The company identified 39 Android, iOS, and TV box apps that were involved. “These are template-based applications—not very high quality,” says Joao Santos, a security researcher at the company.

Utilizing your network, as well as low-quality, compromised Android apps, Peachpit requests a large quantity of ad views, spoofing your device credentials to farm out ads for quick cash.

If a developer wants to test their app on Android TV 14, then their only option is to use the emulator, because Google’s not offering its reference device to developers this time around.

Android TV 10 is what you’ll find out of the box on Mecool KM3. There are no major customizations here outside of a handful of pre-loaded apps (Twitch, Tubi, Sideload Launcher).

The “Mecool Now” is a Google-certified Android TV box that just launched with support for Google’s platform and apps, as well as baking in a dedicated camera for Duo calls.