To all intents and purposes is there any real difference?
To all intents and purposes is there any real difference?
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Android TV has either Discover UI and Google TV UI depending on which device you have. They are actually very different. Google TV UI is a mess of recommendations stuck on the home screen that cannot be adjusted in any way. Discover UI keeps the previous Android TV channels concept. You get to choose which supported app offers recommendations. They can all be removed and moved around. The Google recommendations are put in their own tab.
- The home screen is different.
- It works different
- The settings are different.
But the core inside is the same on both: Android.
Nope
Not anything that would really take away from the user experience. Google TV has a cleaner, more modern Android UI while Android TV's isn't quite as nice looking. The Launchers are very similar and you can actually install the Google TV interface on Android TV devices if you're dedicated enough but settings menu looks a lot better on Google TV. Oddly enough, Android TV received Android 11 while Google TV has Android 10 currently and will get Android 12 soon. Every other difference isn't very noticeable. I have a Chromecast with Google TV ($50) in my room and a Onn 4K Box ($20) in my living room. They're both on similar par in performance. I would recommend the Onn 4k box any day at it's current price
having both at home I don't see real differences except maybe gtv's recommendation which does an awful job for me. but you can download all atv apps and sideloading works the same on both.
If you you use Bluetooth headphones on occasion, Google Tv all the way. It has a connect button in the accessories menu, while you have to re pair devices on Android TV every time
Google TV is really just a launcher. It’s all Android TV.