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Last-minute Black Friday smart TV, streaming & home audio deals 2022
Upgrade your living room or personal entertainment setup with XDA's guide to Black Friday 2022 deals on TVs and Home Audio equipment.
Black Friday 2022 is officially here, and a bunch of new deals just went live at retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, and more. A lot of these deals have been active for weeks, but you still have plenty to explore if you just logged in to pick up some holiday gifts during the same. To make it easier for you to find the best deals, we'll be updating this hub to pull together the best Black Friday 2022 deals on smart TVs and home audio equipment. Grab your credit cards and get ready to hit the checkout button.
TCL brings its premium C Series range of 4K TVs to India
TCL today launched its C series range of premium 4K TVs in India that offer support for features like 120Hz MEMC, variable refresh rate support, and much more.
TCL today launched three new premium 4K TVs in the Indian market. The new range features 120Hz MEMC support, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, IMAX Enhanced, Game Master, Hands-free voice control 2.0, and a host of other features. The new range will also be upgraded to the new Google TV interface, starting Q3 2021. Here's a quick look at all the new models in TCL's C Series lineup:
Android TV may soon support Voice Match for Google Assistant
One of the benefits of Android TV compared to other TV platforms is the integration with Google Assistant, which may soon be getting Voice Match.
There are plenty of smart TV platforms to choose from these days. Even Google offers two options if you're invested in their ecosystem. You can go the simple route and get a Chromecast or go with Android TV for something more full-fledged. One of the benefits of Android TV is the integration with Google Assistant, which may soon be getting Voice Match support.
[Update 3: How to Force] Google plans to redesign the Play Store on Android TV to add video previews for apps
Google is putting additional focus on Android TV with a number of changes to come in the future, including a redesigned Play Store.
Android TV came about when Google was trying to expand its Android brand to as many markets as possible (Android Wear, Android Things, Android Pay, etc.). Some of these have been rebranded but Android TV has kept its branding and it doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. In fact, Google is happy with how the platform has evolved over the years and application developers seem to be on board as well. Thanks to the increase in developer activity, Google is putting additional focus on its smart TV OS with a number of changes to come in the future.