At Google I/O 2017, nosotros announced a redesign of the Android TV's domicile screen. We expanded the recommendation row concept as well as therefore that each app tin induce got its ain row (or multiple rows) of content on the domicile screen. Since the unloose of the novel domicile screen, nosotros induce got seen increased adoption of the novel recommendation channels for Android Oreo inward a broad diverseness of apps.
With to a greater extent than as well as to a greater extent than apps surfacing high-quality recommendations using the novel channels, the legacy recommendation row inward the novel domicile covert on Android O volition last phased out over the side past times side year.
Currently, when an app creates recommendations amongst the legacy notification based API the content is added to a channel for that app. The channel may already be if at that spot was recommended content for it when you lot upgraded from Android northward (or below). If the at that spot is no channel for the app, it volition last automatically generated for you. In either case, the user can't add together or take programs from the channel, only they tin move, hide, as well as present the channel. When an app starts to purpose the novel API to add together its ain channels, the arrangement removes the auto-generated channel as well as the app takes over command of the display of their content.
Over the side past times side year, nosotros volition stage out the automatic generation of channels. Instead of generating multiple channels, i for each app's legacy recommendations, nosotros volition insert i channel for all legacy recommendations. This channel volition seem at the bottom of the channel list. Users tin deed or take it. When a user upgrades to Android O, the previous recommendation row from Android northward (and below) becomes a channel at the bottom of the domicile screen.
If you lot induce got non updated your app to post service content to the novel channels on the domicile screen, accept a await at our documentation, codelab, as well as sample to instruct started.
We await forwards to to a greater extent than as well as to a greater extent than apps taking wages of the novel changes inward the domicile screen. We dear to necessitate heed your feedback, as well as therefore delight watch the Android TV Developer Community on G+ to percentage your thoughts as well as ideas.
