by dbadmin | Oct 9, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google TV, News, Streaming
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google TV could check if you’re still watching a channel. Google TV would run these checks if you haven’t used your remote in a while. The platform would then stop playing...
by dbadmin | Oct 7, 2025 | Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hulu, Netflix, News, Streaming, YouTube
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR California has ordered streaming services to keep the volume down during commercial breaks. The volume of an advertisement cannot exceed the volume of the primary video content being watched. The law will go into...
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2025 | News, Streaming
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Alliance for Open Media announced it will launch AV2 later this year, which should be a big upgrade for streaming video. The next-generation video codec is said to offer better compression, enhanced support for AR/VR...
by dbadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | Google, News, Streaming, YouTube TV
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A hidden YouTube TV promotion is offering to take $33 off your monthly bill. The promotion lasts for two months, meaning you can save $66. You’ll need to use a web browser to access the promotion. Earlier this year, YouTube...
by dbadmin | Sep 4, 2025 | Features, Google TV, Google TV Streamer, Streaming
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Colleague C Scott Brown loved the Google TV Streamer, and it’s easy to see why. The TV box combines a sleek design with plenty of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, Thread support, and a decent processor. However, Acer just...
by dbadmin | Sep 1, 2025 | Google TV, News, Streaming
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