Over its lifespan, Google’s Android TV has seen two core designs that the corporate has constructed on prime of. Google TV is ready to exchange what Android TV established over the following 12 months, however now Google is bringing lots of that have over to present {hardware}. The Android TV homescreen is being up to date with new customized suggestions, a “Uncover” tab, and extra.
Beginning as we speak and rolling out over the following few weeks, Android TV units will see an replace to the homescreen, which delivers an expertise that’s an entire lot nearer to what’s seen on Google TV. It’s not a precise copy, however the similarities are apparent.
The largest change right here is that, like Google TV, the Android TV homescreen is getting three tabs — Dwelling, Uncover, and Apps. The principle dwelling tab (seen above) acts lots like what Android TV already gives. It reveals the sponsored row on the prime with “Favourite Apps” and “Play Subsequent” beneath. From there, you’ll have rows filled with content material from apps put in in your Android TV.
Android TV additionally will get a brand new “Uncover” tab, which is fully new to the expertise. This tab is what’s most paying homage to Google TV. Just like the “For You” tab on these units, what’s discovered right here contains motion pictures and TV reveals which can be trending on Google Search in addition to customized suggestions. So far as we are able to inform, although, the “Watchlist” function that makes Google TV so good is nowhere to be seen right here. Lastly, there’s an apps tabs, which reveals all put in apps in addition to a hyperlink to the Google Play Retailer.
Google says that this redesigned homescreen might be rolling out in the USA in addition to Australia, Canada, Germany, and France with extra international locations to observe.
This comes at an fascinating time, as Google has previously said that the objective is to transition present Android TV {hardware} to the Google TV UI over time. Nonetheless, Google did beforehand tease that “some options” of the brand new UI can be ported again to Android TV, and it appears that evidently that is the success of that promise. In a means, this additionally acts as a stopgap for the TVs and set-top containers that received’t be up to date to the Google TV UI as an entire.
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