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How much television can you handle? If you ask Sony, the answer might be “as many as I can fit in one device.” Of the major Android phone manufacturers, Sony is perhaps the only one outside of the Chinese brands that actually produces smart TVs with the Android TV incarnation. That makes it almost strange, then, to hear that you’re bringing Apple TV to some of these, but that might be for the best as it could signal a launch of Apple’s video streaming app on Android TV in general.
The Apple TV app, not to be confused with the similarly named black box, has made its way to platforms outside of Apple’s direct control. That includes Samsung and LG, two Android phone makers that use non-Android platforms for their smart TVs. Unsurprisingly, Android support has been lacking, making this particular Android TV announcement surprising.
Sony just announced that it will be adding the Apple TV app to the X900H, one of its latest 4K HDR LED TVs that was announced a few months ago. Of course, this smart TV runs Android TV, which means it would be the first such Apple TV app for Android. This would go well with the smart TV’s compatibility with AirPlay 2 and HomeKit, Apple’s other smart home and entertainment technologies.
With Apple TV, Sony smart TV owners will have access to hundreds of thousands of movies and TV shows, some of which may already be available from sources that have been on Android TV for some time. However, for true Apple exclusives and originals, owners will need to subscribe to Apple TV + for $ 4.99 a month.
The Sony X900H, however, is just the opening salvo. Sony says the Apple TV app will also launch on select 2018, 2019 and 2020 models before the year is out. Whether that means Apple TV will be available on other Android TV devices is still an open question.
