google tv - Identify GoogleTv from Android app

Question

Is there a way for an Android app to tell in the Java code if it is running on GoogleTV vs tablets or phones?

Answer 1

You can ask the package manager:

/**
 * Test if this device is a Google TV.
 * 
 * See 32:00 in "Google I/O 2011: Building Android Apps for Google TV"
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxLL-sR6XfM
 * 
 * @return true if google tv
 */
public static boolean isGoogleTV(Context context) {
    final PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
    return pm.hasSystemFeature("com.google.android.tv");
}

Plus this manifest line:

<uses-feature android:name="com.google.android.tv" android:required="false" />