10 Tips and Tricks
If you own a Google TV, we’re a little hurt that you’re reading this instead of enjoying a movie, watching YouTube or enjoying music videos on TV (like you did in the 90s). Unless—of course—you are reading this on your Google TV. Don’t worry, though, we’ll get over it if you make us a promise: try all the tips & tricks and then pay it forward. (If you don’t know what we mean by pay it forward, your fabulous Search for Google TV will take you straight to the answer).
If you own a Google TV, we’re a little hurt that you’re reading this instead of enjoying a movie, watching YouTube or enjoying music videos on TV (like you did in the 90s). Unless—of course—you are reading this on your Google TV. Don’t worry, though, we’ll get over it if you make us a promise: try all the tips & tricks and then pay it forward. (If you don’t know what we mean by pay it forward, your fabulous Search for Google TV will take you straight to the answer).
Get personalized viewing recommendations. Is "Glee" not your favorite show? Want to see shows you'll like, not just what everyone else watches? Use star ratings to configure the TV & Movies app to give you the shows and movies you're interested in.
Pro tip: customize Home. It’s up to you what appears on your Home -- any item in All Apps can be added. Put the apps you use every day here for easy access, or add TV channels or websites.
Where are my bookmarks and favorite channels? They’ve got a new home. Press the Menu key or press and hold the Star key from Google Chrome or live TV to bring up your bookmarks and favorites. To bookmark a webpage or favorite a channel, just press the Star key on your controller.
Pro tip: search your bookmarks and web history. Tell Google TV Search to access your browser history and bookmarks to give you another easy way to get to your favorite content. Explore other searchable items, including Google Music and Twitter.
What channel number is CNN again? With thousands of channels, it’s a pain to flip through the entire guide to find CNN. Instead, just do a search on Google TV by channel name, be it CNN, FX, or CNBC.
Multitask!
Follow your favorite actor. Next time Kevin Bacon makes a cameo on The Closer, just search for his name to see what else he’s in, even what’s on right now. Or, switch over to the IMDB app in Android Market to learn all you’d ever want to know.
Just heard about a cool new show? Start with season 1, episode 1. TV & Movies identifies pretty much every episode of every TV show available and lets you know where you can watch it, whether it’s on live TV or the web.
Add a soundtrack to your slideshow. Start up Pandora, Google Music, or your other favorite music app and then hop over to the Photos app to show your friends your most recent bear wrestling and zephyr piloting adventures.
Choose what happens when you turn on your TV. Go straight to Live TV, or launch TV & Movies or YouTube right at startup.
Visit our Help Center to learn more about the recent update. Happy surfing!
→ Move the cursor over the show you want to rate and use number keys 1-5 to rate it.
→ Press the Home key, then the Menu key, then select Customize home items. Select an item to move, remove or replace it.
→ Pro tip: add a TV channel or webpage to All Apps by pressing the Star key while viewing and selecting Add to home screen.
→ Pro shortcut: press the Home key then a number key (1-7) to open a Home item instantly.
→ Web bookmarks: in Google Chrome, press the Menu key and select Bookmarks.
→ Favorite TV channels: while watching TV, press the Menu key and select Favorite channels.
→ Pro shortcut: press and hold the Star key from Google Chrome or TV to access your bookmarks and favorites.
→ Press the Home key, select All Apps, then select Settings. Scroll down to Search, then select Searchable items. Check the Browser box to include bookmarks and web history.
→ Press the Search key and start typing.
→ Press the Star key to add a channel to your favorites or to All Apps.
→ Switching between apps is easy -- press and hold the Home key to bring up a list of open apps, then use the arrow keys to navigate.
→ If you’re using Google Chrome, press the Menu key and select Windows to switch between your open browser windows, or to open a new window.
→ Want to check some sports stats without missing a moment of the game? Press the Picture in Picture key. Click the Picture in Picture window to enlarge it or move it around the screen.
→ Press the Search key and type ‘Kevin Bacon’ (it doesn’t have to be him, really) and select See all TV, Movie, and Video results. Select a movie icon to find out where the movie is available on the web, or if it’s coming on TV soon.
→ Press the Home key and select TV & Movies.
→ Press the Home key, select All Apps, then select Pandora.
→ Press the Home key, select All Apps, then select Photos.
→ Press the Home key, select Home and All Apps settings, then select Startup application.
Daniel Pickens-Jones, Google TV User Support
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