Google Tv Homescreen redesign now arriving with new Quick Settings in Chromecast
Google Tv Homescreen redesign was announced sometime last month and Google is finally rolling it out alongside a new Quick Settings on Chromecast – quite impressive.
Details of the Google Tv Homescreen redesign
The new Google TV homescreen design now displays your profile photo in the top-left corner. When clicked, it works as a rapid account changer. The For you tab appears next, which includes what occurred under Movies and Programs. Following that is Live, Applications, and Library.
On the right corner, you’ll see Search (which now lacks Assistant branding), Settings, and a Google TV logo. While the microphone and settings control seem like rounded buttons, they are tabs that you just slide over to without having to click. Notably, Settings has been revamped, with the day, date, and time shown in the top-left corner. There are additional shortcuts to the complete preferences app and the account switcher.
This is followed by a 2×2 grid of Quick Settings tiles for Screensaver, Wi-Fi, Accessibility, and Bluetooth on a Chromecast with Google TV. It’s evocative of QS on Pixel phones, and it’s a fascinating demonstration of cross-platform consistency, especially if Google ever launches the Nest Hub revamp.
Originally, you just had an account switcher, a Settings tile, and a shortcut to activate the time-based screensaver. When you click a QS tile, you’ll be sent to the entire preferences page. Lastly, “Tip of the day” or notification feeds completely this stream. For reference, Google revealed the new Google TV Homescreen redesign last week but did not go into depth about the Quick Settings modification.
