The central concept pertains to the process of loading and initiating the Android TV operating system from a Universal Serial Bus storage device. This involves preparing a USB drive with the necessary system image files and then configuring a compatible device to boot from that drive rather than its internal storage.
This method offers several potential advantages, including the ability to test or run Android TV on devices that may not natively support it. It can also provide a means for system recovery or for deploying custom Android TV builds. Historically, this approach has been utilized by developers and enthusiasts for experimentation and development purposes before wider adoption by end-users became more streamlined.