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<p>Android TV is an <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> that runs on <a href="/facts/Smart_TV/JE3CHk0y">smart TVs</a> and related entertainment devices including <a href="/facts/Soundbar/7g4ulSxQ">soundbars</a>, <a href="/facts/Set-top_box/hAsUsw67">set-top boxes</a>, and <a href="/facts/Digital_media_player/sXozrqGf">digital media players</a>. Developed by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>, it is a <a href="/facts/Closed-source/9zcskxYL">closed-source</a> <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android distribution</a>. Android TV features a user interface designed around content discovery and <a href="/facts/Voice_search/0VB0DrMo">voice search</a>, content aggregation from various media apps and services, and integration with other recent Google technologies such as <a href="/facts/Google_Assistant/ahQuotGz">Assistant</a>, <a href="/facts/Google_Cast/ylrSg3fI">Cast</a>, and <a href="/facts/Knowledge_Graph/IgQEyHPp">Knowledge Graph</a>. </p><p>The platform was unveiled in June 2014, as a successor to <a href="/facts/Google_TV_(operating_system)/6aoKjd1w">Google TV</a>, available first on the <a href="/facts/Nexus_Player/0W90go2u">Nexus Player</a> in October. The platform has since been adopted as smart TV <a href="/facts/Middleware/HobNosz9">middleware</a> by companies such as <a href="/facts/Hisense/rc8vV0Ms">Hisense</a>, <a href="/facts/Sony/7x4tCtBd">Sony</a>, <a href="/facts/Panasonic/TqkBQmgj">Panasonic</a>, <a href="/facts/Philips/Xp4uczGg">Philips</a>, <a href="/facts/Sharp_Corporation/IbmkAjKB">Sharp</a>, <a href="/facts/Motorola/ztqczx68">Motorola</a>, <a href="/facts/Nokia/bCleFoF4">Nokia</a>, <a href="/facts/Toshiba/QHRaw8Tr">Toshiba</a> and <a href="/facts/TCL_Technology/5DlTEGaY">TCL</a>. Android TV products have also been adopted as set-top boxes by a number of <a href="/facts/IPTV/tHqsXX6h">IPTV</a> television providers. The "Operator Tier" certification allows operators to distribute their own custom devices based on the Android TV platform. </p>