Gemini is coming to Google TV starting today

Gemini for Google TV is launching connected TCL’s QM9K bid TVs today. | Image: Google

After Google removed the rank interest for Gemini successful Chrome and introduced caller browser features past week, Gemini is present being added to Google TV. It volition beryllium disposable starting connected TCL’s caller QM9K bid TVs — which were announced earlier this month but are launching contiguous — and travel to different TVs and streaming boxes moving Google TV aboriginal this year. It volition transportation guardant the aforesaid basal commands that Google Assistant has offered for years, specified arsenic playing a circumstantial amusement erstwhile asked. But Gemini connected Google TV volition besides fto you person “free-flowing conversations” with the AI-powered assistant, truthful you tin find shows based connected circumstantial details oregon vague descriptions oregon petition a recap if you’re a fewer episodes down connected a bid you’re watching.

In a blog station announcing today’s Gemini expansion, Google suggests asking the adjunct for TV amusement recommendations with prompts that see everyone’s genre preferences oregon for suggestions based connected what shows are presently trending. But Gemini connected Google TV isn’t constricted to being a instrumentality for uncovering thing to watch. After activating it by saying “Hey Google” oregon pressing the mic fastener connected your TV remote, you tin inquire broader questions similar “why bash volcanoes erupt” oregon “what’s a dessert I tin marque successful little than an hour?” Gemini volition supply text responses that are work aloud, on with suggestions for related YouTube videos.

In summation to the TCL QM9K bid TVs that it’s debuting connected today, Google has confirmed aboriginal availability for the already released Google TV Streamer 4K and Walmart Onn 4K Pro, arsenic good arsenic respective 2025 models of Hisense and TCL TVs. It won’t beryllium the lone AI adjunct connected the market: astatine CES 2025, some Samsung and LG announced they would beryllium bringing Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant to caller models of their astute TVs that are debuting this year.