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FLORINA MUNTENESCU: Hi, and welcome to I/O live.
I'm Florina Muntenescu, your host.
And I'm here today with Sascha Prueter, Director
of Product of Android TV.
SASCHA PRUETER: Hi, Florina.
FLORINA MUNTENESCU: So tell me, Sascha,
what's new with Android TV?
SASCHA PRUETER: We have a bunch of stuff
that we are excited to talk, specifically with developers
at Google I/O, because it is a developer conference after all.
So we do a lot of talks and sessions
here about how TV app developers can actually integrate really
well with Android TV.
So as you can see on the screen, if I just
stroll around a little bit, we want app developers
to get their top content and really beautiful pictures,
all the metadata on screen.
But we want to make sure it's not only YouTube
or HBO that can do that stuff.
We want every app developer can do this.
Right?
So we talk a lot about new ways, how
we can do this integration really nice,
what ways we have to help you with this.
And basically, want to enable developers to have really
the best content on the TV and make the content really shine.
Because we want to help them make their apps popular.
And then, obviously, it's Google I/O.
So we're talking about Android P as well.
We have a bunch of new stuff in Android P for users,
but also for developers.
So some examples for users are-- we have a very new set up flow
that gets you all your favorite apps
already, when you set up a device.
We have features like autofill, where
if you have already logged in on some other device,
you already get your login credentials on Android TV.
So you don't have to clumsily enter passwords
with the remote control.
No one likes that, right?
But also they have cool, new platform APIs
in Android P where, for example, we
have external camera support.
So you could start to develop camera apps on TV as well.
That's some of the stuff with Android P where you can use
the new Android P preview SDK.
It has a TV Emulator, and you can get
started with it if you want.
FLORINA MUNTENESCU: I know last year you
launched the Assistant in the US, but I live in London.
Can I finally use it in London, also?
SASCHA PRUETER: A very good question.
Actually, the international support
for the Google Assistant on Android TV
is rolling out as we speak.
So specifically, the UK and some other European countries
rolled out in the next few weeks.
But since you mentioned the Assistant,
one really cool thing we announced here at Google I/O
is our new sound bar project that we did with JBL.
It's the JBL link bar that you can see here.
And we really like the combination
of having a TV device powering a TV screen,
but with really awesome sound, and a far-field microphone
built in.
So you don't really need this remote control anymore.
You can basically just sit on the sofa
and control your TV device, or any device
connected to the sound bar.
So you can ask things like, hey Google.
What's my agenda today?
GOOGLE ASSISTANT: Today, there's only one thing
on your calendar.
It's at 6:00 PM and its title is, "Pick up the dog".
SASCHA PRUETER: Yeah, I really shouldn't forget that.
But it's really nice.
You don't have to get up from the couch, look
for the remote control anymore.
You just talk to your TV in a very natural way.
Hey, Google, go home.
FLORINA MUNTENESCU: OK, great.
So I can continue losing my remote control.
But still, I'm an Android developer.
So what can I do practically?
Is there some code that I can already write?
SASCHA PRUETER: You could download the Android P Preview
SDK with your Emulator, but we know developers want
to work with real hardware.
So one really cool thing we are announcing here at Google I/O
is the ADT-2 Developer Device.
For those of you who have been developing
for Android TV for a while, might remember
we had a ADT-1 Developer Device in 2014,
launched at Google I/O. And after four years,
we thought, it's time to do that again.
So it's a neat little Android TV dongle
you can connect to your TV.
You can sign up for this.
We have a sign-up form live.
And we are selecting--
it's a limited edition device, but we
make sure a lot of developers are getting one of those.
It's a real cool small Android TV dongle,
voice-enabled remote control.
So all the things we've been talking about,
content integration, Assistant integration for your apps,
you can try that all out on the device.
FLORINA MUNTENESCU: Great.
Thank you very much, Sascha.
So we already have a lot of new things for Android TV--
both for developers and for end users.
So now all we need to do is check out the developer
documentation and also sign up for the dongle.
Thank you, Sascha.
SASCHA PRUETER: Thank you.
FLORINA MUNTENESCU: This is Florina for I/O live.
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