Killed by Google VS Chromecast with Google TV

I was already starting to feel a little cornered in the whole Google ecosystem and a bit limited with stuff like backups, vendor lock in, etc. (and you always have the obvious hanging over your head) and ultimately, I think I just find the mental model of a SQL database more intuitive compared to a NoSQL database. So I thought to myself; "the longer I leave it, the harder it'll be to make the switch". - Source: dev.to / 6 days ago

Https://killedbygoogle.com/ Their reputation is deserved. Google domains was killed only last year! - Source: Hacker News / 26 days ago

And this isn't even the first time I've been burned by Google's decisions. If you're familiar at all with the Google Graveyard, you'll know that Google has a long history of killing off products and services that people have come to rely on. This has happened to me a number of times, in both a personal and professional capacity, and frankly it's getting old. - Source: dev.to / about 1 month ago

> Those who trust the Google’s app to listen to podcasts have almost three months to export their subscriptions to another app. Alternative take: Those who trust any Google app or service to do anything should reconsider, or at the very least keep a permanent and up-to-date contingency plan for when Google inevitably discontinues it. Fooled you once, shame on Google. Fooled you 294 times, shame on you.... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

This will be in the Google Graveyard https://killedbygoogle.com/ by mid-2026. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

There's a Google product called "Chromecast with Google TV". It's a chromecast that comes with "Google TV" and lets you install android apps on it. Source: 11 months ago

So maybe I'm missing something entirely obvious here, but isn't "Chromecast with google TV"[0] exactly the product everyone here seems to be lamenting not existing? I've got two at home and they are great. It's a solid tv experience based on android, with probably the best remote I've ever used -- though I wish the remote wouldn't be so dang slippery. [0]... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

If your TV has a good picture I would suggest against replacing it. Smart TVs are typically less functional than a dumb TV with an android stick, or ruko or whatever. Here is a link to what I use: https://store.google.com/us/product/chromecast_google_tv Even if your TV is not 4K, I suggest dropping the extra 10 dollars to future proof your investment. Source: over 1 year ago

Chromecast (https://store.google.com/us/product/chromecast_google_tv) and Amazon Firestick has voice support. Source: almost 2 years ago

There is not support for casting from the mobile app to a Chromecast anymore, but on a Chromecast with Google TV you can install the Android TV app. Source: about 2 years ago