1 page.title=User Interfaces for TV 2 3 @jd:body 4 5 6 <p> 7 Building an effective and engaging user interface for TV devices requires a firm understanding of what works well 8 in the context of a living room. Imagine a large screen that can be seen by many people at the 9 same time, controlled with a few buttons by users with limited attention, and you start to see the 10 challenges and opportunities of building an app for TV. Building apps for this environment 11 requires a different approach and different tools.</p> 12 13 <p>This section discusses how to build a living room experience with your app, including 14 implementation instructions and creating user interface widgets built for TV. Also check out 15 <a href="{@docRoot}design/tv/index.html">Design for TV</a> for information and inspiration 16 on creating engaging user interfaces for TV devices.</p> 17 18 <h2>Topics</h2> 19 20 <dl> 21 <dt><b><a href="layouts.html">Layouts</a></b></dt> 22 <dd>Learn how to build app layouts for TV screens.</dd> 23 24 <dt><b><a href="navigation.html">Navigation</a></b></dt> 25 <dd>Learn how to build navigation for TV devices.</dd> 26 27 <dt><b><a href="browse.html">BrowseFragment</a></b></dt> 28 <dd>Learn how to use this fragment to build a browsing interface for media catalogs.</dd> 29 30 <dt><b><a href="details.html">DetailsFragment</a></b></dt> 31 <dd>Learn how to use this fragment to build a details page for media items.</dd> 32 33 <dt><b><a href="in-app-search.html">In-App Search</a></b></dt> 34 <dd>Learn how to use a built-for-TV user interface for searching within your app.</dd> 35 36 <dt><b><a href="recommendations.html">Recommendations</a></b></dt> 37 <dd>Learn how your app can contribute to the list of recommendations appearing on the home 38 screen and get your content noticed by users.</dd> 39 </dl> 40 41
