I purchased Android TV devices for my family and I when Android TV was first released because Google claimed it was going to be the next big thing. The software development and app store seemed to basically be abandoned by Google shortly after. Even the apps for Googles own services (youtube) seemed to be thrown together and worked very poorly. I don't think I would ever consider Google for a service/device like this again...
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#242After Google bricked my previous version of Google TV, and the one I gave to my dad as a gift, it's gonna be a big, fat NO THANKS from me, dawg.
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Sure, on the way there we can stop in '95 to pick up a copy of Bob... but you are on your own for getting it working.
If you are Bill Gates you find your wife in the process of creating Bob.
I just looked and I was very disappointed to find Bill doesn't have a son named Robert. :/
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#244How do they do those movements in the site? Like which framework or vanillajs?
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#245I scrolled all the way through that and don't know what it does.
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I swear I've read this comment like five times, because you seem to actually know what's going on... but it's left me only more confused. What is a launcher? If Android TV is an OS, then what is a launcher for an OS? And I guess you're as confused as I am as to also what this has to do with the previous Play Movies and TV app.
I don’t know if Google TV is just a launcher, but I can answer the question "what is a launcher?" On Android systems, a launcher is the home screen plus a little more. iPhone doesn’t have this concept as there's only one "launcher": the home screen. On android, however, you can install apps to radically change your home screen layout. Some are terminals, some are just A-Z lists of your apps, etc. A launcher on Androi…
Thanks for the reminder about why I don’t use Android. I definitely don’t want to be screwing with my phone more than I already do.
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#248Is it me or is the decision to use the URL tv.google instead of google.tv a seemingly pretentious one?
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#249Why does Google get to have a tld?
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I swear I've read this comment like five times, because you seem to actually know what's going on... but it's left me only more confused. What is a launcher? If Android TV is an OS, then what is a launcher for an OS? And I guess you're as confused as I am as to also what this has to do with the previous Play Movies and TV app.
I don’t know if Google TV is just a launcher, but I can answer the question "what is a launcher?" On Android systems, a launcher is the home screen plus a little more. iPhone doesn’t have this concept as there's only one "launcher": the home screen. On android, however, you can install apps to radically change your home screen layout. Some are terminals, some are just A-Z lists of your apps, etc. A launcher on Androi…
The existing Android TV launcher will show movies, shows and other content. Apps can put recommendations on the home screen for the content they offer.
Having been a prolific Android TV user for years, this appears to be just yet another reskin. No new functionality.