#Google chrome for roku tv#

#Google chrome for roku tv#

Google also has a doomsday weapon in its newly refreshed Google TV interface, which has a cleaner looking, more modern interface than Roku's now outdated looking grid of app icons. Matching the retail price of Roku's own dongle-and-remote system at just shy of $50, there's no question which competitor Google hopes to take down a peg. Even AmazonвЂ™s Fire Stick has Google beat, though not by much, at 12 percent.Д®nter the new Chromecast.

Roku, on the other hand, is sitting pretty at 30 percent, a sizeable plurality of the share. This approach has led to Google capturing only 9 percent of connected TV device market share, despite widespread Chromecast support in most apps. While Roku is best known for their set-top boxes with built-in apps ranging from HBO to Hulu, Google has always taken a more minimalist and decentralized approach with their Chromecast devices, which have no user interface, instead requiring users to find the media they wish to view on their phone or tablet before 'casting' it to their TV. And from the looks of it, this is a device that seems to be aimed squarely at unseating RokuвЂ™s place in the streaming box market. Late last month, Google announced a slew of new hardware products, including the much-awaited Pixel 5 5G, but the most surprising (or unsurprising, if youвЂ™re the kind of person who follows leaks) was the announcement of a new Chromecast device that comes with a remote and the company's updated Google TV experience.