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Almost a 1:1 copy of the Apple TV app just with a worse copy of website https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-app https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-app, not new but ever

Almost a 1:1 copy of the Apple TV app just with a worse copy of website https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-app https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-app, not new but ever so disappointing Google adds so little new to ideas they decide to adopt

snazz 6y ago
Apple's website scrolls much more smoothly for me as well (although that might be since I'm using Safari).
- Fogest 6y ago
  That's funny, I am using Chrome and found the Google one scrolled smoother than the Apple one.
- Polylactic_acid 6y ago
  The tv page was fine for me but the iphone and ipad pages are horrendous. I don't know why there is this trend in web design to make the page a video except you have to scroll to progress it.
Terretta 6y ago
Yes, the flattery appears most sincere with this one: Google's take on the TV app from Apple that runs on Apple TV, iOS, and Mac, serving as a common UI to content from apps that buy into the partner ecosystem. Awkward how unclear that site is: this new app from Google is to be the UI pre-installed on future Android TVs, but for now, you can get as a thing running on a $49 Chromecast puck.
jankyxenon 6y ago
I just bought one. I'm a chromecast user on my main tv (that I control with my phone or nearby google home). I bought this for the remote. There's not really anything to "improve" here. It's a dumb box that aggregates streaming apps. The real differentiator is google assistant (and associated google home ecosystem - if you've bought into that)
- chaostheory 6y ago
  I'm interested in Google Home functionality, and I like the Google assistant the most when comparing it to Siri and Alexa. It seems to better process non-generic questions and commands better than the other two. What I'm not keen on is a cheap box that doesn't have enough RAM, so that it'll end up lagging. I don't understand why there isn't a premium model. I also don't want to dangle a weight from my HDMI port. That's probably how the HDMI ports broke on my last TV. I also would like to have volume buttons on the remotes. A mute button is nice but not enough. I'd rather trade the youtube and netflix buttons for real volume control buttons.
  - kristophph 6y ago
    Same for me, I hope it won't be laggy at all and the UI is good to use. So far I like my setup with a chromecast and my phone as the remote/tv library (youtube, netflix, amazon video, disney etc.). I especially like that I can start watching something and at the same time I can browse around for something else to watch. It looks like the remote has volume buttons on the right side by the way.
    - chaostheory 6y ago
      It looks like there’s some lag https://www.theverge.com/21495609/google-chromecast-2020-review-streaming-remote-control https://www.theverge.com/21495609/google-chromecast-2020-rev... That’s good news on the remote though
Austin_Conlon 6y ago
Hopefully they don't copy the Apple TV app's bugginess and unreliability too. While the Apple TV+ content is great, getting there isn't.

snazz 6y ago

Apple's website scrolls much more smoothly for me as well (although that might be since I'm using Safari).

Fogest 6y ago
That's funny, I am using Chrome and found the Google one scrolled smoother than the Apple one.
Polylactic_acid 6y ago
The tv page was fine for me but the iphone and ipad pages are horrendous. I don't know why there is this trend in web design to make the page a video except you have to scroll to progress it.

Terretta 6y ago

Yes, the flattery appears most sincere with this one: Google's take on the TV app from Apple that runs on Apple TV, iOS, and Mac, serving as a common UI to content from apps that buy into the partner ecosystem. Awkward how unclear that site is: this new app from Google is to be the UI pre-installed on future Android TVs, but for now, you can get as a thing running on a $49 Chromecast puck.

jankyxenon 6y ago

I just bought one. I'm a chromecast user on my main tv (that I control with my phone or nearby google home). I bought this for the remote. There's not really anything to "improve" here. It's a dumb box that aggregates streaming apps. The real differentiator is google assistant (and associated google home ecosystem - if you've bought into that)

chaostheory 6y ago
I'm interested in Google Home functionality, and I like the Google assistant the most when comparing it to Siri and Alexa. It seems to better process non-generic questions and commands better than the other two. What I'm not keen on is a cheap box that doesn't have enough RAM, so that it'll end up lagging. I don't understand why there isn't a premium model. I also don't want to dangle a weight from my HDMI port. That's probably how the HDMI ports broke on my last TV. I also would like to have volume buttons on the remotes. A mute button is nice but not enough. I'd rather trade the youtube and netflix buttons for real volume control buttons.
- kristophph 6y ago
  Same for me, I hope it won't be laggy at all and the UI is good to use. So far I like my setup with a chromecast and my phone as the remote/tv library (youtube, netflix, amazon video, disney etc.). I especially like that I can start watching something and at the same time I can browse around for something else to watch. It looks like the remote has volume buttons on the right side by the way.
  - chaostheory 6y ago
    It looks like there’s some lag https://www.theverge.com/21495609/google-chromecast-2020-review-streaming-remote-control https://www.theverge.com/21495609/google-chromecast-2020-rev... That’s good news on the remote though

Austin_Conlon 6y ago

Hopefully they don't copy the Apple TV app's bugginess and unreliability too. While the Apple TV+ content is great, getting there isn't.