Google delays custom profiles for Google TV

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(Pocket-lint) – Google TV users have been eagerly awaiting the promised arrival of individual profiles, which were originally scheduled to arrive last month.

Google has now confirmed that this feature is delayed, promising instead that it will be available in “the next few months.”

As of now, the company hasn’t given a reason for the delay, but at least Google TV users won’t have to wait too long.

The new profiles feature will enable personalized Google Assistant help, personalized watchlists, and prevent users from having to sift through content recommendations for other members of their household.

As it is, using Google TV can be a lot like sharing a Spotify profile; instead of letting the algorithm suggest tracks according to your personal taste, you should also navigate your mother’s old greens.

It is therefore understandable why Google TV users are impatiently awaiting this addition.

Google TV recently added Ambient Mode Maps, these can be set to show certain information when your TV is idle, in the same way that Chromecast can show Google Photos images as a screen saver.

The new maps can display things like sports scores, weather and news and when profiles launch they will be tailored to the logged in user. The feature also provides onscreen shortcuts that allow users to quickly start playing music, podcasts, or photos.

Ambient mode cards have already started to roll out, initially starting with a small percentage of users in the United States.

Written by Luke Baker. Originally published on December 6, 2021.