Google Is Giving Android TV a New Watchlist and an Improved Recommendation System

Since the discharge of Chromecast with Google TV, Google has been updating Android TV with a lot of the fancier options out there on its streaming TV dongle, and this week Google is bringing improved methods to recommend new content material and save them for later.

The first replace to Android TV is the addition of a built-in Watchlist, which could be simply considered by hitting a brand new button on the small print web page. Shows and films in your Watchlist can even seem in a brand new part inside the Discover tab, and assuming you’re logged in correctly, content material in your Watchlist will likely be synced throughout your cellphone, laptop computer, and some other Android TV units. And whenever you see one thing you need to save for later, including new content material to your Watchlist is so simple as long-pressing on the itemizing and hitting “Add to Watchlist.”

Meanwhile, following the same replace to Google TV late final yr, Android TV as a complete is getting an improved advice system that lets you fee a number of exhibits and films with a purpose to recommend content material you’re extra prone to get pleasure from sooner or later.

You can entry the brand new advice tuning system from Android TV’s settings menu or by hitting the “Improve your recommendations” card within the Discover tab, after which you’ll be offered with a present or film and requested if you wish to see “More like this” or “Less like this.” You ought to have the ability to fee as many exhibits as you want, with Android TV utilizing your choices to routinely replace its suggestions.

Finally, to make searching via content material a bit extra immersive and interactive—much like Netflix and different streaming video apps—Android TV will begin enjoying trailers routinely (when out there) whenever you hover on a bit of content material. Of course, if this isn’t one thing you’re into, you possibly can flip the function off by going to Settings > Device Preferences > Home Screen and hitting the disabling the toggle for “Enable Video Previews.”

So whereas these most likely gained’t placate Nvidia Shield customers who’ve grow to be pissed off with the way in which Google surfaces adverts within the guise of suggestions on Android TV, Google’s new updates ought to make it only a bit sooner and simpler to find new content material you’re extra seemingly get pleasure from, or at the very least put it aside for later.

Google says the brand new replace to Android TV will start rolling out to units beginning this week.