Watching TV in the evening is a favorite pastime for many people on the planet. But some people fall asleep while watching a movie or series, and when they wake up again, it is already night and a completely different program is playing on the TV. This bad habit not only costs us money because the TV running unnecessarily consumes electricity, but it also disturbs our sleep. That is why Google has come up with an interesting solution to solve the problem of falling asleep in front of the TV.
On most TVs you can set off timer. If your eyes start to get tired, you can just reach for the remote control and set it to turn off in half an hour, for example. But sometimes you can't do it and fall asleep faster than you expected. The TV will be on for several hours before you wake up or goes into sleep mode by itselfBut if you have Google TV, you'll probably soon be able to rely on Google to turn off your device for you.
Android Authority has discovered that in the new version of the app Google TV Home (version 1.0.815784074-735113) are text strings indicating that there will be continuously checking to see if you are still watching on the TV. It will probably be that after a long period of inactivity, when you do not press any button on the remote control, the TV will ask you.
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Among the messages discovered are: "We're just checking. This channel will stop working because you haven't used the remote in a while," "Are you still watching?", "Continue watching". This way you TV will check if you are asleep. If you do not respond, it turns offHowever, it can be unpleasant if you watch several episodes of a series in a row and, for example, just run to the toilet - when you return, you may find that the TV is turned off.
From the details of the feature that have been discovered, it is not clear after what period of time Google TV will start asking for inactivity. We do not even know, when could it be introduced and if it will be available for all types of platformsThe query about watching channels suggests that everything could only work with traditional television broadcasting and not with streaming platforms like Netflix or HBO MaxWhich would be somewhat annoying, because more and more viewers are using them as an alternative.
