Turning off "Google TV" on a Sony device can mean different things, from simply powering off the TV to disabling specific Google services. Based on the provided reference, one way to interact with Google-related features is by disabling the Google Assistant.
Here's how you can disable the Google Assistant feature on your Sony TV (likely Android TV models compatible with Assistant, as indicated by the reference):
Steps to Disable Google Assistant
The reference shows a process within the TV's system settings to disable the Google Assistant application. This does not turn off the entire Google TV interface but specifically disables the voice assistant functionality.
Follow these steps:
- Navigate to your TV's settings menu.
- Go to the System apps section.
- Scroll down through the list of apps until you find Google.
- Select the Google app.
- Within the app options, you will find the choice to Disable. Select this option.
"So in the system apps we're gonna scroll all the way down to G for. Google. There we go I'm gonna select that. And this is where we would select disable. So I'm gonna select disable." - (Referenced Video Transcript)
Disabling the Google app in this manner, as shown in the reference, specifically targets the Google Assistant feature and related services integrated into the system, not the entire Google TV operating system interface itself.
Other Ways to "Turn Off" Google TV
While disabling Google Assistant affects a core feature, here are other common interpretations of "turning off Google TV":
- Power Off the TV: Use your remote's power button to put the TV in standby mode or turn it off completely.
- Switch Inputs: Change the input source to an external device like a game console, Blu-ray player, or cable box (e.g., HDMI 1, HDMI 2). This moves you away from the Google TV home screen interface.
Disabling specific system apps, as shown in the reference, is a method to reduce the functionality or presence of certain Google services on the device.
