Google TV gives everyone in the house their own account

Google has introduced a new update to its Android smart TV platform that runs Chromecast as well as select smart TVs from companies including Sony and TCL, making it even more useful for everyone in your home.

It was a smart TV platform support Previously, the ability to sign in to multiple Google accounts to be able to use services with more than one account. But the content suggestions, watchlist feature, and Google Assistant functionality were all based on the activity of the primary account holder.

The update is rolling out today, and the biggest change you’re seeing is the addition of accounts, which allows everyone in your family to add their own account in order to get more personalized content recommendations, access their individual watchlists, and more personalized responses from the Google Assistant.

Because your Smart TV platform account is linked to your Google account, your apps and login details are imported automatically. So you don’t have to enter all the credentials manually one by one.

And when you’re not watching TV, adding cards to Google TV Ambient Mode, which appear after your TV has been idle for a few minutes, makes it easier for you to keep track of weather, news, sports, and more.

The information is presented via a card-based user interface, allowing you to swipe through different cards using the remote control.

You can start podcasts, music, and photos from your Google Photos library right from the surrounding Google TV screen. And that’s without having to dive into the smart TV platform itself.

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Google TV Adds Personal Accounts

In addition to the new virtual remote control feature that will be available soon via the Google Home app. The company is also adding support for online TV company Philo to the Live TV tab built into the smart TV platform.

This allows you to browse currently broadcasting programs from the main Google TV user interface. And that’s without having to open the Philo app itself.

With the addition of Philo, the smart TV platform now supports three different live services in the Live TV tab. With YouTube TV getting support at launch followed by the addition of Sling TV integration earlier this year.

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