During its presentation, Microsoft said, "Behind the scenes, we actually create a proxy native app that handles the bridge between the Android app model and the Windows app model." Presumably, that means the system will provide things like a start menu shortcut, icons, entries in the app uninstall lists, and other minor Windows wrappings that will make the app feel native. It sounds like we're essentially getting x86 Android running on Hyper-V.įurther Reading Windows 11 is much more than a new theme slapped onto Windows 10Android apps under Windows should feel just like native Windows apps, with a top-level window, taskbar entry, and the ability to be pinned to the start menu. Windows currently has a "Windows Subsystem for Linux" (WSL), which uses a subset of the Hyper-V functionality to run Linux apps on a real Linux kernel alongside your Windows apps. (Hyper-V lets a second guest OS access the bare metal hardware instead of running on top of the host OS with less access to resources.) Real Android phones use the Linux kernel, and Microsoft is building an Android framework on top of WSL for the Windows Subsystem for Android. The feature is officially called the "Windows Subsystem for Android," which should tell you a lot about how it works. Will these apps use emulation? Will Windows' existing Linux support be involved? We got our answers shortly after the keynote, thanks to a follow-up developer talk that went into some details. Unfortunately, the keynote was light on details. Microsoft's Windows 11 announcement surprised us with the news that the upcoming OS will run Android apps alongside Windows apps. Note that there's no "Install" button, just a button that looks like it will kick you out to some other Amazon App Store app.
YouTube TV will be available starting today, and Hulu + Live TV will become available in the coming weeks.The app listing for TikTok. Sling TV’s integration began rolling out earlier this year, Amazon clarifies, but is being officially announced today.
“We believe the future of Connected TV is one that brings live content forward, simplifies the streaming and OTT landscape, and enables customers to discover the programs they want to watch with ease,” he added. “We’re excited to welcome Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV into our integrated suite of Live TV discovery features,” said Sandeep Gupta, VP of Fire TV, in a statement.
This works via built-in Alexa on the Fire TV Cube, via a paired Echo device, or by using the Fire TV’s Alexa Voice Remote, depending on your setup. That means users can ask Alexa to open the Channel Guide or even change the channel, by saying “Alexa, tune to ,” for example.
On Monday, for example, Roku introduced its own Live TV Channel Guide, accessible via a new tile, which allows Roku users to browse the free live and linear content Roku offers in a similar way.Īmazon’s Fire TV platform, however, has the perk of Alexa integration. This format is proving popular among live TV service subscribers.
Here, there are rows for things like “Live Sports” and “Live News,” plus content from your subscriptions’ channels.įrom here, you can hop into the Channel Guide, which offers the more traditional grid guide, similar to cable TV. You can then access the app’s live content across the Live Tab, which organizes live content in the familiar Netflix-like style of scrollable rows. To use new integrations, you’ll first need to log into the streaming app you subscribe to with your current account information. Since integrating with Amazon’s live streaming discovery features, the number of active Philo users is up nearly 2.5x on Fire TV,” said Philo CEO Andrew McCollum, whose TV streaming app was one of the earlier additions to Fire TV. “Fire TV is hugely popular among Philo fans.