Some Google TV services use your data to help Google TV run.
You can bring together movies, TV shows, sports programs, apps, and subscriptions and organize them with Google TV.
Important: Data is encrypted in transit.
Google collects certain info to provide it to Google TV. Some features use Google Play services and voice assistant. For example, Google can collect:
- Your watchlist, watch activity, and streaming services for recommendations. Learn how to understand recommendations on Google TV.
- Approximate location.
- User and device IDs.
- App interactions.
- Apps installed on your device.
- Crash logs.
- Diagnostics.
- Other actions, and other IDs for app functionality.
- Analytics.
- Advertising or marketing for TV devices only.
- Information for personalization purposes.
- Crash logs and diagnostics for analytics purposes.
In addition, your voice search queries can show search results from other apps that are in use on your device.
Tips:
- To turn your location off, go to Settings
Privacy
- When Google TV’s Location setting is off and the internet is connected, Google or third parties may still get your general location through your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Learn about how IP addresses work on Google.
Privacy When Location is on
- When Google TV’s Location setting is on, apps with location permission can access your device's location to give you location-based info, services, or ads.
- If Google TV’s Location setting is on, data such as wireless signals and sensor info can be collected to improve location accuracy and location-based services. Learn about how Location Accuracy improves location.
When Location is off
- To turn your location off, go to Settings
- When Google TV’s Location setting is off and the internet is connected, Google and third parties may still get your general location through your Internet Protocol (IP) address. Learn how IP addresses work on Google.
- If Google TV’s Location setting is off, data such as wireless signals and sensor info will not be collected to improve location accuracy and location-based services.
For a customized home-screen experience on your TV, you can add more than one profile to your Google TV and sign in to Google services with multiple accounts. This is especially helpful if there are other users in your household.
Important: If you use an enterprise account, like one for work or school, some services might not work. For more information, contact your organization's administrator.
Add another account
- From the Google TV home screen, go to your profile picture or initial.
- Select your name
- Select Add an account.
- On your phone, scan the QR code. Alternatively, on your Google TV, select down.
- Sign in to the Google Account you want to add.
- Follow the prompts to complete the profile setup.
- Select the streaming services you want to use with this profile.
Delete your data from the Google TV mobile app
User data stored on Google TV mobile that you can delete:- On your device, open a browser.
- Go to My Activity.
- Search for Google TV or Play Movies.
- Tap More
You can manage your movies or TV shows, watchlists, and services you use in the app.
- You can find your likes, dislikes, watched, and watchlists on the movie or show detail pages.
- You can find your services in “Manage services.”
- At the top, tap your profile picture or Menu
- On your Google Account, select the saved services you don’t need anymore.
- Tap Next
You can clear your app cache.
- On iOS: In the Google TV app, go to settings.
- On Android: Go to the Android system Google TV app info page.