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The post Android TV in 2019: Industry trends moving forward appeared first on BardTech . Android TV boxes have a lot of potential, but thanks to the mishandling by device manufacturers they may soon be outclassed by competitors. However, Google isn’t giving up just yet. In a panel consisting of leading experts from Google and Think Analytics hosted by Accedo at Broadcast Asia, we got to have a closer look at trends and recent developments affecting Android TV as a platform. Android TV going into 2019 Reduced costs and time to market Android TV has matured in a lot of ways over the years, and as a platform, it beats out traditional set-top boxes with the ability to be a whole lot more personal. It can integrate with many different services, and the addition of features such as voice search allows for greater opportunities down the line. As it stands, the price for an OEM to launch an Android TV box is down 60% over what it used to be a little over a year ago thanks to w...

The post Google made a program to test security patch compliance on Android devices appeared first on BardTech . Security, mostly due to heavy software fragmentation, is one of the biggest issues with the Android ecosystem. Google’s own Pixel smartphones are the gold standard of secure Android smartphones, but Google doesn’t only want to secure their own devices. Google has introduced measures like Project Treble , worked to extend Linux kernel LTS from 2 to 6 years, introduced the Android Enterprise Recommended Program, and have even reworked their OEM agreements to start mandating regular security patches. But in an announcement posted today, the company has announced that they’ve been working on a new tool to make sure that smartphone device makers are complying with monthly security patch bulletins. At Google I/O, Google’s head of Android platform security, David Kleidermacher, announced that Google’s Android partners are required to push regular security updates. In the ...