Tag: Android TV
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Netflix Improves Its Google TV Apps
If you have a Google TV device, you may have noticed Netflix looks even better now. Netflix has released an updated version of its app reducing ‘judder’ with new frame rate matching. Juddering occurs when content is not played at the intended frame rate, causing the same frames to be repeated. A slow internet connection…
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Android TV Now Offers Over 800 Free Live TV Channels
Last month, Google TV announced a partnership with Tubi, Plex, and Haystack News to offer over 800 live channels for free built into Google TV. With this move, Google TV is becoming a major player in the work of free ad-supported live TV streaming. Today Google announced that this live TV tab is now available…
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Google Announces a Plan to Improve Google TV With Better Apps
Today Google announced a plan to improve Google TV and Android TV by building better apps to improve the customer experience. To do this, Google is releasing Compose TV for developers to help them build a better user interface for more beautiful apps with better functionality. “Over the past year, we’ve continued to see significant…
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Android 13 is Finally Coming to Android TVs
Do you own an Android TV or Android TV smart TV or Streaming player? You may soon get access to Android 13 and all of the updates it brings with it. This week 9to5Google spotted that Android 13 would finally be available for Android TV powered devices. Currently, the update has not started to roll…
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Apple TV App for Android TV & Google TV No Longer Allows Movie Rentals and Purchases
Apple’s latest update has removed the option to rent and purchase movies on Android TV and Google TV devices. The buttons with options to rent or buy movies or TV shows have been replaced with a How to Watch button. While users can longer make purchases from their streaming device, it can still be done…
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Android TV and Google TV Surpass 110 Million Monthly Active Devices
The year 2021 was a good one for Google’s TV operating system growth. The company reports that Android TV and Google TV users have surpassed 110 million, up from the 80 million reported in May. That means 30 million more active monthly devices have been added in seven months. A Google spokesperson confirmed the updated…
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Video: The State of Smart TVs in 2021
In case you missed it, this week we spent some time exploring the world of smart TVs. In the video embedded below, we discuss the pros and cons to owning a smart TV, including why you shouldn’t feel locked in to a particular platform. In particular, we take a look at some of the biggest…
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Android TV Adds A Watchlist, Improved Recommendations & Trailer Previews
Android TV is getting an update with new features to make it easier for users to find the content they want to watch. The three new features include a watchlist, improved recommendations, and immersive detail pages for content. Add to Your Watchlist Android TV users will now be able to keep track of the shows…
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Video: Gaming on Android TV and Google Streaming Devices with Stadia
In case you missed it, our most recent deep dive video explores the world of Stadia, Google’s take on game streaming services. With a recent update that open up the service to several Android TV and Google TV devices, we decided to put it to the test. Can a device meant to stream shows and…
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Trying Out Google’s Stadia Game Streaming Service on Android TV and Google TV
Google’s Stadia has been around for a while now, but the game streaming service was recently made available on a number of Android TV and Google TV streaming devices. The platform lets you stream popular video games on computers, phones, tablets, and streaming devices and the idea is to get you access to high-quality, high-end…