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- Behind-the-scenes code investigations show that Android TV systems could support acting as a Bluetooth speaker.
- If fully merged, it would allow any Google TV or Android TV device to work just like the BT speakers you already own.
- There’s no definitive timeline on when this could happen if it happens at all.
Most Android TV systems can support sending audio out over Bluetooth. This allows for convenient features such as using a pair of Bluetooth headphones while watching TV. However, very few Android TVs can support receiving Bluetooth streams. That might change in the future, though.
Thanks to some code-sleuthing from Mishaal Rahman (as explained on his paywalled Patreon page where he dishes exclusive Android news and leaks), Google and MediaTek could be working on integrating Bluetooth media reception in the platform’s core code. This would allow you to use Android TV as a Bluetooth speaker of sorts. You could use your smartphone to connect to the “speaker” just as you would with a real BT speaker system.