EntertainmentStreamingGoogle TV users are finally getting this important upgradeFed up waiting for personalised profiles? They’re finally hereWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
EntertainmentStreamingGoogle TV users are finally getting this important upgradeFed up waiting for personalised profiles? They’re finally hereWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Fed up waiting for personalised profiles? They’re finally here
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Shutterstock)
(Image credit: Shutterstock)
We think theChromecast with Google TVis the best Chromecast yet, but since it launched it’s suffered from the same problem as otherGoogleTV platforms. While Google did eventually add the ability to create children profiles so your horror movie recommendations aren’t punctuated with episodes of Paw Patrol, it didn’t support multiple user profiles.
That’s not a big problem if you’re a solo watcher. But if you share your Google TV with flatmates or family members it means your recommendations become pretty much useless – and if like me you often watch something other household members are watching but at different times, it’s easy to end up without the faintest idea of which episodes you’ve watched and which ones they’ve watched and you haven’t.
Good news. Personalised profiles are finally here.
How to get your Google TV upgrade
The upgrade has already happened on Google’s servers, but if your Chromecast or Google TV app doesn’t have it yet you might need to restart or even reinstall the app. You should then see an intro screen telling you that the profiles feature is there and asking if you want to add another Google account.
As you’d expect, it’s all very straightforward after that: each account gets their own settings, watchlists and smart recommendations, so Google TV won’t recommend programmes based on your flatmates' sports obsessions or your kids' descent into goth territory.
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