The Nvidia Shield TV streaming media player is much loved by enthusiasts, and rightfully so. The original version was released over ten years ago and remains a very capable device today, thanks to its overpowered hardware for the time and ongoing software updates that are still going strong to this...
Fake (left) and Real (right) Onn 4K Plus box. If you search for popular streaming devices like the Fire TV Stick, Onn 4K Plus, or Xiaomi TV Box S on Chinese retail sites like Alibaba or AliExpress, you'll find hundreds of generic-looking sticks and boxes capitalizing on name-brand recognition.
One area where many Google TV streaming devices fall short is support for lossless audio passthrough, such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, and DTS:X surround sound. This is especially true for budget-friendly devices, such as Walmart's existing Onn streamers, none of which support lossless audio formats.
New details and images of Walmart's upcoming 2nd-gen Onn 4K Pro leaked a few days ago, and now it looks like that won't be Walmart's only new 4K Google TV device this year.
The next flagship Google TV streaming device from Walmart's Onn brand leaked last month, and now new images of the device have emerged. Android TV Guide posted on Reddit several line drawings of the new Onn model, and it closely resembles the shape of the Google TV Streamer.
Downloader version 2.0 has been released! It's available now in the Amazon Appstore for Fire TVs and Fire Tablets, and the Google Play Store for Google TV, Android TV, and Android mobile devices. Marking the biggest update yet for streaming devices, version 2.
Walmart has had a tremendous amount of success with its Onn streaming devices running Google TV, to the point that they've become hard to find in stock and are selling for above list price on sites like eBay.
Google announced last year that sideloaded apps on Android devices will require a new verification process, or the app would be blocked from installing.
Walmart's Onn 4K Plus is a streaming device powerhouse that outperforms all mainstream Android-based streamers, apart from the much more expensive Shield TVs and Fire TV Cube.
Earlier this week, the developer of SmartTube, the most popular alternative YouTube app for Android TV and Fire TV devices, announced that his app's digital signature had been exposed. A new version of the app using a new digital signature has since been released.
Earlier this year, Google announced that its Gemini generative AI would be replacing the Google Assistant on Google TV devices. That officially starts today with the TCL QM9K series smart TVs. Google says other devices, both TVs and streaming devices, will receive Gemini later this year.
Back in June, Walmart's Onn streaming devices began receiving updates to Android TV 14, which bricked many devices and made them unusable. For people outside of the 1-year warranty period, Walmart refused to replace their Onn streaming device, even though the issue seems to have been caused by Walma...
Earlier this year, Google announced that the next version of its streaming device operating system, Android TV 16, would be the first to support a 64-bit kernel.
Sony has started rolling out Android TV 14 to its first batch of Bravia TVs, according to a Reddit user who dug through support pages. It appears as though Sony TVs with Realtek chipsets are being updated first.
Android TV 14, the latest version of Google's streaming operating system, has been slowly making its way onto devices since its debut last year on the Google TV Streamer.
Google is cutting the budget of its Android TV and Google TV team by 10%, according to sources who spoke to The Information. The reduction is said to be due to its new focus on Google Gemini and YouTube.
Walmart just released the Onn 4K Plus, which is its latest and most powerful Google TV streaming device. While it is a bit strange to have its mid-range streaming device be more powerful than its flagship Pro model, things might stay that way for a while.
While Walmart pulled the listing for the Onn 4K Plus off its website shortly after it was published last week, several people have found them in stores, so we're starting to learn a bit more about the streaming device.
The ADTH NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 USB Tuner, released last week, allows you to turn Fire TV, Android TV, and Google TV streaming devices, or smart TVs, into over-the-air broadcast receivers for older ATSC 1.0 and new 3.0 channels.
Expect to see a Free TV or Live TV button on the remotes of future Google TV devices, as Google has confirmed to Android Authority that manufacturers are now required to include this button starting this month.