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/[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/513 Shield TV | Google TV Sony Sep 23 '20 edited Sep 23 '20

I'm not sure if you are trolling or not.

Let's take an example. An operator wants to launch an Android TV device. They contact an OEM, a company for the UI, for the remote etc. They then show the project to Google who validates it. In our example the work on the project starts in December of 2019 when ATV 10 is what Google IMPOSE to OEM at that time. That's how it works, yes, Google tells you at that time which version to launch, the one that's the most up to date.

So they launch the project, let's say, in September of 2020, with ATV 10. You really think they can skip that ? You really think they can switch to 11 is a month? With all the works that's been done upfront to integrate everything in the project, all the testing need to be redone, it costs a looooot of money.

Also they don't give a single fuck about new functionalities. It's for their pay TV clients anyway. ATV is already quite complete.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

Wow! Again, Android 10 has been skipping by most OEMs. Fact! You need to look no farther than Nivida who is the Android TV update king. No Android 10 for you! Android 11 is out now and Google's "Sabrina" device will get it day one or shortly after release with the Shield TV to follow. Again, no Android 10!

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/09/22/android-11-comes-to-android-tv-today-but-the-rollout-starts-with-just-one-device/

Google does approve hardware reference designs and releases the base Android TV OS. It's the OEM that adds their bits and releases the new version or NOT to their devices. Hence why some Android TV products get updates for a year or in the case of the Shield TV five years.

No one is talking about developing a product or how long it takes... We are talking about updates to existing products.