Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Here are the prerequisites you need to build an Android TV application:
Use SDK tools version 23.0.5 or higher
Use the SDK with Android 5.0.1 (API 21)
Use Android TV libraries which include: v17 leanback, v7 recyclerview
and v7 cardview
For more info about Android TV libraries please refer to
https://developer.android.com/
The Android TV libraries included in the Android SDK Manager are shown in Figure
9-6
.
Figure 9-6.
Android TV required libraries
When using Android Studio you need to create a virtual Android TV emulator as shown in
Figure
9-7
.