A friend asked me to make an app for a TV that shows some information on one halve of the TV and on the other halve he wants to put some TV channel. My question is if it is possible to create an app that does that for android TV. Showing on half of the screen a TV channel and on the other half some information.
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Everything is possible. If you want to make TV application, Google encourages you to use Tv Input Framework TIF.
It consists of 2 parts: service which acquires channels from cable and application which binds to that service and shows channels lists.
You can use Leanback library by Google: leanback
EDIT: Example of TIF service: TIF service commectial app example
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due you now some place where I can an example of implementation of the code? – Manuel_Rodrigues Jun 24 '16 at 09:43
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Yes, I worked on something similar in my company. Project is open source, so you can find details here https://github.com/iWedia/iWediaSimpleTvInputService – vanste25 Jun 24 '16 at 09:49
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witch Programm was used to develop the project? Because Im only familiar with eclipse or Titanium. But for native Android development I prefere eclipse – Manuel_Rodrigues Jun 24 '16 at 09:56
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You should switch to Android Studio. Eclipse ADT plugin is deprecated and you should not use it anymore. You will find easy to switch, Android studio is very good for both native and Java. – vanste25 Jun 24 '16 at 09:57
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I now that I have to change. So was this project developed with Android Studio? – Manuel_Rodrigues Jun 24 '16 at 10:01
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Yes it is. You can see that by taking a look to a root of the project. If gradle is used, then Android studio is the used IDE. – vanste25 Jun 24 '16 at 10:10
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Thanks. I will explore the project with android studio – Manuel_Rodrigues Jun 24 '16 at 10:13
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Okay. Mark my answer as solution if it helps you. – vanste25 Jun 24 '16 at 10:19
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Just one mor question. How can I teste my project? Withs emulator should I use? – Manuel_Rodrigues Jun 24 '16 at 10:27
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You should make emulator with TV image. You have 3 kinds: tv, tablet and phone. Use TV. – vanste25 Jun 24 '16 at 10:56