by dbadmin | Aug 11, 2025 | Android TV, News, Sony
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Sony has begun updating a wide range of Bravia TV models directly to Android TV 14 with Google TV. The rollout appears to target Sony TVs using Realtek chipsets. Android TV 14 brings new features like new energy modes and...
by dbadmin | Aug 3, 2025 | Android TV, Features, Google TV, Raspberry Pi, Smart TV
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Like many affordable smart TVs, mine runs on a frankly garbage processor that makes trawling through my TV’s updated Google TV interface a real chore. Quad‑core Cortex‑A55 CPUs are pretty standard but also as cheap as they...
by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2025 | Android TV, Authority Insights, Google, News
Android TV currently offers a Discover tab for getting recommendations and building your watchlist. A new update to the system launcher suggests that Google’s planning to drop Discover and move your watchlist to the Home tab. Confusingly, Google’s messaging in the app...
by dbadmin | Jul 2, 2025 | Android TV, Google, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Android TV devices are receiving new content tabs on the home screen via a server-side update. These new tabs add “Top Selling Movies,” “Popular Movies and Shows,” and “Trending on Google” to the home screen. There’s no way...
by dbadmin | Jun 23, 2025 | Android TV, Google, News
Google has reportedly reduced the budget for its smart TV group by 10%. Despite the reduction, the company promises “an exciting road map ahead.” Up to a quarter of the members of the 300-strong group could be impacted by the change. Google has not made it...
by dbadmin | Jun 7, 2025 | Android TV, Google Chromecast, Google TV, Google TV Streamer, Reviews
When the Onn 4K Pro arrived in 2024, I felt it was a superior choice to the since-retired Chromecast with Google TV in many ways. And even with the arrival of the Google TV Streamer as a pseudo Chromecast replacement, Onn’s most expensive model remains a strong budget...