Can we use Android YouTube API to develop Google TV applications?

Question

I have develop an Android application using YouTube Android API. Now I need my application to be able to run in Google TV devices. But my application does not work in Google TV device/Emulator. So I try the sample application which comes with YouTube library. even its not working in Google TV.

Is YouTube Android API really compatible with Google TV ? If so why it is not working in Google TV ?

My logcat out put says media player error during the playback.

YouTubeAndroidPlayerAPI : MediaPlayer error during playback [what=1, extra=-2147483648]
YouTubeAndroidPlayerAPI : Retrying MediaPlayer error [retry=3, max=3]
AwesomePlayer           : setDataSource_l('http://redirector.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?id=7b25376d1cb6c78e&itag=22&source=youtube&uaopt=no-save&upn=drkvZj2MXOc&el=videos&devKey=AWMUQlKSGtkK9UUmJNGoTUgO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1367719435&sparams=id,itag,source,uaopt,upn,ip,ipbits,expire&signature=5AC58E1E3D89EB15227C062654CBA43017C92F4A.46152ACA146CC324100BBED7DC27C8C234614D35&key=yta2&dnc=1')
NuHTTPDataSource        : connect to redirector.c.youtube.com:80/videoplayback?id=7b25376d1cb6c78e&itag=22&source=youtube&uaopt=no-save&upn=drkvZj2MXOc&el=videos&devKey=AWMUQlKSGtkK9UUmJNGoTUgO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm&app=youtube_gdata&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1367719435&sparams=id,itag,source,uaopt,upn,ip,ipbits,expire&signature=5AC58E1E3D89EB15227C062654CBA43017C92F4A.46152ACA146CC324100BBED7DC27C8C234614D35&key=yta2&dnc=1 @0
AwesomePlayer           : reset
AwesomePlayer           : cancel player events
AudioService            : AudioFocus  abandonAudioFocus() from android.media.AudioManager@a6d87f98com.google.android.youtube.api.t@a6d7b380
AwesomePlayer           : video decoder shutdown completed

FYI : AwesomePlayer is not a tag defined by me.

Answer 1

Yes, it does work on Google TV, but you need to have version 1.6 (4845) of the YouTube app (or higher).

All of the YouTube API sample apps work on GTV: https://developers.google.com/youtube/android/player/sample-applications

You can play HD videos using the YouTube API which looks great on a TV.

I have open-sourced a GTV app that uses the YouTube API: https://github.com/entertailion/Video-Wall

The app shows a video wall of thumbnail images for videos in a YouTube playlist. One of the thumbnails will flip over and begin playing a video from the playlist, which will play until it finishes. After that, the video will be replaced with a thumnbail, and a different thumbnail will flip over to play another video.

Answer 2

I don't have a Google TV device to test it, but should work on that device.

These resources may be useful:

https://developers.google.com/tv/android/docs/gtv_demo_samples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULTQ4J5Em40