Most of the Smartphones, Streaming services, and Smart TVs now have Kids mode, which restricts the contents that are not appropriate for Kids Watching. But when you enable this mode, Only Kidâs contents are watchable. We donât always allow kids to mode as a default. What if your family has to watch some content and appropriate content shown on the home screen or suggestions. To avoid those awkward situations, Google is working on Restricted Mode, Which will work fine with other contents and hide the contents you selected not to watch.
The Restricted Mode feature is coming to Google TV Launcher.
The folks from 9to5Google discovered some nagging issues in the latest update to the launcher that suggests adult profiles will soon have the ability to block content that may be harmful to children. Weâre still waiting for complete support for profiles on Google TV; the company is creating a new restricted Mode on profiles. This feature wonât be identical to the child profiles added in the past. It would instead block the content considered unsafe for children from auto-playing, mainly applying to trailers for free movies (referred to âsamples,â which, certain) as well as ads-supported films and television shows. The restricted mode will require a PIN to access the settings.
The most recent release of the Google TV launcher app, v1.0.4233, is updated with strings that indicate several exciting new features to be added to the home screen. One of the significant new features that weâre witnessing in development is known by the name of âRestricted Mode.â
This new feature that we can tell is a new type of content filtering on the home screen of the traditional profile that is mature. If itâs turned on, it appears to disable autoplay on all âmatureâ applications, but the filter will only work for free content. Googleâs description includes âfree examplesâ (which we believe refers to trailers) as well as ads-supported movies and television shows.
Inside Google TV Launcher v1.0.1233.apk
In this âAPK Insightâ post, weâve decompiled the most recent version of an app Google published to their Play Store. If we break the files (called APKs for Android applications), we can observe various code lines that indicate potential future features. Remember that Google could or might not release the aforementioned features, so our understanding of what theyâre about could be inaccurate. Weâll be trying to allow those close to being completed, but weâll show you what they will look like when released. With this in mind, continue reading.
New Watchlist option for Kids Mode
According to the strings in this most recent Google TV launcher update spotted by 9to5Google, It also seems that Google is working on the possibility to allow the Kids Profile to have its Watchlist. The Watchlist is a crucial function with Google TV that allows content to be saved through the TVâs recommendations and various other gadgets and links to the protected content within apps.
The text in question contains âAdd to Watchlistâ and directly refers to the profile. But itâs too early to know the exact location; this will be displayed on the Kids Profile home screen. At present, no Watchlist features are available within the Kids Profile mode on Google TV in any way.
Availability
Currently, the successor versions of Google TV apps have the Restricted Mode and Watchlist option for Kids Mode. So, you can expect the option in new updates.
Wrap Up
Individual Profile settings are not coming soon. But, We have Kids Mode and Restricted Modes to deal with real-time scenarios. The problem with Kids Modes is it will disable all the contents as per the rating. Kids Modes is presenting for that kind of restriction. But with Restricted Mode, we have additional controls to include or exclude the rules. Did you get the Restricted Mode and Watch List in Kids Mode on your Google TV? Share your usable experience below.
Selva Ganesh is the Chief Editor of this blog. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, he is an experienced Android Developer and a professional blogger with over 10 years of industry expertise. He has completed multiple courses under the Google News Initiative, further strengthening his skills in digital journalism and content accuracy. Selva also runs Android Infotech, a widely recognized platform known for providing in-depth, solution-oriented articles that help users around the globe resolve their Android-related issues.
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