Google‘s foray into the streaming device market has been a journey of form factors. From the short-lived Nexus Q sphere to the ubiquitous Chromecast dongle, the company hasn’t shied away from experimentation. Now, it seems Google is ready to shed the dongle life with its upcoming offering, the Google TV Streamer.Chromecast with Google TV successor leaks in official render with a new design
Leaked by 9to5Google, the Google TV Streamer has a different design from the Chromecast with Google TV (4K) released in 2020. This new device ditches the dongle format for a more traditional set-top box design.
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Visually, the Google TV Streamer takes the form of a large, white pill. Unlike the Chromecast, it’s not designed to be plugged directly into your TV’s HDMI port. Instead, it sits on a table like any other streaming device.
The design features a tilting top section and the back of the device houses two cables, but the specific ports they connect to aren’t shown in the image.
The remote also has some notable changes. It retains a similar layout to the Chromecast with Google TV remote, but it’s now longer to accommodate additional buttons.
You get the circular navigation pad and center button in a familiar layout, but there are now dedicated back and home buttons, with the latter being accented in a grey shade.
A notable change is the replacement of the Google Assistant button with a microphone button. The volume control buttons have also been moved from the side to the front, next to a dedicated mute button.
For convenience, there are quick launch buttons for YouTube and Netflix. The bottom row includes the power button and a customizable Magic button, first seen on Walmart’s Onn Google TV 4K Pro Streaming Device.
Although details on the internal hardware are scarce, the Google TV Streamer is expected to support 4K streaming and run the latest version of Android TV, currently Android TV 14. Google is expected to launch the streaming device at the Made by Google event on August 13th.Chromecast with Google TV successor leaks in official render with a new design
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