The popularity of Android TV continues to grow. It already has over 100 million users

In the smart TV segment, the Amazon and Roku operating systems still dominate, but devices with Android TV from Google. According to her estimates, this platform already exceeded the limit of 100 million users last year. The portal informed about it GizmoChina.

Chromecasts and TCLs have the largest share of Android TV growth

A Google spokesperson originally revealed a user estimate for the portal 9to5Google. According to him, the platform currently runs with Google TV on more than 110 million active devices per month. This represents a significant increase in popularity and user base. In May 2021, Google reported only 80 million active devices running on the platform.

As a result, more than 30 million new facilities have been added in more than half a year. Most of them are Chromecasts and smart TVs with Android TV from the Chinese company TCL. Of course, other Google partners, of which there are currently more than 250 worldwide, are also contributing to the growth.

Android TV 12 should attract more manufacturers to the platform

A month ago, Google also announced a new version of this operating system called Android TV 12. It features a sophisticated user interface with 4K resolution, dynamic refresh rate switching, background blur, improved support for HDR and surround sound formats, or indicators showing microphone and camera usage to improve privacy.

Although the new version has not yet been released for commercial devices, it can be assumed that its improvements will attract other manufacturers who will use it in their smart TVs. The most active manufacturers so far are TCL, Sony and Hisense, which also launched new models during the recent CES 2022 trade fair in Las Vegas.