Google TV can be found on a wide range of the best TV and streaming devices, making content curation much easier As seen in the Roku and Google TV showdown, the latter is in the limelight as major brands such as hisense, TCL, and Sony have begun to take advantage of the OS on their TVs

Despite its outward appeal, the entire Google TV experience has moments of feeling unintuitive, not without some limitations Whether it's Chromecast with Google TV or the best Google Tv, there are many ways to make the experience better 

Like the way there are some secret Roku menus across many of its devices, Google TV will amplify your TV home screen too Explore some Google TV secrets, from hidden game modes to wallpapers like Samsung's frame, and set up your home entertainment Let's raise the profile 

With Google TV it may be very easy to find new content to explore on the Suggestion rail, but not everyone needs it You will, most likely, already have the best streaming service, which means you can get rid of yourself of the somewhat intrusive suggestions that Google TV offers

To do this, you basically need to remove the recommended media from the home page and enable app-only mode, which shows only the apps you download This disables both Google Assistant and Search, and previously purchased Google Play content can only be accessed through the Google TV app on your phone 

Follow these steps to set the app-only mode:

Because everyone loves Samsung frames, rival companies like Hisense and Roku xing their own But if I told you, any Google TV can be a Samsung frame with one click You can do it 

Enter Ambient mode on Google TV As you can imagine, this will turn your TV into a wall of art, and you can customize it in different ways You can set it to show a slideshow of selected Google Photos, take advantage of the experimental mode in "New Sources and Content", or move the frame to Samsung in full swing through the art gallery 

Follow these steps to set up ambient mode on Google TV

Maybe you particularly like the new "Fallout" show on Amazon Prime Video and want more suggested content tailored to that particular genre or service Or, Google TV may send recommended content from apps that you have never actually used or subscribed to 

Personalized Home Screen Recommendations on Google TV sift through all the unnecessary additions that clog your pages for you A more personalized home screen will get all of the content you really want to watch and engage in the moment you turn on your TV It also helps you easily keep up with all the shows you're already watching

To enable improved home screen personalization on Google TV, follow these steps:

Sometimes we can lose the remote control in the couch — it happens to all of us If so, you can always choose to take advantage of the handy find my remote featureIt will be added to Android14 in the near future Instead of relying on the remote, however, you can use your smartphone as a way to control everything on your Google TV 

To set this up, go to the Google TV app on your phone and click "TV remote""If you have more than one Google TV in your home, they will all be available here, so choose what you want to control your smartphone Once you enter the 6-digit code that appears on your TV, it will be set up to pair and control your Google TV from the convenience of your phone

Everyone loves a good session of the game on one of the best computers, but when experienced with Google TV, tighter controls and more fluid machines that allots your much more advanced controls over the game on your screen is where the somewhat secret game mode comes into play 

To enable the game mode and start the action the right way, follow these steps:

Tv remotes have become so complex that they have instant access to everything from Netflix to free channels available on a specific interface These buttons certainly act as valuable accessibility inputs, but thanks to an ingenious app called Button Mapper, there's actually a lot more

With Button Mapper, you can turn your home button into a variety of usability features For example, you can change it to open the settings when you press double or to enable certain settings There are essentially endless possibilities for what you can do with the button mapper, and it makes you a golden tool for accessibility

Google is one of the most used search engines 1 For the majority of you out there, you find yourself heading to Google for a search of your next favorite part of the "Star Wars" content once the "Acolyte" episode is over

In that case, it's a good idea to set up a Google Watchlist so that you can more easily create a curated list of shows and movies to watch next It's a good idea This is a handy tool that makes it much easier to search and dive into the next favorite show 

There are really no settings involved, as you can find the Google Watch List feature in its many various places that appear as a watch list tag, even in a general search on desktop or mobile, and in the Google app 

On Google TV, simply head to your library to find all of the different content you've saved and instantly jump to them It's simple