TameTV on Chromecast with Google TV: expected support
Expected: WorksExpected: from platform research, not yet tested on a real device.
From platform research, we expect TameTV to work on Chromecast with Google TV.
Your Chromecast with Google TV today
- Runs
- Google TV, Android 12 to 14.
- Built-in kids controls
- Google kids profiles, in some countries only.
What to know about Chromecast with Google TV
- On Android 14 the "draw over other apps" setting can be missing. TameTV doesn't need it.
On every Android TV and Google TV
- TameTV will need Android 9 or newer.
- To lock the TV, TameTV will need Android's Accessibility permission on Android 10 and up.
- Android 17 has an opt-in setting called Advanced Protection. If you turn it on, it switches off the Accessibility permission TameTV uses to lock the TV.
- Some TVs hide the "draw over other apps" setting. TameTV doesn't need it.
What TameTV will do on Chromecast with Google TV
- Daily budget, per kid
- Per-app limits
- Allowed hours
- From your phone, anywhere