In this blog, we will learn how to create Smart TV app using Flutter. TV apps use the same architecture as those for phones and tablets. This approach means you can build new TV apps based on what you already know about building apps for Android, or extend your existing apps to also run on TV devices.
However, the interaction model for TV is substantially different. To make your app successful on TV devices you need to make some additional changes apart from phones and tablets.
We have already built an Android TV app for the CS-Cart platform where you can check the complete workflow as well.
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Below Are the things we need to set for the TV app.
Add Leanback Support In the Manifest file
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<manifest> <uses-feature android:name="android.software.leanback" android:required="true" /> ... </manifest> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER"/> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/> </intent-filter> |
Set Touch screen False
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<manifest> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false" /> ... </manifest> |
TV Banner
Android TV app used a Banner instead of a launcher icon.
We need to create a banner with a pixel size of 320×180.
Add to your drawable folder and add to your manifest file as shown below.
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<application ... android:banner="@drawable/banner" > ... </application> |
Sample App
In this sample App, we will make a video player app.
We will use some static sample video URL to show the list of videos and play a video.
Add the Below dependencies to your pubspec.yaml
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video_player: ^2.7.0 cached_network_image: ^3.2.3 |
main. dart
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import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:flutter/services.dart'; import 'homescreen.dart'; void main() { runApp(const MyApp()); } class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { const MyApp({super.key}); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Shortcuts( shortcuts: <LogicalKeySet, Intent>{ LogicalKeySet(LogicalKeyboardKey.select): const ActivateIntent(), }, child: MaterialApp( title: 'Webkul Tv App', debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false, theme: ThemeData( primarySwatch: Colors.blue, ), home: const HomeScreen(), ), ); } } |
HomScreen.dart
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import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart'; import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:webkul_tv_app/rawdata.dart'; import 'package:webkul_tv_app/videoplayerscreen.dart'; class HomeScreen extends StatefulWidget { const HomeScreen({Key? key}) : super(key: key); @override State<HomeScreen> createState() => _HomeScreen(); } class _HomeScreen extends State<HomeScreen> with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin { @override void initState() { super.initState(); } @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( home: Scaffold( appBar: AppBar( title: const Text('Webkul Tv App'),), body :SingleChildScrollView( child:sampleVideoGrid()), ) ); } Widget sampleVideoGrid() { return SingleChildScrollView( child: Column( children: [ GridView( shrinkWrap: true, gridDelegate: const SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount( crossAxisCount: 3, ), children: images .map((url) => InkWell( onTap: () { Navigator.push( context, CupertinoPageRoute( builder: (context) => VideoPlayerScreen( url: links[images.indexOf(url)], ), ), ); }, child: Padding( padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0), child: Image.network( url, height: 150, width: 150, ), ), )) .toList(), ), ], ), ); } } |
VideoPlayerScreen.dart
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import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart'; import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart'; class VideoPlayerScreen extends StatefulWidget { final String? url; VideoPlayerScreen({required this.url}); @override State<StatefulWidget> createState() =>_VideoPlayerScreen(); } class _VideoPlayerScreen extends State<VideoPlayerScreen> { late VideoPlayerController _controller; @override void initState() { _controller = VideoPlayerController.networkUrl(Uri.parse(widget.url??"")); _controller.addListener(() { setState(() {}); }); _controller.setLooping(true); _controller.initialize().then((_) => setState(() {})); _controller.play(); } @override void dispose() { _controller.dispose(); super.dispose(); } @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Scaffold( body: Center( child: SingleChildScrollView( child: Stack( alignment: Alignment.bottomCenter, children: [ Container(child: VideoPlayer(_controller),height:400,width: double.infinity,), _ControlsOverlay(controller: _controller), VideoProgressIndicator(_controller, allowScrubbing: true), ], ), ), ), ); } } class _ControlsOverlay extends StatelessWidget { const _ControlsOverlay({Key? key, required this.controller}) : super(key: key); static const _examplePlaybackRates = [ 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 10.0, ]; final VideoPlayerController controller; @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Row( crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center, mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceAround, children: [ Container( color: Colors.black26, child: Padding( padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0), child: AnimatedSwitcher( duration: Duration(milliseconds: 50), reverseDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 200), child: Row( children: [ MaterialButton( onPressed: () async{ var position= await controller.position; controller.seekTo(Duration(seconds: position!.inSeconds-5)); }, child: Icon( Icons.arrow_back_ios, color: Colors.white, size: 20.0, ), ), SizedBox(width: 20,), controller.value.isPlaying ? MaterialButton( child: Icon( Icons.pause, color: Colors.white, size: 30.0, ), onPressed: () { controller.value.isPlaying ? controller.pause() : controller.play(); }, ) : MaterialButton( child: Icon( Icons.play_arrow, color: Colors.white, size: 30.0, ), onPressed: () { controller.value.isPlaying ? controller.pause() : controller.play(); }, ), SizedBox(width: 20,), MaterialButton( onPressed: () async{ var position= await controller.position; controller.seekTo(Duration(seconds: position!.inSeconds+5)); }, child: Icon( Icons.arrow_forward_ios, color: Colors.white, size: 20.0, ), ), SizedBox(width: 20,), PopupMenuButton( initialValue: controller.value.playbackSpeed, tooltip: 'Playback speed', color: Colors.white, onSelected: (speed) { controller.setPlaybackSpeed(speed); }, itemBuilder: (context) { return [ for (final speed in _examplePlaybackRates) PopupMenuItem( value: speed, child: Text('${speed}x',), ) ]; }, child: Text('${controller.value.playbackSpeed}x',style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white),), ), ], ), ), ), ), ], ); } } |
Rawdata.dart
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List<String> images = [ "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/BigBuckBunny.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/ElephantsDream.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/ForBiggerBlazes.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/ForBiggerEscapes.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/ForBiggerFun.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/ForBiggerJoyrides.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/ForBiggerMeltdowns.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/Sintel.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/SubaruOutbackOnStreetAndDirt.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/images/TearsOfSteel.jpg" ]; List<String> links = [ "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ElephantsDream.mp4", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ForBiggerBlazes.mp4", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ForBiggerEscapes.mp4", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ForBiggerFun.mp4", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ForBiggerJoyrides.mp4", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ForBiggerMeltdowns.mp4", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/Sintel.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/SubaruOutbackOnStreetAndDirt.mp4", "https://storage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/TearsOfSteel.mp4" ]; |
Now our sample app is ready to run.
Conclusion :
Finally, Let’s check the app output.
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12 comments
Thanks for your comment.
We have added VideoPlayerScreen.dart file in the article.
Please check.
If you have any query or suggestion then please do let us know.
video_player: ^2.7.0
Do you give any advice?
Spanish:
llevo rato intentando hacer esto, he corrido todo tu ejercicio tal cual y todo muy bien!, pero cuando intento enviarla a la play store, me rechazan la app, y me dice… La arquitectura de la app o las opciones solicitadas no son compatibles con este dispositivo, cual podria ser la falla ? me ha pasado lo mismo con un app que hice , aprendi a usar el focus, etc, pero siempre me dice rechazada, podrias darme alguna orientacion por favor ?
There can be various reasons for the rejection of App on the PlayStore.
We recommend checking permissions in your manifest file.
Make sure that you are not using any permissions or feature that don’t support TV hardware.
please also check “android.software.leanback” it should be required=”true”.
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Thanks
may i know if you have build this only for the Android tv?
as if you only provide
then flutter app will not work.