Android 16 for TV looks almost identical to Android 14, with only a few visual tweaks.
- Android 16 for TV looks almost identical to Android 14, with only slight visual tweaks in the Settings menu.
- New developer-focused features include MediaQualityManager, IAMF spatial audio support, and performance optimizations.
- The stable release is expected later this year, and Gemini integration is also on the roadmap.
Android 16 is officially headed to TVs, but in its current state, it’s not anything exciting. Despite the major version bump, the latest Android TV update brings surprisingly few visual changes, with the interface looking almost identical to Android 14 for TV. We spent some time on the new Android 16 for TV emulator build and barely noticed anything new, though that could be because it’s still early in development, and the update isn’t expected to roll out until later this year.
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