Your Android TV Gets A New Feature That Makes Movie Watching Easier

Your Android TV Gets A New Feature That Makes Movie Watching Easier

Google has announced a new tab for Android TV that will make it easier to rent and buy movies as well as access previously purchased content.

The Shop icon is coming soon to Android TV systems worldwide – already launched in the US It may take some time to reach certain countries and your Android TV model.

It effectively showcases movies offered by various digital stores in one place, giving you a better way to buy something than browsing through separate apps.

The new Store tab also includes a "Your Library" panel that will show all your purchases in one place This will include any content purchased from third-party stores, as well as YouTube and other Google TV and Android TV devices

Outside of Google, it's not yet known which digital stores will support the new feature. It may depend on your region. It's confirmed that content from your library can also be downloaded to mobile devices via the Google TV app.

In the coming weeks, the Store icon will be available for Android TV devices via an over-the-air update. This includes TV models from the likes of Sony and Philips (UK). Hopefully this will be added to the Nvidia Shield TV Pro and other Android TV boxes and dongles, though this will likely depend on individual manufacturers, as some have custom firmware.

This will likely be the last feature before Google starts rolling out Android TV 14. The next big update to Android TV, which is currently in beta, will bring easier headset pairing, new accessibility options, more advanced view modes and several new features. other parameter

It is not yet known when the full version of Android TV 14 will be available - and it may take longer for TV manufacturers to bring it to their TVs. In fact, some like Philips in the UK may take advantage of the Google TV platform.

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