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How to build your Android TV app?

Learn how to build your Android TV app with Ventuno. Follow this step-by-step guide to create, configure, and launch your app.

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Written by Anjana
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Introducing your streaming service to the Android TV platform opens up new possibilities for reaching a diverse audience. With an Android TV app, users can enjoy your content on a big screen, enhancing their viewing experience. Let's delve into the step-by-step process of building your very own Android TV app.


Selecting a Theme

  • From the Apps section of the left menu, select Connected TV Apps and then choose Android TV.

  • You will see themes, you can preview a theme by clicking on the Preview button below the theme

  • Also, toggle the light and dark options in the Choose Theme Type on the top to see how it looks before selecting one.

  • Finally, click on the Save button

Filling in Basic Info

  • Now Move on to the next tab Basic Info

  • Here fill in details like your App name, Package name, and a description for your app

  • Select your brand colors

  • And upload your brand assets - like logos

  • Then click on the Save button

Android TV App Basic Info - App name, package id, description, Brand assets - logo, splash, icon and Brand colors definition



Approving Content

Your next step is to approve what shows and playlists you want to make available in your Android TV app. This ensures you have full control over what content is available in which app.
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Simply push allowed Shows and playlists to the right side and click Save

Designing Your Pages

Now we have come to the most interesting part of building your app - Designing each page

There are some default pages with certain prebuilt options - they are

  1. Home Page

  2. Show Detail Page

  3. Video Detail Page

  4. Movie Detail Page

  5. Live Page

Also, you can create any number of pages and widgets to them to suit your needs.
Customizing these pages is similar to customizing them on your website or other apps.


Customizing the Header

The header is very important for your TV app as it will be available on all pages and enable smooth navigation.

Here are the header options that can be customized

  • Select the layout for the header

  • Select the icons for each page

  • Toggle elements ON if you want them to be included in your header and OFF if you do not want them in your header

  • You can also add custom pages to your header (and select icons from the icons below them)

  • Finally, Save the page

Android TV app layout selection

App Settings

On this page, you must make generic app settings like whether you want the splash screen to be enabled, or the splash video to be looped.

If you would like your Auth page (login page) to have an image and other generic settings

Android TV app splash screen settings

Build Android TV App

This is the final step. You will have to click build to get your Android TV app apk file.

FAQ

What do I need to build an Android TV app with Ventuno?

Apart from your content and brand assets, you need a Ventuno account and a Google Play Developer account.

Can I customize my appโ€™s design and features?

Yes, our templates are fully customizable.


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