Google is preparing a major update for the Chromecast with Google TV
Even though eventually the Chromecast with Google TV will get Android 14, it won’t get every new feature.
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- A Google product manager told us that the company plans to eventually bring Android 14 to the Chromecast with Google TV.
- However, we weren’t told when the update will roll out.
- Don’t expect Thread support to be added in the update, though, as it requires new hardware.
Although this week’s Made by Google event was all about the new Pixel devices, Google’s new Nest hardware was also on display at the event. That includes the new Google TV Streamer, Google’s latest TV streaming box that’s replacing the Chromecast. While the Chromecast with Google TV has been discontinued, Google will still be providing software updates for it, and Android Authority has learned that this will include an update to Android 14.
On the sidelines of the Made by Google event, we had the opportunity to speak to several Google TV product managers about the new Google TV Streamer. Since the Google TV Streamer is the first device in the U.S. to run Android 14 for TVs, we had a lot of questions about the new software release. Specifically, we wanted to know whether there are any features in Android TV 14, which is how many people refer to the Android 14 for TV release, that won’t be available on other devices that receive the update.
