Your Android TV will soon have the best features of Chromecast with Google TV

Date:
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:00:26 +0000

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Soon Android TVs from Sony, TCL and Hisense will have the best features of Chromecast with Google TV without buying the dongle.

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Android TV is in for another big update, Google announced today. On the
docket this week are two of Google TVs best features: recommendations and the watchlist.

Available first on the Chromecast with Google TV , recommendations use
Googles algorithm to show you TV shows and movies you might want to watch based on previous ratings. You can tweak the algorithm at any time by going
in and rating more films but we got a nice mix of Marvel movies and sci-fi just by watching and rating the Marvel movies in order .

The other new feature is the watchlist that allows you to add films and
movies you find while browsing the interface to a single row of the home
page. This helps you keep track of content youve been meaning to watch but havent found the time yet, and adding a show or movie to the list is as
simple as clicking on the card and clicking add to watchlist.

So how soon will we see the features? Well, according to Google, youll start to see these new features on your Android TV beginning this week. Android TV vs Google TV: whats the difference?

Last year when we first got our hands on the Chromecast with Google TV, there was a huge difference between it and the long-running Android TV thats
powered smart TVs and streaming devices like the Nvidia Shield for the last half-decade.

Of the two, Google TV was a lot slicker with lots of shows and movies on the home page, while Android TV sorted itself into rows based on streaming services.

Now, however, theres not a big difference between the two. Android TV got a user interface redesign earlier this year that makes it look similar to
Google TV, and now its getting Google TVs two best features, too.

The good news for you? If youre an Android TV owner youre soon going to have all the benefits of a Chromecast with Google TV without having to pay for the dongle. In the market for a new 4K TV ? Here's our list of the best TVs



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