Google admits its Google TV software is too slow

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Making the TV experience faster, more responsive, and less of a hassle is one of the things that is being worked on by the company. According to a post on its support forums on Monday, the company has been working on improving boot time, general performance, and the number of options for managing storage on both third-party TVs and its Chromecast with Google TV streaming puck

The company says that it has made it so that the homescreen loads faster so that you don't have to wait for the show to start. According to the company, they achieved the performance improvements through the use of CPUs optimizations and improvements to cache management, as well as rolling out on third-party devices and coming soon for Chromecasts.

Users should see faster performance when loading the Live tab, scrolling through the homescreen, or using a kid profile. The company says that some of the improvements are due to the fact that Google TV uses less ram, which leaves more for apps when you switch between screens.

The company is responding to complaints about how storage limitations can make it difficult to install apps on devices that only have a small amount of space. You can free up space by clearing the device's cache and uninstall apps, which will be coming soon to smart TVs, thanks to a new menu in the settings. There is an automated process that runs in the background.

It seems like the company could be getting ready to push users towards its big screen experience with the recent reports about integration of free channels into the tv It makes sense that it is trying to improve on the basics now. As people need more and more apps to keep up with the growing number of streaming services, it may be a good idea for hardware manufacturers to upgrade the amount of storage that comes with their products. Software tricks can help reduce the number of low storage error messages, but it is not enough.