Android 14 and Gemini AI are set to enhance the Google TV experience

What you need to know

• Google TV will be gaining Android 14 TV OS with new features.
• The new version promises improvements in performance, sustainability, accessibility, and multitasking.
• Next to the new update, there are new Gen AI recommendations to look forward to.

Google TV users are in for a treat as the search giant has announced that Android 14 is coming to their smart television sets alongside the smartness of Gen AI. 

Through an accompanying blog post, the new Android version for devices like Chromecast with Google TV promises improvements in performance, sustainability, accessibility, and multitasking to help users have a more engaging TV experience. 

The indicated performance improvements promise to bring “a snappier, more responsive TV experience.” Google is also adding a handful of energy modes that will help users save power consumption when their TVs are in standby mode. These will primarily comprise of three modes: low energy, optimized energy, and increased energy mode, which are clearly illustrated in the image shared by Google in the announcement post (attached below).

The updates further add new accessibility features such as color correction, enhanced text options, and improved user navigation. These can be turned on or off per user preferences with the help of remote shortcuts. Google TV users with the new software can expect better multitasking as Picture-in-Picture support is coming to all Android 14-supported TVs.