Something Strange Is Happening with Android TV Remotes, and It’s Driving Users Crazy
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Something strange is happening with Android TV remotes, and it’s driving users crazy
TL;DR Some Android TV users report that pressing Home on the TV remote now selects the top navigation bar instead of their favorite apps. Reports span NVIDIA Shield TV devices, while our own observations suggest the behavior varies across Android TV hardware. Google hasn’t explained the apparent change, and we’re asking readers to help establish how widespread it is. There’s a special kind of frustration that comes from a button doing exactly w…
Pressing the home button sends some Android TV users to the top menu instead of their favorite apps, and no one knows why. The home button on Android TV has changed, and no one really knows why For many, using the TV remote is at the mercy of their fingers: press the home button, move the highlight to your favorite app, and start streaming. When that changes for no reason, it's clear that annoyance takes over. Android Authority's Stephen Schenck…
Android TV users are complaining about strange behavior of the Home button on their remotes. Instead of taking them to their favorite apps, the system highlights the top navigation bar. Google hasn't explained the reason for this change. Well, maybe someone... Full version of the page: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/android_tv_pilot_problem-55816.html
A quiet but extremely noticeable change seems to be made by Google to the way the Home button on the remote control of Android TV and Google TV devices responds. This is a modification to the UI that overturns the muscle memory) of thousands of smart TV and streaming device owners. How the Home button worked until now Until […]
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