Google is shutting down the Google Play Motion pictures & TV app on Android TV within the close to future. Google appears to have begun sending out emails to customers of Android TV units notifying them of the upcoming change. “The Google Play Motion pictures & TV app goes away” the e-mail reads.
This most likely doesn’t come as a shock. Earlier this 12 months Google introduced that Android TV was getting a brand new Store tab to switch the app. However didn’t point out timing. On this part of the UI, customers might simply discover films and TV exhibits to lease. It primarily serves the identical goal because the Google Play Motion pictures & TV app. And subsequently having two of these items is redundant. Google is clearly eradicating the outdated app as a result of it desires the Store tab to be the brand new centralized location for purchasing or renting film and TV content material.
The Store tab, which seems extra in step with Google’s desired visible structure for the platform, is already obtainable.
The Google Play Motion pictures & TV app will depart Android TV in October
Google has confirmed that the Play Motion pictures & TV app shall be leaving Android TV in October. Particularly on October 5. Only a day after Google’s upcoming Made by Google occasion. Though the app is disappearing, the performance it offered just isn’t.
You’ll nonetheless have the ability to lease and purchase film and TV content material from the Store tab going ahead. And any of your current leases or beforehand bought content material shall be situated there as nicely. So that you don’t lose something you’ve paid for. The one actual distinction is that you just received’t have a devoted app on Android TV to launch the place all that stuff shall be discovered.
You may also discover this similar content material on the Store tab within the Google TV apps for Android and iOS units. This elimination marks the whole finish of the app since Google formally eliminated it from cellular units a while in the past. As soon as the Android TV model is gone the branding will formally be no extra.
