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Google releases Android 11 preview for Android TV (and confirms a new dongle is on the way)

Android 11 is coming this fall to smartphones, tablets and other devices. And now it looks like an updated version of Android TV based on Android 11 is also on the horizon. Google has released the first Android 11 Developer Preview for Android TV. It’s designed to run on Google’s ADT-3 developer device and not […]

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Xiaomi Mi TV Stick pops up at online store Gearbest (but it’s not for sale yet)

A month after showing up on a leaked product roadmap, the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is making another appearance — this time at an online store. You can’t actually buy the Mi TV Stick yet. But Gearbest has a listing for the product, complete with pictures and specs. Like an Amazon Fire TV Stick or Roku Streaming […]

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Report: Next Chromecast Ultra runs Android TV, has a remote control

For much of the past decade, Google has maintained two different smart TV platforms: Chromecast and Android TV (formerly Google TV). But now 9to5Google reports that the next Chromecast Ultra will be a full-fledged Android TV device. That means that in addition to streaming internet content to your TV while using your phone, laptop, or other […]

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Google’s ADT-3 Android TV developer kit with Android 10 now available for $79

The Google ADT-3 is the first Android TV device to feature a version of Google’s smart TV software based on Android 10. First unveiled in December, the little TV box is aimed at developers who want to make sure their Android TV apps are ready for the software that will roll out to supported devices […]

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Google unveils ADT-3 Android TV box… for developers

Google’s Android TV platform is pretty much what it sounds like — an Android-powered operating system designed for television screens. But while Google sells its own Android phones under the Pixel brand, the company hasn’t sold a first-party Android TV device to the general public since discontinuing the Nexus Player. But the company did release […]