I got a panasonic google tv, I checked system update it says device is upto date.

Just got a new TV with Google TV running for the main OS. Everything is working smoothly besides the fact that it will not see my Samsung soundbar through the HDMI ARC connection. I have triple checked the connection between the TV and the soundbar and the connection was working right before I switched TVs. I can even see in the input selection where it shows the HDMI cable is plugged in. When selecting audio output in the options, I have the option to select the TV speakers and optical but the ARC connection is completely greyed out. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

1. The remote via the Google Home app (phone is iOS) seems to work, but I can’t seem to make it turn the TV ON when it’s in off status. IOW, the remote only works when the TV is already on. Really want to be able to turn the TV on w/my phone. Is there a way to make this work?

2. Second question concerns the “Google Assistant.” I bought this TV after being very impressed with a friend’s. He is able to speak to the TV at any time by starting with “OK, Google …” TV will do almost anything by voice command after this. Mine only works (so far) if I hold the ‘Assistant’ button on the remote while speaking. Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance.

I live in Canada and just bought the 65in U8N/U88N. It runs on Google TV, and i also have my old Roku plugged into one of the HDMI's.

When steaming the same game on the NBA app, it is stuttering and lagging on the built in Google TV, but if I switch over the HDMI to my Roku, it runs smooth like butter.

Anyone have this kind of issue? I tried closing all running apps, did not help at all. Netflix and Youtube are fine.

Thanks

How can I set it up to where both my wife and I can do things like ask google to add things to the shopping list? I’ve tried everything. I also can’t get the tv added to my google home app. Brand new tv. My wife’s Gmail is the main one on the tv and we are in the same google family but I can’t get the device added to my google home app or get voice assistant set up. Only her voice works for personalized things on the tv. Please help.

Hi guys

First off I'm in the UK and I know the Onn isn't available here, but I know someone who can grab on for me on their trip.

Anyways which one is better to grab? I currently have an Firestick 4K max but I getting pissed off with all the ads, and the new OS7 is dreadful just to top it off.

I'm guessing both being GoogleTV you can add a launcher or even just switch it to app only mode? I have looked into the Nvidia Sheild Pro (2019) also? I'm guessing both can have apps side loaded onto it? I'm totally new to all this so help would be appreciative :) Thanks!

Guys, why is my google tv has no sound. I connected it with a screen it works but no sound, when i use it i need to connect it to my headset bluetooth. I need help.

I have set up a new TV in my office and linked the TV to a google account. I have 100 or so photos in an album and these are displayed on the TV via Ambient mode.
The issue is that 5 of the phots will not come up at all. These are our companies values (White letters and logo on black background, same picture format - JPG)
Any hints as to why these phots will not display?

Hi! Is there a way with the remote to jump forward while watching Youtube on Google TV? When you press 'right' on the remote it fast forward too fast and you need to click the center button to resume playing... its very annoying.

I'd like to jump a few seconds by one click without the need to resume playing by clicking the center button.

I recently grabbed a Google TV Streamer for my Sony Bravia TV. I noticed it looked a little dim so I changed the picture preset for that input on the Sony and figured I was good to go. But everytime the TV shuts off and turns back on the preset changes back to the dimmer profile.

Is it possible it's the streamer changing the mode, it more likely an issue with the TV.

My google tv will not play regular DVD movies. Says something about copy right error. Any ideas? It stopped playing when music came on the DVD.

hi, so I have been using the google tv chromecast for a little while now however the remote wouldnt work with the tv any longer so I factory reset the chromecast and changed to brand new batteries and it let me set it back up and was working fine for maybe a week. Tonight it stopped letting me use the volume and power buttons again so I again factory reset it and now it won't let me get past this point

Hello this is my first time posting a question My question is

Which HDMI version does Onn 4k pro uses

HDMI 2.0 or 2.1

Setting up a G_TV 11 (EKO 24" 2k) for an old pensioner with impaired cognitive skills, I am trying to get Kodi to auto-start after screen comes on. Favorites are setup ready to click to watch videos on USB drive.

