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: Google now recommends using Compose for TV to build adaptive layouts that handle different screen sizes automatically.

Once your app is built, publishing involves a specific review process to ensure it meets TV standards:

: Developers must integrate robust video playback services that can handle various streaming protocols and resolutions. 3. Testing and Emulation Play TV

: Google manually reviews TV apps to ensure they work correctly with a remote and don't require features a TV lacks, like a camera or GPS. Android TV overview

Testing on physical hardware is ideal, but developers frequently use the manager in Android Studio to simulate TV hardware. This allows you to test different resolutions and remote control inputs directly from your computer. 4. Distribution via Google Play : Google now recommends using Compose for TV

: Older apps often use the Leanback library , which provides pre-built "Fragments" for browsing catalogs and displaying video details.

: You must provide specific Android TV screenshots and a wide banner graphic. Testing and Emulation : Google manually reviews TV

: TV apps rely on a remote control’s directional pad (D-pad), not a touch screen. Every interactive element must have a clear "focused" state so users know where they are. 2. Technical Implementation