Jul 24, 2024 11:30:00

Images of Google's streaming device 'Chromecast with Google TV' successor 'Google TV Streamer' leaked, possibility of changing from dongle type to set-top box type

Since 2013, Google has been selling the

Chromecast with Google TV , which allows users to use a variety of streaming apps simply by plugging it into a television. Recently, overseas media 9to5Google has obtained images of what is said to be the successor to the Chromecast with Google TV that Google plans to release in the future.

This 'Google TV Streamer' set-top box comes after Chromecast
https://9to5google.com/2024/07/22/google-tv-streamer/

Until now, Google has sold Chromecast with Google TV, a dongle-type device that plugs into a TV's HDMI port, but at the time of writing, the latest model was released in 2022, and it was pointed out that the time for a refresh was approaching.

Google

reported in April 2024 that it is developing a 4K version of the Chromecast with Google TV successor from 2020, and 9to5Google reports that the device will be called the 'Google TV Streamer.'

Below is an image of a product that appears to be Google TV Streamer. It has changed from the previous dongle type to a set-top box type device like Apple TV 4K or Roku Ultra . According to 9to5Google, some function will be assigned to the wide front part of the Google TV Streamer, but the specific function has not been revealed.

The Google TV Streamer remote control is below. The positions of the volume and home buttons have been changed from the previous remote control. Also, the button for Google Assistant that was located in the upper right corner is gone.

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Google ends 11-year history of Chromecast, announces new streaming device 'Google TV Streamer' - GIGAZINE