Google adds three Gemini-powered features to Google TV

Google has unveiled three Gemini-powered features for its Google TV smart TV platform. The update introduces new capabilities to the platform, which uses Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model to provide users with interactive content.

These features include visual responses, deep dives, and sports briefs. Visual responses provide AI-generated visual information alongside text. For example, requesting the current score for a game will result in live scorecards and information on where to view the broadcast, while searching for recipes will prompt Gemini to complement its response with relevant video tutorials. Deep dives allow users to explore complex topics through narrated visual breakdowns on subjects like health and wellness, economics, and technology. For instance, users can ask about the effects of cold plunging to receive a narrated breakdown. Users can initiate these deep dives by selecting “Dive deeper” in the response options or by navigating to the Gemini tab on the home screen and selecting the “Learn” option. Sports briefs offer narrated overviews of sports events, allowing viewers to stay updated on leagues like the NBA, NHL, and MLB without watching live broadcasts, making it easier to catch up on highlights and important updates.

The features are currently rolling out to users in the U.S. and Canada. Google plans to expand these capabilities to Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K. this spring.

The rollout builds on Gemini’s initial integration into Google TV, which first launched in September 2025 as a limited release for select televisions manufactured by TCL. The addition of sports briefs also comes a year after Google launched “news briefs” on the platform to provide viewers with narrated overviews of current headlines. Since its initial launch, the Gemini integration has expanded to more hardware and received updates allowing users to adjust settings using natural language, such as fixing dim screens or audio imbalances, which provides a faster option than navigating through the standard settings menu. Users can also search their Google Photos library by voice and apply AI-generated styles and effects.

Why it matters

Google is deepening the utility of its TV platform by using AI to provide passive, on-demand information like sports scores and topic breakdowns. This shift reduces the need for users to watch live broadcasts to stay updated, keeping them within the Google TV ecosystem.