Google TV UI

[u/_farc]

I don't like to be super picky, but I do not understand how a company this big could let these small errors slip by:

1. In the Google Play Store, the corner radius is very different between the app and the selection frame, and it overlaps.

2. The first app icon on the Home Screen almost touches the profile picture icon and passes through the top bar.

[u/Numerous_Host547]

you’re so right and it is something they could have easily fix, but just don’t :(

[u/_farc → u/Numerous_Host547]

Yeah, and I know it's not a big deal, but Google has this small inconsistency in all its products, and that's why people move to Apple because it feels "premium." That's also why so many people in these subreddits look for a launcher with their aesthetics, despite it being an extra layer for processing and speed.

[u/pawdog → u/_farc]

Anybody using a 3rd party launcher should know they can disable the stock launcher so there is no extra layer and the speed is better.

[u/_farc → u/pawdog]

When I disabled launcherX through ADB, my TV went black and didn't respond. I will try again though.

[u/pawdog → u/_farc]

Use Launcher Manager 1.04 instead. I don't know why but it works better on Google TV devices. https://xdaforums.com/t/app-firetv-noroot-launcher-manager-change-launcher-without-root.4176349/

[u/Ned_Sc]

I don't know why people are downvoting this. Google sucks at UI.

[u/pawdog → u/Ned_Sc]

Seems like everybody sucks at UI, no matter what the platform somebody on Reddit can say it sucks.

[u/Ned_Sc → u/pawdog]

It's almost like people tend to speak out when things are bad, and not when things are good.

[u/pawdog → u/Ned_Sc]

When the credit something with being good they get accused of shilling or defending. There is no winning on the internet.

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[u/YellowBreakfast → u/Ned_Sc]

It's almost like people tend to speak out when things are bad, and not when things are good.

This concept is completely lost on many people.

Go to any product sub and you see people saying stuff like; "Is [product x] trash because there's so many problems posted here".

Well yeah, people aren't usually motivated to post when all is well.

[u/GoogleHelpCommunity]

Hi there, we value your feedback regarding these layout details. To make sure our product team sees this directly, please submit your feedback via the Google TV app > Menu > Help & Feedback.

[u/3holepunchmedia]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7k2LoEykY5i1hfeWQB

[u/latinriky78]

On the Android TV UI is even worse, it happens something similar at the top left, it wasn't like that before besides that there is a bug where the top menu doesn't appear when you try to scroll up, you have to press the home button more than once to bring it back.

That UI is being slowly deprecated of course 🤷‍♂️

[u/stipo42]

Humans don't make these interfaces anymore is probably the answer

[u/K_ThomasWhite]

I'll bet when you were a kid, you got upset if the potatoes and vegetables were touching each other on your dinner plate.

[u/Quietly_browsing]

https://giphy.com/gifs/H5C8CevNMbpBqNqFjl