by dbadmin | Aug 16, 2024 | Android 14, Google Chromecast, Google TV, News
A Google product manager told us that the company plans to eventually bring Android 14 to the Chromecast with Google TV. However, we weren’t told when the update will roll out. Don’t expect Thread support to be added in the update, though, as it requires new hardware....
by dbadmin | Aug 8, 2024 | Android TV, Google TV, News
The Google TV Streamer ships with the latest version of Android built for TVs: Android 14 for TVs. The latest version of Android TV brings some new accessibility features, noteworthy performance improvements, picture-in-picture mode support for Google TV, and more....
by dbadmin | Aug 8, 2024 | Google Chromecast, Google TV, Versus
The Chromecast with Google TV was a major evolution for Google’s media streamer. While it retained much of the design language of the original Chromecast series, the new device had remote support and the full power of the Android TV-based Google TV platform. Years...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2024 | Features, Google, Google Chromecast, Google TV
The Google TV Streamer represents a major change in Google’s media streaming strategy, as the company has effectively discontinued the Chromecast brand after its successful eleven-year run and 100 million units sold. We won’t get into the weeds too much here since...
by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2024 | Google, Google TV, News
Android Authority has evidence that the Google TV Streamer is using a chip from MediaTek, not Amlogic as previously believed. Specifically, we dug through the firmware and found numerous references to the MediaTek MT8696 SoC. The full specifications of this SoC are...
by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2024 | Google, Google TV, News
Google recommends buyers place the new Google TV Streamer in front of their TVs or on a media console. The company says that mounting the streaming device behind the TV or stashing it in a cupboard could negatively impact Wi-Fi and Thread Border Router connectivity....
