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Compact skill for Android TV Media3 playback UI. New TV apps use Compose for TV; Leanback and media3-ui-leanback are maintenance-only for existing Leanback apps. Covers D-pad focus, overscan-safe controls, and TV UX rules.
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| name | media3-tv-leanback-ui |
| description | Compact skill for Android TV Media3 playback UI. New TV apps use Compose for TV; Leanback and media3-ui-leanback are maintenance-only for existing Leanback apps. Covers D-pad focus, overscan-safe controls, and TV UX rules. |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| metadata | {"author":"Shunnek Labs","version":"1.1","target_media3_version":"1.10.1","last_reviewed":"2026-07-23","keywords":["android","media3","tv","compose-for-tv","leanback","dpad","player-ui"]} |
Use for Android TV playback screens, remote/D-pad interaction, Compose for TV player UI, or maintenance of an existing Leanback app that uses media3-ui-leanback.
streaming-media-architecture for ownership and telemetry, then specialize for TV.1.10.1 through the version catalog.androidx.leanback is formally deprecated. Its release page states the artifact and its classes are deprecated and points to Compose for TV. media3-ui-leanback wraps that deprecated stack.androidx.tv:tv-material) with the standard Media3 Compose surface (PlayerSurface/ContentFrame from media3-ui-compose).media3-ui-leanback (LeanbackPlayerAdapter) only when maintaining an existing Leanback app. DO NOT add it to new code.New TV app (Compose for TV):
tv-material = { module = "androidx.tv:tv-material", version.ref = "tvMaterial" }
media3-ui-compose = { module = "androidx.media3:media3-ui-compose", version.ref = "media3" }
Existing Leanback app, maintenance only:
media3-ui-leanback = { module = "androidx.media3:media3-ui-leanback", version.ref = "media3" }
media3-ui-leanback.media3-compose-ui-material3media3-view-ui-playermedia3-video-playbackmedia3-background-playback-service