Users would be able to purchase the Google TV Streamer next week for $100, it’s the latest set-top streaming device introduced by Alphabet that enhances the Chromecast 4K. It supports a Dolby Vision, offering an extensive array of vibrant hues along with artificial intelligence (AI) smarts, that perfectly organise your preferred content at one place.
It’s a successor to Chromecast and if you are new to Android TV’s world, it arrives with a plethora of compelling features and a few disappointing limitations.
Android TV limitations to know before buying Google TV Streamer
Here are a few Android TV limitations that you need to know before you buy Google TV Streamer.
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Limited app support in contrast to standard Android
While you are running Android 14 apps on the Google TV Streamers and Android 14 TV through APK sideloading, then you will have an experience. Moreover, if the application is primitive either for Google TV remote or the Android 14 for TV user interface, then users might struggle in running it on a Google TV Streamer, which specifies the apps for the latest devices.
So before investing your money in Google TV Streamer, it’s essential to check if your required apps are optimised for Android TV or not. If you want to run all kinds of Android apps on Google TV Streamer, then you might be disappointed.
Users wouldn’t be able to access Google Photos
One of the major issues is the unavailability of standalone Google Photos apps. However, any other official app for Google TV Streamer would be available for user convenience but not Google Photos. However, users would be able to cast their desired things to their Google TV Streamer from their phone. It would be integrated with AI-generated artwork that users can put on the streaming box.
Alphabet-owned is highly popular for its amazing screensavers on Google TV hardware and Nest, the upcoming device will be no exception too.
Picture-in-picture (PiP) might disappoint users
Another major limitation of Android 14 for TV’s highlights is that users would be unable to watch videos in PiP. According to Google, PiP in Android 14 for TV is limited to non-media apps that consume reduced system resources. Moreover, it facilitates a few significant purposes that are:
- Communications services (video and voice calls)
- Smart home integrations (doorbells and baby monitors)
- Health monitoring (fitness trackers)
- Live news tickers (sports scores and stock tickers)
So the most awaited PiP will not work efficiently as compared to the way it works in Android phones in Google TV Streamer leading to the user’s disappointment.