Google will remind you when to change the remote batteries on the Chromecast w/Google TV

New feature updates are cool and an essential part of a modern-day operating system. What you might not know is that Google tends to update its devices including the Chromecast w/Google TV on the server-side as well. Not sure if this update came way of a server-side switch or through a system app update. Nevertheless, the outcome is still the same in that CCWGT will warn you when the batteries in the accompanying remote are low. By no means am I saying this is a groundbreaking feature but it does show that Google is still refining the device.

So, how the feature work is that you will see a notification dot on your profile pic located in the upper right of the TV. Selecting your profile pic brings up Settings, the time, and the notifications area at the bottom. Here is where you will see the Replace Battery Soon message. You can simply clear the notification with the Clear all button or even better just replace the batteries in the remote. Once the batteries are replaced the notification will plainly go away just like that.

I'm a fan of the CCWGT and hope Google continues to bring us quality of life improvements similar to this feature. Just don't forget to give us multi-user support with non-kid accounts. With Android 12 for Android TV just around the corner, I wonder if that's when we will finally see it available. This device has gotten so good over the past 10 months or so that this is Google's new killer device, IMO.

Well, let me know what you think. Have seen this feature on your CCWGT? Let me know in the comments section below.

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