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C. Scott Brown / Android Authority
TL;DR
- An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google TV could check if you’re still watching a channel.
- Google TV would run these checks if you haven’t used your remote in a while.
- The platform would then stop playing the channel if you don’t respond to the prompt.
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