If a company fails to adhere to these terms, Google can reportedly revoke the Android licenses from that particular manufacturer and it would no longer be able to use the Play Store and Google’s apps on any of its devices, including phones and tablets. Going against Google’s strict policies appears to be a disastrous move for TV manufacturers who also uses Android as a mobile operating system, like Samsung and LG. Apparently, this really shouldn’t come as a big revelation since the search giant has had this condition in the Android Compatibility Commitment for quite a long time, but it’s interesting to see that it also relates to Android TV manufacturers. “They cannot do Android TV and Fire TV simultaneously,” an anonymous senior employee of a major TV manufacturer said regarding the subject. Consumer electronics manufacturers that have agreed to the terms of the Android Compatibility Commitment for their mobile devices are effectively not allowed to make TVs running on forked Android versions like Fire TV. “Unlike other partnership agreements, it is completely unique type of contract for the TV industry,” he added. Read More: Google to Update Terms of Services to Improve Readability
