Starting today, Google TV devices are getting a performance boost with a new update that also makes tweaks to improve the storage situation many users are experiencing, in part by adding automatic app hibernation.
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In a brief post, Google explains that a new update is rolling out to all Google TV devices, including Chromecast and many others. The update focuses on two things, performance and storage.
Starting with performance, Google says this new update will affect both devices and remotes, aiming to eliminate the “wait time” when waking up your device, as well as the response time between pressing a button and the actions taking place on the screen. These updates are apparently already rolling out to all users.
We've made updates to both your devices and remotes to eliminate wait time. We've reduced the time it takes for your Google TV to wake up, the response time between your TV and button clicks on your remote, and the time you see the loading animation when your device restarts.
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Another fix being made focuses on storage, which, as many Chromecast, can be frustrating. Starting now, Google TV will automatically “hibernate” apps that haven’t been used in the last 30 days. Hibernating apps will unload the app from your system when it’s not in use, but will keep the essential data local so you can quickly launch it when you want to use it again. For this to work, though, you’ll need a device running at least Android TV 12. That includes Chromecast with Google TV, but not all TVs and other set-top boxes.
Google also notes that Android App Bundles on the Android TV OS, which it announced last year it would enforce starting this month, will reduce the size of TV apps by about 25%.
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source of information: 9to5google.com
