TV Android: Google's new attempt to conquer your living room - Android Planet

Monday, April 21, 2014 (14:15) | Daniel Verlaan

Android TV is Google’s attempt to conquer the living room. The first success has been within the Google Chrome Cast, but the Internet giant sees more opportunities. Android TV jumps into the hole of the set-top box that recommends your content, use apps and just let is simple to operate. Meet Googles future of the living room

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The failure of Google TV

Google TV was Google’s first attempt to bring. Android to the living room The interface was slow and complicated, and it was basically like being served a cumbersome software version of your Android smartphone via TV. Google TV was not optimized for the TV, but simply wanted to make Android available on more devices in its mobile form. It resulted in disappointed users who secretly took much prefer the normal control of their TV.

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The remote was possibly one of the bad parts of Google TV. One can consisted of a touchpad, the other side was a full keyboard. It worked completely illogical. You had to somehow quite often use a mouse to navigate through menus, but if you have a video on YouTube looking for you could turn back the remote and then typing the keyword. A strange solution to bring. Touchscreen and software keyboard smartphone or tablet to the TV

Android TV

“Android TV is an entertainment interface, a computer platform,” says Google in the leaked documents. “It’s about finding and enjoying content on the most carefree manner. Android TV is fun and fast and wants a cinematic drop. “By showing much less information and less to lean on the design of Android Google wants to succeed this time in the living room.

The control is According to the rumors again with a remote control. This device uses the arrow keys and enter, home, and back button, which the user can navigate. By the interface of Android TV Possibly a feature that has recently been expanded extensively on Android. Android TV also works with voice control, It therefore seems logical that the command “Wait Game of Thrones’ you say, and the new installment of the series is started

at the set-top box Android TV

:. Interface

The interface is based on the information from Google maps and want to make content easily available. The user would enter three times printing content can play. Go recommend proactive content, so the user with all comforts. Google You can navigate through each section several submenus. In this film, for example ‘watch now’, ‘Wish List’ and ‘recommended’.

For Android TV are all standard Google apps available, such as Google Play, Play Movies, Play Music, and YouTube. Hangouts also be seen on the Android TV screenshots, what is possible to indicate that users can make video calls. Using their TV In addition, apps from Netflix, Pandora, Hulu and Vevo site.

When is Android TV?

It remains unclear when Android TV appears on the market, or just Google the software is offer, or third parties may also release. their own set-top boxes or Android TVs Google has officially announced yet no information about Android TV. Possibly Android TV at the developer conference Google I / O, which takes place on 25 and 26 June, presented.

The Cast Chrome will continue to exist alongside Android TV. The latter may receive the same features as Chrome Cast and continues Googles hdmi stick a cheap solution to make. Stupid smart TVs

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