Done: Google turned Android TV into a Google TV

Google has begun rolling out a landmark update for its Android TV smart TV platform. Rumors about this event began to circulate on the net for several months.

Done: Google turned Android TV into a Google TV

The fact is that the update brings a significantly redesigned user interface, very similar to the Google TV shell in the new Chromecast media player, which debuted in October 2002. Note that Google TV is not a standalone OS and not a renamed Android TV, but an additional shell for Android TV.

Android TV’s interface offers fewer home screen tabs than Google TV. At the top of the screen, there are only three tabs on the side of Search — Home, Discover, and Apps.

Done: Google turned Android TV into a Google TV

The Home tab offers a familiar Android TV home screen with quick access to your favorite apps and channels, divided into several sections. Apps gives access to all installed apps. Unlike Google TV, there are no app recommendations from the Google Play Store.

Done: Google turned Android TV into a Google TV

The Discover tab offers recommendations tailored to the user’s tastes based on their actions, as well as popular content from Google.

The new Android TV interface has already begun rolling out in the US, Australia, Canada, Germany and France. In these countries, it will be available to all users within a few days. In other regions, the arrival of the new interface will have to wait several weeks.

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