The Market offers easy access to Android applications available on Google TV. Android Market - Android Market is now available so you can now download Android apps for your TV, just like on your smartphone.Press the Menu key to start customizing Home, then move, delete, replace, and add new shortcuts or add a widget. Home - Launching an app should be as easy as changing the channel, so we’ve redesigned Home to make it easier to have everything you need right at your fingertips.Here are some excerpts adapted from Google’s summary of what users could expect from the upgrade: “We’ve heard your feedback, and we’ve made some big changes to Google TV,” said Google when it announced the changes and enhancements in Google TV 2.0. Logitech’s pre- and post-upgrade messages
Then in December, I received a pair of emails from Logitech concerning the Revue’s major upgrade to Google TV 2.0 - one preceding the update and one immediately afterwards… And within ‘all apps’ you can see all of your shortcuts, similar to your Android phone or tablet.” “The new customizable home screen gets you to your favorite content quickly. “The interface is now much simpler,” explained Google’s email.
(image and caption are from Google’s Oct. Google’s email blast contained several screenshots, including this image of the new primary homescreen: Google’s August announcement of Google TV upgrade plans were followed by a Halloween email, which briefly introduced Google TV 2.0’s new features and capabilities.
So when Google said it would soon upgrade the existing Revues to Google TV 2.0, featuring Android 3.1 and the ability to install Android Market apps, I felt hopeful… but skeptical. Like many, I was seriously underwhelmed by Google TV as implemented on the Logitech Revue’s initial release, due to its clumsy user interface, dearth of apps, and general bugginess.