Google is lastly bringing Android 14 for TVs to supported Android and Google TVs with a number of new options and enhancements. The brand new working system for sensible TVs will lastly add a picture-in-picture mode that can let customers multitask and watch two completely different movies on the identical time. Aside from this, the tech big can be providing completely different power modes to supply customers granular management over power consumption. New accessibility options in addition to synthetic intelligence (AI)-powered personalised descriptions are additionally being added.

In a post made on its developers-focused weblog, Google stated, “We’re bringing Android 14 to TV! The subsequent era of Android supplies enhancements in efficiency, sustainability, accessibility, and multitasking that will help you construct participating apps for TVs.” The tech big additionally introduced a brand new Compose for TV characteristic for builders which is able to permit them to construct new apps with Jetpack Compose, the corporate’s newest Android growth toolkit.

The massive focus with the brand new working system is efficiency and sustainability. Android 14 for TV will get new power modes that allow customers resolve the expertise they need from their Android TVs. There’s a low-energy mode that can cut back the sensible TV’s standby energy consumption. Then, there’s an elevated power mode that retains community connectivity energetic even when the TV is on standby. Lastly, there may be an optimised power mode that helps Google Solid over Wi-Fi, however not via ethernet.

Multitasking can be an enormous focus space for the corporate as it’s lastly introducing a picture-in-picture mode. Nonetheless, this won’t be accessible on all sensible TVs. Google says the characteristic is being reserved for ‘certified’ Android 14 TV fashions. It has not introduced the checklist of TVs which is able to provide this characteristic, however the rule of thumb says newer and premium sensible TVs are prone to get it.

Lastly, accessibility options are additionally being launched. These embody color correction, improved textual content choices, higher navigation for customers, and extra. All of those options may be toggled on and off utilizing distant shortcuts. Additional, Gemini AI has additionally made its technique to Android TV. Google might be including personalised descriptions for films and TV exhibits on the Android TV house display screen, powered by Gemini.