At Google I/O 2026, a new focus on pointer remotes – like a Wii remote – is being announced for Google TV, with a push to update apps and the homescreen with support.
In a developer blog post published during I/O 2026, Google details the focus for the future of Google TV. That, of course, includes Gemini, with Google highlighting recent improvements and hinting at more in the pipeline, but the bigger change is to input.
Google says that a “shift” is coming to remotes used with Google TV, with “pointer remotes” that support motion-controlled input being a focus.
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