- The most striking Google TV -Redesign since it was launched
- A simpler, less messy design with AI has inbound
- Appears to be a limited test rather than a big roll -out
Google TV interface has been with us for a long time in technical years: It has hardly changed since it was launched by 2020, when Bar got some slightly rounder icons last year. But now a more significant update is displayed on some people’s TVs, and according to 9to5Google, things look pretty different.
The first thing you will notice is that all the navigation buttons now live in the upper left corner of the screen and there are fewer tabs than before: For you are now at home and it appears next to tabs to life and apps.
The profile button is all the way to the left and there is a new button to the right of the tabs for quick access to the screen saver settings. Your monitoring list and library are accessed through the profile button, as well as your services and your content preferences. These two lived earlier in Settings> Accounts and Profiles.
What else is new in the updated Google TV interface?
The setting menu is no longer visible on the website and at the moment we do not know where it will appear. This is also where the Google Home feature lived, so it’s quite important.
This is very similar to an ongoing work because it doesn’t seem to be much: It seems Google is in early tests with a few users instead of starting a rollout.
We know there’s more to come: Google also brings its surrounding display -home hub and its Gemini AI to the platform: As we reported back in January, it gets a “fierce infusion” of AI Smarts, improved photo gallery features and better recommendations.
One of the interesting Google TV features that is incoming is the sense of attendance, and the first TV to support it is now available: TCLS QM9K is the first Google TV with Gemini, and its sensors can wake the TV when someone enters the room to show them art, Google Photos and Gemini-Oproved AI-Bills.
