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Google Releases Android 16 for TV Beta

Tim May 21, 2025 7

Back in January, Google announced that it would be bringing Gemini to Google TV, allowing for more conversational requests to your television. This week during Google I/O, Google expanded on this news, announcing the release of the Android 16 for TV beta....

Google I/O Teases Android XR Launch, Android 16 for TV, New Material Design, More

Kellen April 23, 2025 3

Google I/O 2025 is about a month away, so Google dropped the schedule on us to try and get developers to figure out what they need to focus their time on and to help with overall planning. For us, that just means a bunch of teasers to be on the lookout for...

SHIELD TV Units Getting Hotfix Update to Squash Bugs

Tim April 18, 2025 12

NVIDIA has a hotfix update available to owners of SHIELD TV, aimed at correcting issues with the 9.2 update that rolled out earlier this year. The full list of fixes is below, but as a note to owners, it's not yet rolling out publicly. In the meantime, owners...

Sorry, There’s No More Purchasing TV Shows From Google TV

Tim July 23, 2024 12

Google announced this week that users of Google TV on Google TV-powered devices, Android TV, and the Google TV mobile app will no longer be able to purchase TV shows. For those with a lot of purchased content, don't fret, as your stuff is still accessible in...

Google TV Streamer Box Could Replace Your Chromecast Dongle

Tim July 23, 2024 15

It has been years since Google has given customers meaningful Chromecast hardware. We've heard rumblings of a new Chromecast device in the works and even thought we saw its remote last year, but Google I/O came and went with Google giving us nothing. This week...

Android 14 for TV Means Better Performance, Multitasking

Tim May 15, 2024 14

Google has announced Android 14 for Android TV OS, bringing with it a variety of improvements and changes. Detailed during Google I/O, we're getting the general "performance improvements," but beyond snappier navigation, there's actually a few new things are...

Google I/O ’24 Schedule Teases Android 15, Wear OS 5, and New Android TV OS Updates

Kellen April 25, 2024 3

Google I/O 2024 is scheduled for a May 14 start, so to get us all ready, Google has posted the schedule of events. If you are a developer or just an Android/Google ecosystem nerd, you might want to pay attention. My understanding of I/O 2024 is that Google is...

Android TV Users Get New Quick-Access Row

Tim February 21, 2024 6

Google announced this week that it is adding a new quick-access row to the home screen UI for Android TV users. With it, you can jump directly into things like live TV, title exploration, and more. As we can see in the above image, the quick-access row is...