Google’s strange decision regarding the minimum requirements for Android TV

In a surprising move, Google has revealed a change in the memory requirements for Android TV, specifically it has reduced them compared to what we previously knew and seems to indicate the direction they are going to take in this regard from now on.

Google has lowered the requirements for Android TV on the new devices, since they will only require 1 GB of RAM to run the platform.

As you well know, Android TV has existed since it was launched back in 2014 and the Google TV experience is more recent, from 2020.

Both coexist, but it seems that Mountain View is directing Android TV for low-end devices.

According to reports from Android Authority, Google has reduced the RAM requirement for Android TV to just 1 GB compared to the previous requirement of 1.5 GB.

Basically, Google wants to optimize devices for Android TV as much as possible, improving the experience with a minimum amount of memory.

Specifically, devices should have 1 GB of RAM for 1080p output and 1.5 GB for 4K output. It is worth remembering that Google TV requires 2 GB of RAM.

In this way, Google seems to be that, by making this adjustment, it wants to keep Android TV as an option for very low-end devices, unlike Google TV, which is more focused on mid-range and high-end devices.

We will see if this reduction in the minimum memory to be able to run the platform on a device is not affected by overall performance.

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