Google announced it several months ago and it is only now that it has finally become effective: Fast Pair, the rapid pairing of Bluetooth accessories, comes to TVs and players with Android TV. First to Chromecasts with Google TV, then to other TVs and players with the Google TV layer.
With the large number of Bluetooth speakers and headphones that exist, it is always appreciated that the process of pairing with the phone is simplified; a process which, although it only involves a few steps, can be achieved almost instantly with solutions like Fast Pair. You unbox your new TWS earbuds, press the button on the case and your Android phone instantly detects them and sets them up without you having to do anything else, that’s the magic of Fast Pair. Can you imagine doing the same thing on your TV?
Bluetooth headphones instantly pair with your TV with Fast Pair
Pairing headphones using Fast Pair. Google Image
It is quite common to connect Bluetooth headphones to the TV to listen to content without disturbing others. Even to associate an external speaker and derive the audio output from it, for example; process which until now involved Access the TV’s Bluetooth settingsput the audio device into discovery mode, search for it from Android TV, click on the name and wait for pairing to complete.
Fast Pair eliminates all the hassle of adding new audio devices to Chromecasts with Google TV in one fell swoop, as it The new discovery system will detect all nearby headphones and speakers. You can also add to the TV the headphones previously registered in the user’s account, another of the advantages of the aforementioned Fast Pair.
Thanks to the novelty, which It will gradually arrive on Android TVs from next February, compatible players and TVs will discover all compatible accessories to avoid having to pair them manually from the Bluetooth settings. Once one of these accessories is nearby, a pop-up window will appear on the TV screen with the name of the device and the suggestion to pair it. If you accept the proposal, the audio device will be linked to the TV’s Bluetooth list to send audio every time it connects.
According to Google, Fast Pair will come first to Chromecasts with Google TV, the media player based on Android TV. After the feature It will expand to other TVs and players with the Google TV layer; always with an update of the Google application and Google Play services. From February it will start to be available.
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