Google TV is slowly gaining ground and is occupying the space hitherto reserved for Android TV by many brands as an operating system for controlling televisions or devices that act as multimedia centers. Google TV for a while now provides differences and new functions to improve screen customization.

You may not know one of these. About mode “Apps only”, A way to cover up one of the additions that come with Google TV and this was later mirrored on devices with Android TV. These are suggestions displayed on the screen, and thanks to this function, you can prevent them from appearing if they do not interest you.

No unnecessary suggestions

HE mode “Apps only” offers no secrets. What this mod does prevent personalized recommendations from appearing on your TV’s home screen. When you enable it, you will only see installed applications, you will not see recommendations for something to watch, as well as sponsored content and promotions for popular movies and TV series.

Of course, when activating this mode you should keep this in mind: There will be some functions that will no longer be operationalLike not being able to customize search, Google Assistant status, or whether you like or dislike certain content, as well as how to add videos to your “Pending” list or mark them as watched.

Having said all this, enable mode “Apps only” With Google TV, you only need to take a few steps. “Settings” Enter them after clicking on the profile icon that appears at the top right of the screen.

Then you need to go to the section “Accounts and login” and enter your Google account through which you manage Google TV, a section that appears in the right area of ​​the screen.

In the right area of ​​the screen, a column with different options opens and in it mode “Apps only”.

When you enter, you will see different options on the left and you should definitely take advantage of all of them. Find and enable “Apps Only” mode Move the activation box.

When you activate it, You can now go back and return to the home screen or simply press the “Home” button on the remote control. You will now see that the suggestions have almost completely disappeared from the home screen. One of these will only appear if you selected a platform when you first set up your Google account on your TV or Chromecast.

If you want to re-enable full mode with personalized recommendations on Google TV, You can re-enable “Apps Only” mode In your profile again by repeating these steps and clicking the activate option in the relevant box.

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