For the past couple of months, articles have been going around calling out a problem with “Android TV” boxes sold online that are full of malware, often ignoring that “Android TV” isn’t the same thing ...

Marketplaces and e-waste recycling centers are practically overflowing with the things: ARM-based streaming TV boxes that run some — usually very outdated and compromised — version of Android. While ...

As smartphones gained prominence, screens also evolved into smarter versions. This transformation extended to the realm of television, where Smart TVs have taken center stage. Android TV exemplifies ...

Google TV has been around for the better part of a decade. Launched as Android TV in 2014, the smart television operating system Google developed as a solution for top streaming boxes and TVs to ...

Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the underlying Linux-ness of these machines. In theory this is a good thing; we wouldn’t necessarily ...

Android is a powerful operating system with tons of potential. As a result, many set-top box makers often settle on it. It's ...

When you buy a TV streaming box, there are certain things you wouldn’t expect it to do. It shouldn’t secretly be laced with malware or start communicating with servers in China when it’s powered up.

Which Android streaming box is best? Fans of the Android operating system on a smartphone will appreciate the ability to use that same interface on a TV streaming box. An Android streaming box gives ...