Google TV Streamer and Chromecast owners in the UK have received a feature bump , stool it easy to access unrecorded feeds of terrestrial transmission channel from BBC , ITV , and more .
The equipment , which have primarily consecrate owner memory access to streaming services like Netflix and Disney Plus , now have a new Channels tab bringing admittance to swarm hot feeds from the UK ’s broadcast networks .
The launch come to twinkle in the UK via auser on Threadswho posted to confirm access to the likes of BBC One , BBC Two , BBC Scotland , BBC Alba , ITV , ITV 2 and S4C via Channels . There are also some lesser - sleep with life style channels , but hopefully more mental object is on the elbow room .
Because ( as9to5Googlepoints out ) there ’s no iPlayer app for the new Google TV Streamer yet , you might only see this option for the previous generationChromecast with Google TVfor now .
The feature will make it somewhat easier for owner of these equipment to approach streamed television without leave the Google TV port . It ’s also handy for those who do n’t have the display connected to a digital transmitting aerial for look out telly the traditional way .
Users will still need the swarm app set up on the streamer and be lumber into an story for this to work . But from there , users report , you ’ll be taken straight into the live stream for that channel .
It ’s not quite as carry out as the Live lineament in the United States , which offer loads of channel from Google TV Freeplay . However , it ’s a starting line and adds to the value suggestion for Brits .
TheGoogle television receiver Streamer 4Karrived late with memory access to Google Gemini and the power to handle complex requests like “ show me a movie that feels like a vacation ” . There ’s also improved smart home compatibility with livelihood for the Matter smart home standard . The comportment of a Thread radio will also have in mind quicker pairing of bright menage devices .
