You told us: Over half of you have received storage alerts on Android TV

2022-09-03 04:01:26 By : Mr. Martin King

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Android TV or Google TV powers a host of smart televisions out there, while dedicated devices are also a popular way to bring smart features to a not-so-smart TV. Between the Google Assistant support, Android app integration, and relatively open nature, there’s plenty to like here.

However, we wondered just how many people have received low storage alerts on their Android TV or Google TV device. We posed this question last week and here are the results.

We posted the poll on August 24, accruing 2,564 votes as of writing. And it turns out that a majority (56.08%) of polled readers have received low storage warnings on their Android TV or Google TV device before.

This is an understandable choice, as many devices on the market ship with 8GB of internal storage to begin with. For example, the Chromecast with Google TV gadget ships with 8GB of storage (expandable via USB-C hub), while the venerable Xiaomi Mi Box S ships with 8GB of local storage (expandable via USB).

Meanwhile, a substantial 43.92% of respondents said they hadn’t received low storage alerts on their Google TV or Android TV devices. Judging by the comments, readers who voted for this option use microSD or USB-based storage expansion to keep low storage alerts at bay.

Nevertheless, Google has promised that a Google TV update is coming that will allow users to easily free up storage. So those struggling with low storage warnings will have one option at their disposal soon.