- Gemini on Google TV can now adjust audio and video, change modes and fix problems
- Coming first to some 2025 and 2026 TCL TVs
- Only in the US for now
If, like me, you’ve been pretty unimpressed by AI additions to TV interfaces so far, the latest update to Google Gemini might change your mind — because it’s something you might use every day. Simply grab the remote control or say “Hey, Google” to wake up Gemini, and you can then control your TV settings with your voice.
The feature is rolling out slowly, and the first recipients will be newer TCL Google TV models in the US, including the TCL QM8L. Other TVs and streaming devices will also get it in the future, though Google hasn’t provided any details on which specific models will get the update.
What can you control with the Gemini TV update?
Google has provided four key examples of the kinds of things Gemini will enable you to do.
First and most useful, you will be able to change your audio and video settings. Google’s examples include “boost bass” and “set picture mode to ‘Sports'” – as we said recently, while we generally encourage you to keep your TV in a mode that looks reasonably accurate, you’ll want different settings to enjoy sports to the fullest.
Second, you’ll be able to optimize your TV’s settings for what you’re watching, such as “it’s movie night — help make this feel like a movie theater experience.” Hopefully there is a less verbose way to do it.
Third, you will be able to troubleshoot picture and sound problems: “the screen is too dark” or “I can’t hear the dialogue clearly”.
And finally, you’ll be able to call up specific menus with commands like “open display settings”.
Google isn’t the first to do this by any means – for example, LG has voice-based assistants in many of its TVs, and you can ask questions about picture issues like this – but this is by far the smartest solution in terms of making the useful changes for you, no menus required.
The first TVs to get the Gemini upgrade will be the 2025 TCL QM9K and the 2026 X11L, QM8L and RM9L models in the US. Google has yet to provide a timeline for other TVs from other manufacturers.
TCL and Google also said this update would come to a 2026 TV called the QM9L. What’s a little odd about this is that we’re not aware of a TV with that model name, and there’s no solid evidence of it online. We have asked TCL for more information.
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