For many people the Nexus Player has changed the way in which they consume TV. This is irrespective of whether any of those people ever owned the device, as the Nexus Player was the first device made ...

So this popped up this week at the FCC. Android TV seemingly wrapped within a smaller form factor than has been seen before – a dongle. Since the FCC listing was spotted the internet has been rife ...

Chinese device maker Huawei has been turning headlines lately with its Android smartphones. But the company also has an Android TV box in the works. It’s called the Huawei MediaQ M310, and it’s one of ...

YouTube for Android TV is rolling out new tweaks to the player UI that have more than a hint of Material You. There haven’t been too many changes to the actual player UI on YouTube for Android TV for ...

Introduced last year to the Android and iOS apps, YouTube’s updated outline-style icons are now available in the main player view on the Android TV version of the ...

When buying a new TV—perhaps around Black Friday—there’s one dilemma you’ll face right after taking it out of the box: Do you stick with the built-in smart TV software, or plug in a separate streaming ...

In this guide we’ll share a list of the best Android video player apps. While most phones come with a video player pre-installed, the ones from our list below offer more features, better controls, and ...

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Android natively supports various video codecs including MPEG-4 SP, H.264 AVC, and H.263. However, your stock Android video player app might not run HEVC files and several other formats if it's old.