Google TV Remote iPhone App Hits iTunes Store-eWeek

Google reminded the audience that its Web-meets-TV service is still around by releasing a version of its Google TV Remote application for iPhone from Apple 18 March.

Launched in October on the Revue companion boxes and Logitech Sony Internet Tvs and Blu-ray players, Google TV is a software for Android-based service that allows users to switch between their TV content and Web applications such as Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand.

The service was largely pricey, unfinished or even buggy promulgated by many reviewers. Google some improvements were made in December to boost the user experience, Google TV Remote release app connects to Google TV via WiFi network of a user.

The remote App mimics the Logitech Google TV built keyboard controller, to let users change channels, adjust volume access DVR content.

However, it is a better, to let users to find shows and movies by speaking into their handset, from anywhere in their home. Google launched originally only this app for Android phone users, omitting Apple mobile device users who also use Google TV.

Google finally published the remote App for iPhone from Apple iTunes App Store, which users can download free of charge for the management of their Google TV content consumption of their iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices running iOS 3 or later.

Google offered a warning for the app; for some reason the iOS REMOTE ACCESS does not allow Google TV users share Web pages from their phone to their TV screen. This is a handy feature Android phone owners can use to "throw" YouTube videos of their handsets to watch on the big screen at home.

Google external App for iPhone is just the latest of several free, native apps that Google is designed for the iPhone since Apple of its developer terms of service loosened. The program joins Google Voice, Google Goggles, Google Latitude, Google places, among others.

What is unclear is how many iPhone or iPad owners are using Google TV instead of Apple TV, it is much cheaper, but less functional Web TV product. That would certainly have implications for how many people free Remote App for download iOS devices.

 

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