Google TV on TVs will have a Basic Mode that makes Smart TV “dumb”

We knew Google TV from the new Chromecast last year, as a new interface for Android TV that several manufacturers such as TCL and Sony have planned to integrate into their televisions in 2021. The version of Google TV for televisions will arrive with a curious simple mode.

When setting up any of the new TVs with Google TV, one of the first steps will be between setting up Google TV or Basic TV. If you choose the basic mode, the TV has no apps

, Assistant or any other smart function.

The stupid mode of the Google Smart TV

Some people like TVs with lots of smart buttons and features, while others are confused by those extra features and prefer an old-fashioned TV: connected to the antenna rather than the internet. Being more and more difficult to find a television which is not “intelligent”, TVs with Google TV will include a Basic mode.

This mode removes the applications, giving access only to live

(TNT, cable or similar) or to devices connected by HDMI. That is, it’s like removing smart functions from the TV. With the change, the TV home screen dramatically reduces the number of buttons and options available.

This mode can be useful when the TV does not have Internet access, for people who do not plan to use these types of functions, or to extend its life as a basic TV after the software has been installed. become obsolete in a few years. It’s not a choice without going back, and at any time it is possible to switch from basic mode to “Smart” mode

, which is simply called Google TV, although the process involves a factory reset of the device.

This feature will be available in all TVs that include Google TV and not necessarily just those that are based on the latest version of Android TV, Android TV 12, which was presented in beta with the first Android developer preview for mobile.

Via | 9to5Google