Google TV devices receiving major updates

Google TV devices rolling out today get a performance boost with a new update that also tweaks to improve the storage situation many users are facing by adding automatic app hibernation. In a short post, Google explains that the new update is rolling out to all Google TV devices, including Chromecast with Google TV and many other Google TV devices.

This update focuses on two things: performance and storage. Starting with performance, Google says this new update will affect both the device and the remote, reducing the “wait time” when waking up the device and the reaction between pressing a button and performing an on-screen action. It’s meant to kill time. It looks like these updates are already rolling out for all users.

“We have made updates to both your devices and remotes to eliminate wait time. We reduced the time it takes to wake up your Google TV, the response time between your TV and button clicks on your remote, and the amount of time you see the loading animation when rebooting your device”.

Another optimization focused on storage. This can be frustrating for many Chromecast owners. Google TV now automatically hibernates apps that haven’t been used in the last 30 days. Hibernating an app on Google TV takes the load off the system when you’re not using the app, but keeps important data local so it’s ready when you need to use it again. to boot and run. However, you need a device based on at least Android TV 12 for this to work. This includes Chromecast with Google TV, but not all TVs and other set-top boxes.

Google also notes that Android app bundling on the Android TV OS, which Google announced last year, will become mandatory starting this month, reducing the size of TV apps by about 25%.