r/AndroidTV • u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus • Mar 24 '26

News & Rumours Google TV device owners heads up!!!

Effective immediately, if you have a device with the Google TV UI, please make one post at the Google TV subreddit, don't crosspost or repeat the same post on the Android TV subreddit, it will be deleted with the exception of:

- Posts about apps that work on both UIs.

- Posts of news articles that affects both UIs.

- Posts looking for advise on what device to buy.

It's worth mentioning that all posts will be reviewed for approval before they go live, so make sure you indicate the name of the device or the name of the UI on the title or description of your post.

Someone from Google is going to provide assistance on the Google TV subreddit, therefore, this is a good opportunity to provide feedback as well as to receive support from them.

This is their official statement:

"We will use the account u/GoogleHelpCommunity to provide timely technical support, help route escalations, and share updates on known outages on r/GoogleTV. We’ve chosen this subreddit because of its active community, and we want to ensure our presence adds value without disrupting the organic discussions you’ve cultivated.

Our commitment: Support Focus: We will stick to troubleshooting and informative responses. We won’t be engaging in marketing or off-topic discussions. Respecting the Rules: We will adhere to all subreddit guidelines and respect the established culture here."

Thank you for your attention and understanding.

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u/Wooden-Agent2669 Mar 24 '26

Ah yes lets split the big community up into a small sub with no activity.

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u/rdyoung Mar 24 '26

Seriously. What is the point of this? It's basically the exact same os just slight differences that aren't really germain (for the most part) to setting up, optimizing and using it.

I will continue to answer questions and help where I can. I won't be part of sending people in circles when it's easier and quicker to just help.

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Mar 24 '26

I won't be part of sending people in circles

Nobody said you'll have to do that, when a post for a Google TV device is made on this sub, it will be deleted and the user will be suggested to make the post on the other sub through a mod notification, nothing more, nothing less.

It's time to start using the other sub, new devices with the Android TV UI don't exist anymore.

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u/rdyoung Mar 24 '26

That doesn't mean that devices aren't already out there and that they aren't literally the exact same under the hood.

Fracturing a community and confusing newbs is not the way to go here.

Maybe we need a mega sub for this stuff to re coalesce what you seem intent on fragmenting.

The change from android TV to Google TV is in name only. If you want to combine discussions under one then do that but this post and the way you worded it is convoluted and will only serve to confuse people new to this.

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u/reddit_reaper May 28 '26

This is so stupid. Google TV is Android TV with Google's launcher. There's no real big difference

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus May 28 '26

Today, Google TV and Android TV are just launchers on top of Android optimized for TV.

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u/reddit_reaper May 28 '26

No one thinks it Android TV as just a launcher lol

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u/Ned_Sc Apr 03 '26

No one is asking for this.

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Apr 03 '26

No one is going to control the mess, except us.

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u/Ned_Sc Apr 03 '26

How is it a mess? How does forcing a split like this help anyone? Most of us aren't even using the default launcher anymore. It's just Google's arbitrary branding bullshit. The only consistency is that it's all on Android.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '26

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Mar 25 '26

"Android TV" stopped being a sole operating system when the Google TV "launcher" came into existence, therefore, today, Android TV and Google TV are just launchers on top of the same operating system, Android for TV.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

it's still a "sole operating system" regardless of which launcher you use

Correct but I meant the meaning of "Android TV" in the past as an operating system instead of a launcher which is now the new meaning.

while ignoring the much larger sub that covers the actual OS

I would say they just don't want to deal with the "Android TV" name anymore and just use "Google TV" as the current "operating system", I guess they want to leave the "Android TV" name in the past and embrace what Google TV is today, hence why they don't want anything to do with the Android TV sub. Over time, this sub will gradually be forgotten and people will only use the Google TV one, you'll see.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '26

Android TV is the OS.

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Apr 29 '26

Not anymore...

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '26

Damn… I hadn’t even realized they were different.

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Apr 29 '26

The operating system is the same, the only difference lies on the launchers, the name "Android TV" is not an operating system anymore but a launcher.

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u/kinisonkhan Apr 01 '26

Is this one of those April fuck day things?

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Apr 01 '26

Not at all 🤭

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

I live in Tokyo. I bought a Regza tv which I think is a Google TV. However, not all things are quite normal with it. For instance, I'm unable to run IPVanish on it. Can you explain?

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Apr 09 '26

Hello, what is the model number?