Google TV may be Android’s big push to dominate the living room, but it looks like Google is finally set to acknowledge that not everybody wants more than the
Google TV may be Android’s big push to dominate the living room, but it looks like Google is finally set to acknowledge that not everybody wants more than the bare minimum from their smart TV. A new “Basic TV” option to be added to Google TV will offer a more straightforward approach to old-school television features, rather than pushing things like apps and the Google Assistant. Google’s attempts to inveigle its way into the home entertainment space aren’t exactly new. The company launched Google TV back in 2010, including a wild button-packed remote for Sony’s set-top box, then replaced that with Android TV in 2014. Since then, it’s made inroads both with set-top boxes, soundbars, and dongles, and as a preloaded OS for TV manufacturers.
