Chromecast with Google TV finally gets this one killer upgrade

Chromecast with Google Telly finally gets this 1 killer upgrade

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Update: The Google Tv platform is set to get more features as information technology matures .

Chromecast with Google Boob tube is already one of the best streaming devices, but it just got fifty-fifty better. A new update has added support for one very important feature: Dolby Vision. And there's some other upgrades, too.

While Dolby Vision is simply bachelor on select apps, this is a very big deal for anyone that has a TV capable of supporting this kind of HDR. And the updates to security and storage are going to be pretty useful equally well.

Calculation Dolby Vision back up for the Chromecast with Google Television set is a big deal. Not only does this hateful Chromecast offers Dolby'south premium HDR-technology, it besides means there'due south back up for merely about every HDR standard there is. After all, the dongle did get HDR10+ certification before this year, and has supported both HDR10 and HLG for some time at present.

As you'll see in our guide to all the HDR standards, Dolby Vision has become the leading licensed HDR format. The biggest draw for Dolby Vision is that it offers an stop-to-end solution for film production, letting directors and video editors set up the HDR weather that lucifer their intent, instead of adding metadata on top of existing textile.

Unlike HDR10, Dolby Vision uses dynamic metadata, offering scene-by-scene and frame-by-frame adjustment to bring out the best visuals in every shot. It also boasts the about expansive standards, allowing for higher resolutions, college peak brightness, deeper black levels and color gamut with 12-bit color that exceeds the unremarkably used Rec. 2020 color space.

This Chromecast with Google TV update besides means Google tin amend compete with other streaming devices, including the Roku Streaming Stick 4K and Apple TV 4K. And for a more affordable toll to kick.

According to Android Community, this new update takes an extra 158MB of the Chromecast's existing storage space. However, because the new patch actually optimizes the storage, users report they take an extra 200-300MB afterward the fact.

Also included is better DRM video encoding, a dedicated uninstall apps menu, and the latest security update. Sadly, the device nonetheless runs a version of Android x, which beginning launched in 2019, and this is the October 2021 version. Still, improve security is always a bonus.

You tin can update your Chromecast past heading into the Settings menu > System > Almost > System Update. Just make certain y'all have enough infinite, otherwise you're going to miss out on all these upgrades.

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