YES, finally! Yesterday during its yearly I/O developer keynote, Google announced that Google TV is moving from from Android Honeycomb version 3.2 to Android Jelly Bean version 4.2.2, and that existing Google TVs will "start to receive updates in the coming months".
Google was quick to point out that developers will now be able to "build TV experiences using the latest Android APIs, including the NDK". Additionally, Google TV is receiving latest version of Chrome (26) with "support for hardware-based content protection, enabling developers to provide premium TV content in HD within their web apps", probably W3C new DRM framework for HTML5 videos.
Google spokesperson confirmed that it will only be available for ARM-based Google TV devices, and not on first-generation Intel-based Google TV set-top-boxes and TVs.
This was posted yesterday on Google TV Developers page on Google+
https://plus.google.com/+GoogleTVDevelop...5rmq6Yu8xG
Quote:Over the past few months Google TV has gathered momentum by launching powerful features for our users such as the highest quality voice search of any TV product and strong manufacturer adoption of the platform. At Google I/O, it’s time to talk about developers and enabling them to bring more great experiences to TV.
Today, Google TV is moving to the latest version of Android (Jelly Bean, 4.2.2), and we’ve refactored Google TV so that our TV OEM partners can update to future versions of Android in a matter of weeks rather than months. For developers, this means you can build TV experiences using the latest Android APIs, including the NDK.
Today Google TV is also moving to the latest version of Chrome, and from now on Google TV benefits from Chrome updates on the same six week cycle that you’ve come to expect from Chrome. In Chrome on Google TV, we’ve added support for hardware-based content protection, enabling developers to provide premium TV content in HD within their web apps.
Google TV-powered devices in market will start to receive updates in the coming months, and we expect to see new devices launched later this year. If you are attending Google IO, please check out the “Android: As seen on TV!” session and stop by the Google TV Developer Sandbox area.
https://developers.google.com/tv/
So more detailed information will most likely come this Friday during the "The Android: As seen on TV!" session segment of Google I/O
https://developers.google.com/events/io/.../326287482
LG also wrote this about the NDK in their announcement
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...92241.htmlQuote:In addition to boosting overall performance, the latest Jelly Bean update supports the Android Native Development Kit (NDK), so LG Google TV owners can have the widest, most diverse selection of apps to choose from. Smartphone apps designed using the NDK will run on LG Google TV with little to no modifications. With NDK compatibility, users can now play more games on the bigger LG Google TV screen. This level of compatibility makes it easier for developers to enter the burgeoning Smart TV app market.
"LG Google TVs with the latest Jelly Bean operating system and NDK support will deliver an enhanced user experience and access to more great apps," said Havis Kwon , president and CEO of the LG Home Entertainment Company. "In addition to enabling users to enjoy advanced Android apps, the latest OS will also provide developers with new opportunities in the Smart TV arena."