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Definition: Google TV


(1) A movie download service from the Google Play store. Google TV movies can be viewed on a Web browser and mobile devices. See Google Play.

(2) Google's first and latest smart TV platform. Based on the Android OS and Chrome browser, Google TV was introduced in 2010. It lets users surf the Web and run Android apps full screen or picture-in-picture. A few Blu-ray players and TVs incorporating Google TV came to market.

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In 2014, Google TV was renamed Android TV but reverted to the Google TV brand in 2020 officially as Chromecast with Google TV. Instead of system-wide parental controls in Android TV, Google TV supports multiple profiles. Google TV makes viewing recommendations based on machine learning, Google Assistant and the Google Knowledge Graph. See Android TV and smart TV.