How can I check if an app is running on an Android TV

Question

Is there a way to check if an app is running on an Android TV or Android Mobile?

I know how to check the running build. I want to start a specific service if the app is running on an Android TV vs Mobile. Was hoping to house the two under the same library.

Answer 1

From Handling TV Hardware in Android Docs:

public static final String TAG = "DeviceTypeRuntimeCheck";

    UiModeManager uiModeManager = (UiModeManager) getSystemService(UI_MODE_SERVICE);
    if (uiModeManager.getCurrentModeType() == Configuration.UI_MODE_TYPE_TELEVISION) {
        Log.d(TAG, "Running on a TV Device");
    } else {
        Log.d(TAG, "Running on a non-TV Device");
}

Answer 2

private boolean isDirectToTV() {
  return(getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_TELEVISION)
      || getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_LEANBACK));
}

This will return true if the device is advertising itself as having either the android.hardware.type.television or android.software.leanback system features. Android TV and Fire TV handle this correctly; I have not tried it on other environment as yet.