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Android 13 adds further customizations to improve the user experience and
increase compatibility with TV devices. Some of the highlights for this release
include performance and quality improvements, and continued advancements to how
users interact with Android TV.
Refer to the Android 13 documentation for a full list of all of the
changes included in Android 13. Note that not all those features apply to TV.
Here are some of the highlights of what's new in Android 13 for TV:
Media & Power
Anticipatory audio route lets apps identify the routed device and
supported formats before creating an AudioTrack
User controls for preferred resolution and refresh rate on supported HDMI
source devices
Power management improvements for low powered standby
Input Control & Accessibility
Hardware mute switch states are reflected in the system
privacy controls
Updated user controls for Assistant microphone access on the remote
New Keyboard Layouts API allows selection of different language layouts
for external keyboards
HDMI & Tuner
Better handling of HDMI state changes on HDMI source devices
Improved language selection for HDMI source devices
Tuner HAL 2.0 with performance optimizations, twin tuner and ISDB-T Multi-Layer support
Framework for interactive TV use cases as an extension to TIF
How to get started
If you have the ADT-3 Developer Kit, install a system image by following
the instructions in this section. Alternatively, you can use the
Android Emulator for TV, which lets you try out some new user
interface capabilities like audio routing, keyboard layouts and HDMI state
changes.
Install system images manually
To install Android 13, follow these steps:
Use the ADT-3 Developer Kit
for Google TV. The provided system image is for ADT-3 developer devices
only.
Flash the image onto your ADT-3 device.
Manually flashing a device gives you precise control over the test
environment and can be performed with command line tools.
Before downloading, you must agree to the following terms and conditions.
Terms and Conditions
By clicking to accept, you hereby agree to the following:
All use of this development version SDK will be governed by the Android Software
Development Kit License Agreement (available at
https://developer.android.com/studio/terms and such URL may be updated or
changed by Google from time to time), which will terminate when Google issues a
final release version.
Your testing and feedback are important part of the development process and by
using the SDK, you acknowledge that (i) implementation of some features are
still under development, (ii) you should not rely on the SDK having the full
functionality of a stable release; (iii) you agree not to publicly distribute or
ship any application using this SDK as this SDK will no longer be supported
after the official Android SDK is released; and (iv) you agree that Google may
deliver elements of the SDK to your devices via auto-update (OTA or otherwise,
in each case as determined by Google).
WITHOUT LIMITING SECTION 10 OF THE ANDROID SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT LICENSE
AGREEMENT, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT A DEVELOPMENT VERSION OF A SDK IS NOT A STABLE
RELEASE AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS, DEFECTS AND SECURITY VULNERABILITIES THAT CAN
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE COMPLETE, IRRECOVERABLE LOSS OF USE
OF YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE.
Before downloading, you must agree to the following terms and conditions.
Terms and Conditions
By clicking to accept, you hereby agree to the following:
All use of this development version SDK will be governed by the Android Software
Development Kit License Agreement (available at
https://developer.android.com/studio/terms and such URL may be updated or
changed by Google from time to time), which will terminate when Google issues a
final release version.
Your testing and feedback are important part of the development process and by
using the SDK, you acknowledge that (i) implementation of some features are
still under development, (ii) you should not rely on the SDK having the full
functionality of a stable release; (iii) you agree not to publicly distribute or
ship any application using this SDK as this SDK will no longer be supported
after the official Android SDK is released; and (iv) you agree that Google may
deliver elements of the SDK to your devices via auto-update (OTA or otherwise,
in each case as determined by Google).
WITHOUT LIMITING SECTION 10 OF THE ANDROID SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT LICENSE
AGREEMENT, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT A DEVELOPMENT VERSION OF A SDK IS NOT A STABLE
RELEASE AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS, DEFECTS AND SECURITY VULNERABILITIES THAT CAN
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE COMPLETE, IRRECOVERABLE LOSS OF USE
OF YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE.
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Last updated 2025-04-17 UTC.
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Some of the highlights for this release\ninclude performance and quality improvements, and continued advancements to how\nusers interact with Android TV.\n\nRefer to the [Android 13 documentation](/about/versions/13/summary) for a full list of all of the\nchanges included in Android 13. Note that not all those features apply to TV.\n\nHere are some of the highlights of what's new in Android 13 for TV:\n\n### Media \\& Power\n\n- [Anticipatory audio route](/training/tv/playback/audio-capabilities#anticipatory-audio-route) lets apps identify the routed device and supported formats before creating an AudioTrack\n- User controls for preferred resolution and refresh rate on supported HDMI source devices\n- Power management improvements for low powered standby\n\n### Input Control \\& Accessibility\n\n- Hardware mute switch states are reflected in the system [privacy controls](/training/permissions/explaining-access#toggles)\n- Updated user controls for Assistant microphone access on the remote\n- Global preferences for enabling [audio descriptions](/training/tv/accessibility#audio-description) across apps\n- New [Keyboard Layouts API](/reference/android/view/InputDevice#getKeyCodeForKeyLocation(int)) allows selection of different language layouts for external keyboards\n\n### HDMI \\& Tuner\n\n- Better handling of HDMI state changes on HDMI source devices\n- Improved language selection for HDMI source devices\n- [Tuner HAL 2.0](https://source.android.com/docs/devices/tv/tuner-framework) with performance optimizations, twin tuner and ISDB-T Multi-Layer support\n- Framework for interactive TV use cases as an extension to [TIF](https://source.android.com/docs/devices/tv)\n\nHow to get started\n------------------\n\nIf you have the [ADT-3 Developer Kit](https://store.askey.com/adt-3.html), install a system image by following\nthe instructions in this section. Alternatively, you can use the\n[Android Emulator for TV](/training/tv/get-started/create#run-on-a-virtual-device), which lets you try out some new user\ninterface capabilities like audio routing, keyboard layouts and HDMI state\nchanges.\n\n### Install system images manually\n\nTo install Android 13, follow these steps:\n\n1. Use the [ADT-3 Developer Kit](https://store.askey.com/adt-3.html) for Google TV. The provided system image is for ADT-3 developer devices only.\n2. Download the [system image listed on this page](#factory-images).\n\n | **Warning:** Before you can flash Android 13, you need to wipe all data on your device. Once you successfully flash the ADT-3 to Android 13, you can't go back to the previous Android 12 build without wiping user data.\n3. If needed, back up your device data.\n\n4. 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