After power on (plugging in to 12V supply) Kodi auto-starts with LaunchOnBoot installed.

But when pressing pwr button on remote from home screen - or after screensaver then sleep (kodi was open), pressing pwr button to wake-up it goes to home screen.

Pressing pwr button with Kodi open, wait, press pwr button again & returns to Kodi. (Seems pwr button on remote is just screen/OS sleep, - my MXqpro box powers down with remote)

I installed TCandroid via ADB to enable install apps from USB.

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I may try replacing the homeScreen launcher with a configurable one with minimal shortcuts if I can't get this working. [He already bought this TV but could hardly use it].

I’m trying to figure out how to verify if my playback on Google TV is actually in 4K. Both my TCL QM7 TV (which has Google TV built-in) and my ONN. Google TV 4K Streaming Box use the same Google TV interface, and both seem to have the same issue. While they indicate 4K support, neither provides a clear way to confirm the actual resolution being displayed. The descriptions are vague, and there’s no definitive confirmation of 4K playback.

Is there a way to check this directly within Google TV or through another method? Any tips or advice would be much appreciated!

I really appreciate all the insightful replies! It looks like the issue is with Movies Anywhere, so I’m going to focus on that for now.

I recently bought a Google tv streamer. It works great, no connection / wifi issues. Except one. When I turn it on, the TV turns on, but all I see is a black screen. If I cycle through the inputs on my TV, the signal shows up, and I can see the home screen. If I turn on the TV with the TV remote, I see the Google home screen. But if I use the Google remote, I get the black screen. (TV is a Sony fwiw.) Anyone else ever have this issue??

My soundbar is not capable of Dolby Digital Plus, so my only option for sound formats is Dolby Digital. From what I understand, Dolby Digital only gives stereo sound on here. With that logic, wouldn't picking no sound formats give me stereo PCM, which would be higher quality than picking Dolby Digital?

So I got the Google TV streamer specifically because I was interested in the gigabit ethernet port but to my surprise I’m not getting the speed I get from the same cable/connection with a Pc.

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Nothing configured in the router, same dns, same port, same cable - so it seems a cap or limitation on the streamer. I tried a speed test app, netflix speed check and a speedtest website from a browser app in the google tv streamer with the same results. I get correct upload speed (around 900Mbps) but between 150-200Mbps to download.

I know that for most people that speed is enough but I’m trying to stream personally created high quality 4K material so I wanted to use the gigabit port as intended. Not sure if something has changed in current firmware/software updates?

Any help or thoughts are welcome, I’m out of ideas right now (just in case I tried different cables, different ports, cleaning up the rj45 connections, checking router configs, changing google tv streamer settings but didnt find anything that would make sense anyway).

Thanks!

Even after turning off personalized recommendations I still see stuff like this that is definitely not appropriate for a living room TV.

I tried deleting the crave app, but the ad won't go. I get ads on here for apps I don't use, like the Amazon video stuff.

How is a company as big as Google not allowing us to block individual ads on the default page? Crap like this is definitely not ok for a family environment.

Hello, is there any way to reorder / remove apps widgets such as Amazon Prime, Netflix etc. I have been trying to find a way for some time with no luck. I basically don't care about it but Prime widget is above apps listing for some reason which is driving me nuts :). Thanks 🙏!

