Tag: google tv
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Google TV is Getting an Updated Home Screen With a New Look & New Features
Over the last few years, Google TV has grown in popularity, and now Google is working on improving its home screen. Google back in November announced that in early 2024, Google will update the look of the home screen. This would include all apps now having round icons instead of square. Now that update has…
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Google TV Exec Says Televisions Could Become the Central Hub of the Home
The television industry wants their products to be more than just a place where you watch the latest movies and shows. It wants TVs to become the central hub of the smart home. Smart speakers — like Amazon Echo and Google Home — in many ways, occupy that role now, and help manage the smart…
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Google TV Adds Valentine’s Day Collections And a Special Screening of an Upcoming Film
Google TV is prepped for Valentine’s Day with curated collections to help start date night off on the right foot, along with an exclusive pre-screening of A Circus Story & Love Song. The streamer’s Cupid’s Choice collections feature films and shows picked by the Google TV team to help audiences find their perfect movie match.…
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Google TV Adds Full Screen Video Ads Similar to Those on Amazon’s Fire TVs
Last year Amazon added full screen video ads when you started the screen. Now Google is also showing full screen video ads when customers turn on their videos. When customers turned on their Chromecast with Google TV, they were recently presented with full screen video ads on their TV. These ads include sound and, right…
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The Best Streaming Players for Cord Cutting in 2024! Roku vs Fire TV vs Google TV vs Apple TV
Looking for a new streaming player in 2024? No matter if you are a new cord cutter looking a player to help you cut the cord or an experienced cord cutter looking to upgrade we can help. Last year we asked our readers what they thought was the best streaming player for cord cutting. According…
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Google TV Will Now Reportedly Let You Send Phone Calls to Your TV
A new “call notifications” feature is rolling out to users in Google TV’s latest update. Google confirmed to Cord Cutters News that call notifications for Google Meet on Google TV and Android TV OS began rolling out at the end of 2023. This comes after Google announced in November that it would be redesigning Google…
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Walmart Stops Selling Its New Onn $14.99 Google TV Streaming Player
Back in November Walmart quietly released a new $14.99 Google TV powered streaming player. This comes after it released earlier this year a $19.88 Google TV powered streaming player. Walmart never officially announced this new streaming player just quietly listed it on the website. Now Walmart has marked this streaming player as out of stock…
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RCA Announces New Roku TVs and Google TVs Smart TVs For Cord Cutters
Today at CES RCA announced new Roku TVs and TVs running Google TV. These include budget-friendly Roku TVs and Google TV smart TVs running Mini-LEDs. This comes as RCA releases a full line of new home products, including smart pet products. Here are the TVs that RCA announced today: This brings one more option for…
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The Best Smart TVs for Cord Cutting? Roku TV vs Google TV vs Fire TV vs Samsung vs Vizio – 2023 Cordie Awards
Thinking of buying a smart TV? Not sure what brand would be best for cord cutting? We asked more than 1,000 cord cutters what TVs they thought were the best for streaming, and this is what they told us. According to our readers, the best smart TVs for cord cutters are Roku TVs with 41%…
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The Best Streaming Player for Cord Cutting? Roku vs Fire TV vs Google TV vs Apple TV – 2023 Cordie Awards
So, you want a new streaming player? Not sure what to get so you can stream your favorite shows and movies? We asked more than 1,000 of our readers which is the best streaming player for cord cutting. Read on to see the winners. According to our readers, Roku is the best streaming player for…