@inproceedings{raptors2026-c083,
  title     = {{Android Is Not Just Mobile: Lessons from TV, Auto, and Wear}},
  author    = {Krupenich, Siarhei},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Raptors Conference},
  volume    = {1},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Hackathon Raptors},
  address   = {London, United Kingdom},
  doi       = {10.68495/rc.2026.C083},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.68495/rc.2026.C083},
  abstract  = {Most developers see Android through the lens of smartphones, while Android TV, Auto and Wear OS require a different mindset rather than an adaptation of the same one. This paper shares architectural lessons and UX challenges from building applications for those non-mobile platforms, where the input model, the viewing distance, the lifecycle and the constraints on memory and power all differ from the phone case that most Android practice is built around. Based on a presentation given at GDG Berlin, it sets out how to extend Android skills beyond the phone screen without assuming that what works there transfers. Readers take away a clear understanding of the architectural and lifecycle differences between mobile and non-mobile Android platforms, together with practical strategies for layout optimization and memory management specific to those ecosystems, where the same mistake that is tolerable on a handset is not on a television or a watch.}
}