An Apple TV app may lastly be coming to Android smartphones

It’s not usually that Apple feels compelled to carry its companies over to Android, which makes immediately’s discovery significantly fascinating. It seems the Cupertino agency is planning to carry the TV Plus app to Android telephones.

First noticed by Bloomberg, Apple posted a job itemizing on Might 25 requesting the companies of an Android software program engineer. Based on the submit, this engineer would be part of the Apple TV app workforce to “design and architect a classy utility.”

The itemizing doesn’t outright say it, nevertheless it closely means that the corporate plans to create an Android model of the streaming service telephone app. On the similar time, it additionally means that the tech big is serious about rising the service’s consumer base.

Whereas the iPhone could also be the most well-liked smartphone within the US, it trails behind Android telephones on the worldwide stage. Actually, over 3 billion energetic gadgets around the globe occur to run on Google’s OS. So opening up TV Plus to Android customers may significantly improve its consumer numbers.

Apple has invested closely within the TV Plus platform, spending cash on authentic programming like Ted Lasso, Severance, and extra. As such, the extra eyes it may get for its service, the higher for enterprise.

Increasing the service shouldn’t come as a lot of a shock as the corporate has a historical past of bringing the app to different third-party platforms. It may be discovered on gadgets like Roku, PlayStation, Xbox, Amazon Fireplace Stick, and extra. This wouldn’t even be the primary time Apple TV Plus has flirted with Android because the service is offered on Google Chromecast gadgets and sensible TVs that run on Android. So it’s good to know that it seems Android telephone homeowners may quickly use the app as effectively.

We’ve got reached out to Apple for remark. We are going to replace this text if we get a response.