Google launches new Live Channels app for Android TV, now available on Google Play
Fresh off the Google Play Store is a new app looking to bring a little additional functionality to Android TV set tops (read: the Nexus Player). It’s called Live Channels for Android TV and from the description on Google Play, will allow users to watch live television from built-in tuners or IP-based tuners on their Android TV. The screenshots show live television being displayed with channel information, PIP mode, and even side-by-side split screen viewing.
Oddly enough, the app seems to already come installed on our Nexus Player, although it remains hidden. Our guess is Google is waiting to formally announce this sometime in the near future (possibly in collaboration with an Android TV powered television?), but we’re hearing you can unlock it by installing specific applications from the Play Store that enable Android TV’s “TV input framework” as detailed here.
[via AndroidForums]