When Google announced the Chromecast with Google TV last year, it revealed that the new interface will come to other Android TV devices. It appears TCL may be one of the first manufacturers to bring Google TV to its existing smart TVs.

The Chinese manufacturer had revealed to FlatpanelsHD that it plans to update its 2019 and 2020 lineup of Android TVs to Android 11 for TVs. Google announced Android 11 for TVs last September but TCL says that the update is scheduled for Q3 2021 when Android 12 must have been released.

In its statement to the blog, TCL said that it has not yet been decided if the update will bring the new Google TV system, the official Twitter account for TCL Europe said in a tweet that ”Your experience will be upgraded from Android TV to the new Google TV system…”.

Shout out to @Google TV’s Senior Engineering Director for our partnership
Your experience will be upgraded from #AndroidTV to the new #GoogleTV system & #TCL is proud to be one of the first providers this year https://t.co/t830lVsxGP pic.twitter.com/EwyUn4fZzv

— TCL_Europe (@TCL_Europe) January 15, 2021

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We will advise that you don’t get too excited until there is an official announcement that specifically says that the 2019 and 2020 models will get Google TV. However, TCL has confirmed that its 2021 TVs will get Google TV while TVs from 2018 and earlier will not be updated.

Android 11 for TVs brings a number of new features such as Auto Low Latency Mode and low latency media decoding. It also brings privacy features such as one-time permissions. Other known features that come with the update are extended gamepad support, silent boot mode for system updates, and inactivity prompts.

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Google recently announced the release of the latest Android 11 for the smartphones. In the same vein, the company has now announced the Android 11 update for its Android TV models. The update will bring many of the Android 11 features for mobile to the TV as well as other implementations specifically tailored to TVs.

The new Android 11 features include performance improvements involving memory management as well as improvements in privacy hasn’t been overlooked either as one-time permissions are carried over to Android 11 for TVs. A framework for the physical microphone mute buttons for better integration with TVs featuring far-field microphones has been implemented.

For multimedia improvements, Google is bringing Auto Low Latency Mode and low latency media decoding. Tuner Framework with updated media CAS and extensions to the HAL implementation of HDMI CEC are also new.

Expanded functionality around inactivity prompts, wake keys and silent boot mode for system updates are on the changelog, but arguably one of the most important improvements is the wider support for gamepads, which is essential for anyone subscribed to Google’s Stadia platform.

Google says that it’s working closely with TV manufacturers to deliver the new Android 11 to consumers in the following months. However, for now, only the ADT-3 device meant for developers will be receiving the upgrade right away. Google is also scheduled to release the update for other devices like the Nvidia Shield in the coming months.

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