Android TV version roulette: Sony and Google lost control of updates

When can you expect your screen running Android TV to get an update? How long will those updates continue? Good luck getting answers.
EDN

MediaTek Enables the World’s First Ultra HD TV Powered by Android TV Software in Collaboration with Google

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — MediaTek announces its collaboration with Google on the world's first Ultra HD TV platform solution for Android TV — made possible through Google's Android TV ...
Bleeping Computer

Google will boost Android security through firmware hardening

Google has started working to harden the security of Android at the firmware level, a component of the software stack that interacts directly with the various processors of a system on a chip (SoC).
The Verge

Android TV’s latest update makes it look more like the Chromecast’s Google TV

Google is rolling out a new update for Android TV that gives its smart TV OS a fresh new look — one that’s almost identical to the UI on the company’s Google TV software on its latest Chromecast. The ...
Liliputing

Android TV is getting instant apps, improved keyboard, and other new features

Google’s Android TV software is, unsurprisingly, based on the same software that powers Android phones, tablets, and other devices. Not all the features you can use on phones are available on TVs… but ...