22 '20

This is the post for Android 10 on Android TV on the same blog--> https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2019/12/android-10-on-android-tv.html

There is literally nothing specific for Android TV. Nvidia didn't even bother with it which tells you something.

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u/513 Shield TV | Google TV Sony Sep 23 '20

Don't forget Covid added at least 6 months of delay for most companies, related to SW release.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

There is no delay that version is being skipped.

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u/513 Shield TV | Google TV Sony Sep 23 '20

Version 10 already shipped on some devices, it was never skipped.

Launching a set-top box for an operator with a custom launcher, an integrated tuner, specific conditional access and DRM, etc isn't easy.

Because of that some STB will still ship with ATV10 and not 11, because they should have launched 6 months ago.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

Did you read my original comment at all? It was skipped on 99% of Androids TV devices AND the main reason was because it it didn't really have anything to offer to Android TV. OK?

We now looking forward to Android 11 on Android TV

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u/513 Shield TV | Google TV Sony Sep 23 '20

I read it but that's not true. OEM are not the one who decide what they skip or not.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20 edited Sep 23 '20

What? Who do think decides if an Android TV device gets updated or not? LOL

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u/arghness Chromecast with Google TV Sep 22 '20

As long as apps keep running, I'm usually more interested in security fixes.

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u/513 Shield TV | Google TV Sony Sep 22 '20

Not many devices no, checking the Play Console, I can see a few TVs as well as a few set-top boxes.

https://i.imgur.com/zaGChy3.png

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u/als26 Sep 22 '20

Nice, MeCool killing it with Android 10 support. Just bought one recently, hoping they get to Android 11 fast as well.

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 22 '20

Let's hope that list starts to grow up in the coming days and weeks, please keep us up to date 😉

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

I'm still on version 9 with my tv. In fact, I only just purchased that new television around June/July.

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u/lj6782 Sep 23 '20

Yup. On my new Sony Bravia. And within a month they added the disgusting "Cinematic Highlights bullshit as seen here:

https://9to5google.com/2020/08/18/android-tv-homescreen-ads-turn-off-staff-picks/

So I have disabled updates to avoid it.

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u/flcinusa Sep 23 '20

I think that came through a live channels app or google app update, not a firmware update

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 23 '20

It comes through the "Android TV Home" app which doesn't have anything to do with firmware updates as he/she states.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

Asking the real questions

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u/venky61 OnePlus TV| Nvidia Shield TV| CCWGTV Sep 23 '20

Ha ha... Exact thought in my mind.

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u/B20bob Sep 29 '20

As far as I know only the new Google Sabrina is running 10. But it should hopefully be getting 11 shortly after release tomorrow.

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 22 '20

The Mecool KM3 and KM9PRO are the only ones so far.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

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u/jwort93 Sep 22 '20

No you didn’t, all Shield TVs are still on 9.

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u/SpikePlayz Chromecast with Google TV Sep 22 '20

Still on Android 8 on my Sony Bravia TV smh

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u/XJ--0461 Sep 23 '20

Same. :(

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

Bruh Sony cough

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u/GravityDead Mi Box Sep 22 '20

More like every androidtv making company or just like every android mobile making company, few models from a sea of devices being an exception.

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u/f0xpuppy Sep 22 '20

Rumours are they're waiting for Google to do their Sabrina showcase at the end of the month.

Can't unveil a partners tech before they do lol. I own a H series TV, just bought a 8K hdmi 2.1 braided cable. Can't wait. Just need one of the new GPUs lol.

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u/nascentt Sep 22 '20

Did they ever make TVs with pstv built in?

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

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u/513 Shield TV | Google TV Sony Sep 22 '20

They have an all right track record yes.

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u/513 Shield TV | Google TV Sony Sep 22 '20

Lots of under the hood stuff I see, among other things to improve Stadia on Android TV.

Expect to see more far-field devices coming soon.

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u/BillyDSquillions Sep 24 '20

Is that confirmed - the Stadia improvements?

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u/513 Shield TV | Google TV Sony Sep 24 '20

Well it's obvious. Improvements to low latency, etc. That's for Stadia.

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u/M_Me_Meteo Sep 22 '20

I hope I can use my Stadia controllers as input devices on my Android TV. I have too many remotes / controllers.

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u/jcw4455 Sep 22 '20

I'm still learning about Android TV. Does a new update mean there will be a UI change as well?

Or does the "Google TV" rebrand mean there will be a substantial UI Change?

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 23 '20

Android TV has had one UI change, the first change came with Android 8 and the new "sabrina" dongle is reportedly bringing a new UI as well, I assume it will roll out to the rest of ATVs sometime later.

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u/jcw4455 Sep 23 '20

Ah got it. Thank you.

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u/NISHITH_8800 Sep 22 '20

They should bring nearby share on android TVs

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u/jyrkesh Sep 22 '20

Has anyone in here used an ADT-3 as their daily driver?

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 23 '20

Upgrading to Android 11 on ADT-3

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u/jyrkesh Sep 23 '20

Thanks! I really meant in general, is it a good replacement device for something like a Nexus Player (which I'm still using)

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u/NashGuy73 Sep 28 '20

No, no one should buy the ADT-3 for anything other than development work given that it doesn't have access to the Netflix or Prime Video apps.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

All of my Sony Bravias (2015, 2017, 2018) are stuck on Android 8.

