Curious why Android TV (Bravia) doesn’t include browser by default. Thought for sure Google would include Chrome.

by smdifansmfjsmsnd
naahiid

Use JioPagesTV browser. Available on Android tv play store. Completely optimized and highly usable for Android tv. It's a chromium browser, so almost all features of chrome available in it.

BurtMacklin-FBl

Because using a browser on a TV is a super awkward experience? If it's not an app optimized for TV then it's better it's not there in the first place.

1ellehc

Puffin Browser isn't bad on Android TV. I don't use a browser very much on my TV but, when I do, Puffin has been more than up to the task.

MattSpew

It's not included in any Android TV device.

You can side load it yourself, works okay.

brewmaster396

I think Google wants to limit the capabilities so we will only use the apps they want. Another plus is that you can run it on cheap hardware and get more people looking at your huge ads.

VegasTechGuy

This is why I stay on my Android tv box. I can install any browser available . I use Open Browser app for video pages and DuckDuckGo browser for everything else

m1ndwipe

Sony Android TV devices do include a browser, pre-installed.

Google don't port Chrome, but there is very little use for a browser in practice anyway and I imagine it's just because they don't want to bother maintaining a UI.

triplebeamz

Somewhere some google Android TV developer is sitting there thinking "you're doing it wrong"