What to expect from Android TV 12 update

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The final release of Android 12 for TV is now available, new features have been added just to make it even more fun. This article comes just to get you ready for the new release by taking you through what to expect from Android TV 12 update. Since a lot has changed, you should make sure that your app is still compatible with the latest Android version by carrying out a compatibility test.

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In addition to that, further customizations have been added in Android 12 to improve the experience and compatibility on TV devices. Some of the highlights about the changes include media playback improvements, more refined user interface capabilities, and privacy and security enhancements

Below is a full list of the new features to expect

  1. Native 4K Rendering
  2. YouTube Gets Brand New Playlist UI
  3. Motion Judder Begone
  4. HDMI-CEC 2.0 Controls
  5. Background Blur for Better Browsing Experience
  6. Robust API for Better Display Support
  7. Accessibility Improvements Targeting the Elderly
  8. Privacy Indicators For Camera, Microphone Access

1. Native 4K Rendering

Android 12 for TV has an improvement which sees the addition of another feature to facilitate compatibility with modern smart TVs. Since these new screens support high resolutions of up to 4K, then, Android 12 can also support higher native resolutions compared to the Full HD set, and here is how the native 4K rendering capability comes in.

2. YouTube Gets Brand New Playlist UI

Another new addition is the new UI for YouTube. The absence of this feature in the earlier version would cause the playlist to automatically play upon clicking on the playlist, instead of taking the user to a dedicated menu. This has been improved and should work right the moment you get the new version.

3. Motion Judder now more

Talking about the motion performance, there comes a new addition for dynamic refresh rate. This is more useful for the inclusion of those modern smart TVs. This new addition eliminates the motion judder that was present in the earlier versions.

4. HDMI-CEC 2.0:

In the latest version, the role of the HDMI-CEC which was to allow interconnected HDMI devices to communicate with one another has shifted. Now, one remote can control them all. You are able to control a number of compatible gadgets with just one remote.

5. Background Blur for Better Browsing Experience

With the new UI updates, Android 12 brings you the new background blur feature which will give you a significantly better experience while you surf through the available channels.

6. Robust API for Better Display Support

With the new API improvements, Android 12 is capable of supporting different media gadgets such as Dolby Vision and other streaming channels. This improvement also ensures that your stream has a wide array of display resolution, refresh rate, and color gamut. In addition to that, Android TV 12 now can integrate better with HDMI 2.0 protocol and offer a more accurate API for the OS to communicate effectively with the device.

7. Accessibility Improvements Targeting the Elderly

The accessibility improvements support vision and sound features. To make this possible, Android 12 comes with support for bigger fonts that enable the vision impaired individuals to access the content available on the channel.

8. Privacy Indicators

Lastly, in what we have to talk about today, we shouldn’t go without talking about the improved privacy aspect. The new TV OS has borrowed privacy indicators from the Smartphone version of Android 12 which is able to alert the user whenever the inbuilt microphones or cameras are turned on.