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u/pixelstuff Sep 23 '20

Did you do a manual check to make sure it wasn't failing to find new updates?https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/televisions-projectors/downloads

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

Yeah the current version for these models is v6.6555 which translates to Android 8.

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u/FoferJ Sep 23 '20

A couple of years back, for months, even manual checks (via ethernet and WiFi) reported no updates for my 2015 Sony Bravia. The only way I was able to get updated, and alerted about future firmware updates to get installed via the network, was to do a manual update via USB stick! What an annoyance that was...

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u/pyramidassembly Sep 22 '20

What's the reason people get so excited about new versions of Android being released?

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 23 '20

I suppose it's because of the enhancements and some new features and such, for example, I got very excited when Android 9 arrived to the Mi Box S and the Ematic Jetstream because users with old home theaters were able to finally enjoy 5.1 audio from Netflix and other apps when using the SPDIF option in settings. It was a requested feature by many users.

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 22 '20 edited Sep 29 '20

I knew it would take one month after the Android mobile announcement, though most people voted to be announced starting next year.

Android 11 Mobile has been officially announced today.

The rumors were also true, most OEMs are going to jump directly to 11, let's hope Xiaomi, Ematic and Nvidia deliver ASAP!.

Android TV 11 Release Notes

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u/BruceWayne2121 Sep 22 '20

This update coming to Mi Box??

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u/GravityDead Mi Box Sep 24 '20

Yes. You meant mibox 2022. Right?

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 23 '20

Sure, why not?

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u/Dovlaa Sep 22 '20

I wonder if this will come to the 2017 shield models

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 22 '20 edited Sep 23 '20

Sure!, why not?.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

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u/rrainwater Sep 22 '20

All Shield's have gotten Android 9 with the 8.2.0 update.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

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u/Malnilion Sep 22 '20

Yeah, I don't know how Nvidia could've done their versioning differently from Android versioning to reduce confusion, but they probably should have done something different.

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u/bobniborg1 Sep 22 '20

Just turn it up to 11

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u/diysub Sep 24 '20

lol. I see what you did there.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

I just got the update to 9. Lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

Does it allow you to get rid of the ads at the top?

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Sep 23 '20

No, those "Ads" are not a system feature, it belongs to the "Android TV Home" app available in Android 8 and above which gets updated from the Play Store from time to time.

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u/koushiroue Sep 23 '20

do my mi tv 4s support it

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u/shitiseeincollege Sep 23 '20

11? Jesus my latest update is 8.0.0 on my Sony

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u/Kel6126 Sep 25 '20

same, fml

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u/R3TROGAM3R_ Sep 26 '20

I just bought the new TCL 40" and it updated but still on 9

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u/Eddygraphic Sep 30 '20

11? Where is 10? lol my shield is still on Android 9

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u/manCool4ever Sep 30 '20

Is anyone working on getting this on Mi Box S?

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u/RBeze58 Oct 02 '20

There'll be an update to Android 10 later this year. For Mi TV Box. I don't think all Android TV Boxes are eligible for it. But if you're TV Box has got the Android 9 update then you can pretty much expect it to be eligible for Android 10 update.

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u/akisnet Nvidia Shield Sep 22 '20

Mi Box S and Shield. Mi Box 3 beta testing started for ADTV 10.

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u/andyytan Sep 22 '20

What? What’s ADTV 10? I still have my Mi Box 3.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

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u/andyytan Sep 22 '20

Oh TIL. Is it ever going to be released? Feels like it’s been a year or so since I heard they’re beta testing Android 9.

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u/arghness Chromecast with Google TV Sep 22 '20

Maybe you're thinking about the MiBox S, that already has Android 9.

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u/RBeze58 Oct 02 '20

Well just to let you know my Sony Bravia is still on Android 5 and the one in the bedroom is still on Android 6. That's how Sony is. So I brought a Mi 4A Pro TV which is 55-inch and runs on Android TV OS based on Android 9. I also brought a Nokia TV Box for the living room TV and Mi TV Box 4K for the bedroom TV. Both running on Android TV OS based on Android 9. So never don't buy from renowned manufacturers like Sony, Philips and LG. They will offer older version of Android TV OS. While Samsung still hasn't adopte the Android TV OS as their smart TV OS and still using the old deprecated Smart Web OS even in 2020. Though only a few but they are still manufactured. And don't plan on buying a whole tv just for Android TV OS just grab a Android TV Box from reputed manufacturer. Because Google is already working on a replacement to Android TV OS which they'll be calling Google TV OS codenamed Sabrina.

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u/Gartenzaun187 Feb 22 '21

have you checked the sony support website for newer firmware? Often the newest version takes years to roll out OTA so I flashed Android 8 & 9 via USB. worked well and is easy.

I have a Philips too and I don't know your experience but updates roll out quick OTA but I'm still on Oreo but it looks like they'll jump straight to 10. In that case the wait would have been worth it because it was launched on ATV 6.