Tag: Android TV
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Plex is Rolling Out Updates Its Apple TV & iOS App With New Features
Today Plex announced that they are rolling an update to their Plex app on iOS and the Apple TV. This new update brings the ability to offer a split screen option on the iPad and Hi-Quality Playback to the Apple TV to name a few of the new features. Here is everything that was added…
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Review: 2019 Hisense H8F Android TV 4K HDR with Dolby Vision & HDR 10
This month Hisense launched their new H8F Android TV Smart TV with 4K HDR10 and Dolby Vision HDR. Cord Cutters News had the chance to test it out, giving our readers a look at it. Overall, this was a great TV for the price point—currently starting at $399.99 for a 50″ up to $699 for…
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Android TV Is Making It Easier to Sign Up for Streaming Services
This week at Google I/O it was announced that a redesigned Play Store for Android TV was on its way. The big selling point is the ability to easily subscribe to streaming services like fuboTV when you install the app. You will also be able to use PINs to log into apps without typing in…
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Philo is Expanding Voice Controls on Android TV
Today at Google IO it was announced that you will soon be able to launch into channels on Philo just by asking your Google Assitant on Android TV. For example, when this update rolls out asking Google on devices like the Nvidia Shield to “open BBC American on Philo” and BBC American will start playing.…
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Amazon Prime Video is Coming to Android TV This Summer
Earlier this month we learned that Amazon Prime Video was coming to Android TV. At the time we didn’t know when but now in an interview with TechHive Google says that will happen this summer. Amazon’s Prime Video app has been on some Android TV but this came from special deals not with Google but…
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You Can Now Stream Locals For FREE on Android TV Thanks to Locast
Locast a new live TV streaming service that launched back in January in New York City to offer access to 15 stations including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Recently Locast expanded into a 7th market with the addition of Washington DC. and Baltimore. Don’t look for Locast to stop there according to the people behind…
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How to Set Up Parental Controls on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & Android TV
Streaming services have a lot of great family friendly content to offer. For parents, it’s important to be sure that kids are safe while enjoying that content. In this post, we’re taking a look at the parental controls on some of the most popular streaming devices. Roku Players Roku devices have several features that work…
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Amazon Prime Video is Coming to Android TV
Earlier today we learned that Amazon and Google have to a deal that would bring YouTube back to the Fire TV. Part of that deal that is not getting a lot of attention is that it was also announced that Amazon has agreed to bring its Prime Video app to Android TV. Amazon’s Prime Video…
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Google Responds to Reports of New Ads on The Android TV Home Screen
This week reports started to come out that Google was placing ads on the home screen. Reportedly, Google is testing ads on the home screen that shows a row of sponsored content. This has exploded with a wide range of Android TV owners saying they have seen the new ads. Google has reached out to…
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An Android TV Bug Allowed Users to Access Strangers’ Google Photos Accounts
Earlier this week, an Android TV user on Twitter pointed out how a bug in the Android TV screensaver from Google Assistant would allow you to access random strangers’ Google Photos accounts. Apparently, when you went to set up Google Photos as your screensaver on the Android TV device it would allow you to click…