Google TV exams ‘Free’ and ‘Store’ tabs on homescreen [Gallery]

Google TV is testing out new “Free” and “Store” tabs for the homescreen, with each tabs showcasing extra content material in a barely new approach.

The Google TV homescreen hasn’t modified an entire lot because the platform debuted in 2020, however one current tweak was the elimination of a few tabs to simplify the homescreen a bit. Particularly, Google ditched the “Library” and “Watchlist” tabs, placing these below a brand new profile menu.

However, now, Google has added two extra tabs again.

In what appears to be a comparatively remoted take a look at for now, Google TV is displaying new “Free” and “Store” tabs in between the present “Stay” and “Apps” tabs. The “Free” tab showcases content material that may be seen without cost via streaming apps corresponding to Tubi, and presumably consists of content material from Freeplay, although we will’t see a lot in these preliminary pictures that had been posted to Reddit.

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The “Store” tab, in the meantime, showcases films that may be bought from Google TV instantly (Google Play, which additionally exhibits up in YouTube). This one is a bit shocking to see, really, as Google has de-emphasized film purchases in recent times, even ditching the power to buy TV exhibits not way back.

As talked about, these new tabs don’t look like extensively out there simply but. We’re not seeing the change on any of our Google TV gadgets but (together with TCL and Hisense TVs, in addition to Google TV Streamer), however Google did begin rolling out an analogous tab on Android TV final yr.

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