New Features from Oct 4th ready?
Has anyone be able to use the new features that were announced on Oct 4th?
Personally, I'm waiting on pins and needles for "Routines".
Posted Oct 16, 2017, 5:21 PM UTC
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Can't wait to use my Android TV product (c) with my Google Home product (c).
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I'm not holding my breath with my 2016 Sony TV ever getting that update. Sony is awful with updates.
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That is one of my biggest complaint about Smart TVs. They promise updates, but it only happens until the newer TV model comes out a year later. There is no guarantee.
I bought a late 2012 model Panasonic plasma TV in mid-2013, which came with a bunch of built-in apps. Right around that time, Netflix started supporting multiple profiles. I was super excited about that and created a profile for my wife. Turns out, the Netflix version on the TV doesn't support multi-users, and just hangs at the bootup screen until I deleted my wife's profile. I talked to Panasonic support about it, wondering when the multi-user supported Netflix app would come to my TV. It wasn't. No more updates were being released for it.
Then I got a Chromecast.
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Exactly that is horribly frustrating we need better support. I have a Sony Bravia. I did not buy it for the Smart TV capabilities but it is basically impossible to get a high end 4k TV that isn't a so called " Smart TV". I liked the picture best on the Sony's and thought Android TV would just be a bonus, boy was I wrong. The chip is horribly inadequate to run the OS it lags slow to load apps and never gets updates. I also had to plug in a $35 Chromecast to my $2500 TV to get proper Smart capabilities pretty sad.
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Oh, oh, hold on, wait... I got somethin' for that... hold on... ahhh...
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"Smart functionality" of a TV really is just an overall bad idea. I knew there would be issues when I first heard about the trend, and I feel the same way about cars that run Android/Apple Auto. The "Smart" part will become obsolete after 2 years, but you don't generally replace your TV/car that frequently. It's not something everyone thinks about.
Shit, this can be applied to lots of multi-function user electronics. Like modem/router combo units. People like to replace their routers whenever a new standard comes out for immediate performance increases. But how often do you update your modem? I used that Motorola SB5901 for like..10 damn years before my internet offerings in the area required me to upgrade to an SB6183. But if I had purchased a modem/router combo unit, I'd be replacing essentially TWO units every few years, rather than one, less expensive unit.
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Can't say as I don't own the product, but I would hope Android TV platform can be upgraded uniformly. If there's an update for one it should be for all. Just waiting for the features to be released has been atrocious when we don't know what to expect.
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We got sleep timers today. Maybe something else will pop up tomorrow for "Update Wednesday"??????
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I can't wait for "broadcast" but no go here yet.