- Android TV devices are receiving new content tabs on the home screen via a server-side update.
- These new tabs add “Top Selling Movies,” “Popular Movies and Shows,” and “Trending on Google” to the home screen.
- There’s no way to opt out of the update, so users who dislike the added clutter can consider switching to alternative Android TV launchers.
Android TV, as a platform, is still very much around, but it has been overshadowed by Google TV, a content engine that sits on top of the platform. Users have frequently complained about updates from Android TV to Google TV turning their TV and streaming sticks into a lag fest, and you can blame their probably low-specced hardware and the intrusive ad-ridden platform for it. Android TV has managed to stay relatively clean from these changes, but it seems the content engine is coming for it too.
Reddit user aniruddhdodiya spotted that their Android TV was recently updated to feature three extra tabs in the home screen. Their TV already came with a Play Next tab, but now they also had tabs for Top Selling Movies, Popular Movies and Shows, and Trending on Google.