I used to have a Samsung TV which broke. I really enjoyed the Music Wall feature and while I like a lot of things about my Google TV was kind of disappointed there isn't something similar. I bought "projectM TV" for music visualizer but it is very fast and loud and crazy. The Music Wall was a lot calmer, just polka dots or something. Does anybody know of a Google TV music visualizer app alternative that is calmer like that? The business of projectM makes me nauseous

Anyone else having trouble playing certain purchased movies from their library? I first noticed it on my living room TV, a TCL Roku TV with a Chromecast with Google TV. I picked one of my purchased movies, when I tried to play it, I got the white loading line at the bottom but it wouldn't load after 5 minutes. I then tried a different movie, played fine. I then went back to the first and wouldn't load again. I have several movies that now do this. I tried on my phone, it actually said "we're having trouble playing this right now." Having the same problem on all Google TV devices (4 plus phone.) I've tried a reboot and clearing cache but since it's on every device, I assume it's Google. I have 100 Mb fiber that I get 94 down 145 up consistently so I'm sure it's not a connection problem. Troubleshooting would be great if you have any ideas, but mainly trying to find out if anyone else is experiencing this. One movie not loading is "House of 1000 Corpses," but "The Devil's Rejects" and "3 From Hell" play fine. Figure same studio, should all work or all not work if it's a copyright problem.

Freeplay will always sneak back to the #4 position on my homescreen on my Sony Bravia no matter how many times I move it. I can put it clear at the end and in 2-3 days it is back to the 4th icon on my homescreen. I do not nor will EVER watch Freeplay. I contacted Google and this is the "help" I got

Contacted Google "support" and asked them how to make it stay put or remove it completely if that's not possible.

1st Response: Check that you’re signed in to the correct Google Account.
Update the time.
On your device, turn off Automatic date and time. Then, turn it back on.
Check software and system updates on your device.
To check if an update is available, go to the software or system updates in your settings.
If an update is available, update your device.
Check that you have a strong Wi-Fi or mobile data connection.
It’s best if you can connect to a Wi-Fi network.
If you don’t have access to Wi-Fi, make sure you have a strong mobile data connection.
Try your download again.

My Response: What are you talking about? Did you even read what I said? I want to remove Freeplay or at least make the icon stay where I put it. Nothing to do with downloading or installing or anything else.

Their Response: I see that you are concerned about the Freeplay app, which keeps moving into the top 4 tiles on your homescreen. I understand that you want to remove the Freeplay app permanently.

However, in order to troubleshoot your issue further, could you please help us with the screenshot of the small video of the same?

My Response: A screenshot of what? Of the freeplay icon? How is that going to help? There's nothing to troubleshoot. How do I stop freeplay from inserting itself on my home screen and stay where I put it? That's all there is to it. If that concept is too difficult for you to understand then elevate this to someone else.

No matter what company or problem, they always want a screenshot or video. No idea what this pathlogical obcession is with sceenshot and videos. Fkn morons, all of them.

PlayStation Remote Play on Google TV Streamer?

I know it's available for Google Chromecast with Remote but was hoping it's available for the new TV Steamer...

Saldy still not available on the Nvidia Shield TV Sigh!...

I've searched all over the web and can't find a single person who can confirm if the Official PlayStation Remote Play app is available on the new Google TV Streamer :(

Can anyone confirm if the app is available on the Google TV Streamer?

I use Brave browser with VPN on my phone to stream. Is there any way I can get something like that on my Google TV (Sony Bravia 8)?

So I have an Onn GTV box. I bought it cause I hoped it would behave more less like an android phone/tablet. But omg.. you want a browser? Can’t even download chrome via playstore. And the alternatives suck and are not very smooth. Any other apps.. the UI is just terrible, especially for using with a remote. Am I missing something, are there any hacks to make it more usable? Or should I look for a Chinese android box?

Is anyone else having recent problems with video and audio bexoming out of sync while watching a show?

I first noticed it while watching Crunchyroll. It wasn't just one show out of sync but other shows as well. So then I tried Netflix and had the same problem with shows on that app as well. I cleared out the cache and restarted GoogleTV and that works for a short while but then their is a hiccup and the audio and video get out of sync again. Most of the time it is off by a second or more.

In happened infrequently in the past and resetting the device would fix the problem. But now I don't know what to do. Could it be a memory issue? I deleted some of the other apps I don't use. I have 1.6 GB of available space on the device.

It is driving me crazy. I hope someone out there might have some suggestions about what I can try.