much more than a command

Google TV is one of the most useful Google applications to use with your television, especially if it also has Android TV, the company’s operating system for Smart TVs. In fact, it can even function as an auxiliary remote control if they are connected to the same WiFi network.

It must be said that, although this is its best-known function, it is not the only thing the app can do. Google decided to give what was previously Google Play Movies a facelift and functions, and has ended up turning it into a of the best applications on Google Play to discover content, although it has a long way to go to reach the same depth as some of its competitors such as JustWatch or Moviebase.

Despite this, the application hides some features that can be of great help to many users when deciding what to watch at home. Furthermore, it has a widget in the purest style of Material You in which it allows quick access to some recommendations.

Configure services

Google TV is an application intended for entertainment, and talking about entertainment on a Smart TV is equivalent to talking about streaming services. The application has a section in which it will recommend new and popular content that may be interesting to the user.

it’s possible configure these recommendations so that only the platforms that each user has contracted are taken into consideration. In this way, the images will be much more precise and it will be possible to watch any movie or series immediately by simply clicking on it.

Create lists

There are times when, despite having found an interesting movie or series that we might like, it is not the right time to watch it. And the best thing when this happens is write it down somewhere or mark it as pendingsince at other times it can be difficult to remember the name and even the platform on which it was found.

Thanks to the lists that Google TV allows you to create, you can store movies and series from all services that are suggested for viewing later. The best thing is that this list will show content from all the services that the user wants, something more convenient than having to look through the pending list of each platform.

Furthermore, before starting to watch any type of content, you can take a look at relevant information about the title in question, such as the cast, the synopsis or even its rating on different internet platforms dedicated to rating film content. NBy browsing through the information you can discover even more interesting movies or series. Of course, when you do not find said content in any of the streaming services, it will offer you the possibility of buying or renting it, if it is available in the purchases section.

Your own Discover

As part of the advantages that the application offers to discover new content to watch, in addition to the recommendations themselves, there is a section with its own feed in which news related to the world of cinema is shown to users. Yes ok It is not the fastest method to find new movies and seriesallows you to be informed of current events.

It works like a kind of Google Discover, with cards that automatically appear based on what Google determines each person’s interests may be. Next to each of the elements, a label will appear that indicates the keyword for which the company is recommending it to you.

Just as happens in the Google News application, it is possible Share each card with other people or expand the news viewer on a specific topic, to see alternatives written by other means that expand the information. In this case, You cannot indicate that a topic does not interest you.but you can indicate that you do not like a movie in its file so that content related to it stops appearing.