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Google TV’s Big Home Screen Shake-Up: New Look, Better Navigation, and Why It Matters

Google TV’s Big Home Screen Shake-Up: New Look, Better Navigation, and Why It Matters

Introduction: A New Look for Google TV’s Home Screen Google TV – the software experience powering Chromecast dongles and many smart TVs – is getting a homepage makeover. Google has quietly begun testing a redesigned home screen interface that represents the biggest visual change to Google TV since its launch in late 2020 androidheadlines.com androidheadlines.com. The refresh brings sleeker navigation, quicker access to apps and settings, and a friendlier user profile menu, all aimed at making it easier and faster to find something to watch. While only a small subset of users have seen the new design so far, news
20 September 2025
TiVo OS: The New Smart TV Platform Taking on Roku, Google, and More

TiVo OS: The New Smart TV Platform Taking on Roku, Google, and More

In August 2022, Xperi announced TiVo OS at IFA Berlin and named Vestel as the first OEM partner. By November 2023, TiVo OS had six OEM partners shipping TVs in 15 European countries under 17 brand names. In mid-2023, the first TiVo OS TVs began shipping in Europe, with Vestel-produced models including Bush, JVC, Telefunken, Digihome, and Hitachi among others. During 2024, Konka and Skyworth joined as TiVo OS partners, and Sharp Europe launched GK/GM series TiVo OS TVs (43–70 inches) while Panasonic introduced TiVo OS on the W60A line (43–65 inches) in Europe. Xperi set a target to reach
20 July 2025
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