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YouTube Gets Big Thumbnails, AI Video Resolution Upgrades

Tim October 29, 2025 3

YouTube is introducing new features for both creators and viewers on the big screen. For the creators among us, YouTube is expanding the thumbnail file size limit from 2MB to 50MB, which is a massive difference. In turn, this will let thumbnails look as good...

Gemini for Google TV Begins Rollout

Tim September 22, 2025 3

Google announced that the rollout of Gemini for Google TV begins today. It will first be available on select TCL TVs, but will soon come to plenty more devices, including the Google TV Streamer. This was first teased early in the year, and finally, things are...

Google Releases Android 16 for TV Beta

Tim May 21, 2025 7

Back in January, Google announced that it would be bringing Gemini to Google TV, allowing for more conversational requests to your television. This week during Google I/O, Google expanded on this news, announcing the release of the Android 16 for TV beta....

Google TV Gets New Setup Process for Android Phone Users, Should be Much Quicker

Tim May 1, 2025 2

Coming soon to a TV near you, Android users should expect a new process for setting up Google TV. Similar to how wearables act, when you begin the Google TV setup process, an automatic notification will pop up on your Android device to get you going. For iOS...

Google I/O Teases Android XR Launch, Android 16 for TV, New Material Design, More

Kellen April 23, 2025 3

Google I/O 2025 is about a month away, so Google dropped the schedule on us to try and get developers to figure out what they need to focus their time on and to help with overall planning. For us, that just means a bunch of teasers to be on the lookout for...

Google TV Gets ‘News Briefs’ Experiment

Tim January 23, 2025 1

Google detailed a new experiment for Google TV users in the US this week, powered by both Gemini models and human evaluation. Called News Briefs, the feature is designed to deliver concise, narrated overviews and related videos of top news stories. Given we...

Gemini Coming to Google TV in 2025

Tim January 6, 2025 2

Google announced this week at CES that Gemini is making its way to Google TV in 2025. This is done with a combination of software and new hardware getting added to devices in 2025, which should lead to an improved AI-powered experience. As detailed, 2025 smart...

Google TV Gets Outfitted With Lots of Roku Integrations

Tim November 25, 2024 2

Google TV users are getting a bunch of Roku-related goodies this week, such as search integration and a whole lotta content. If you were somehow thinking you needed more stuff to watch on Google TV, this news should help with that. As announced, Google TV...