By Amanda Kondolojy
Publication Date: 2026-10-12 19:04:00
Though all the buzz in the streaming world seems to be surrounding the rumored new Apple TV 4K announcement tomorrow, it looks like Google may have begun work on a successor to its own streaming device. According to Cord Cutter News, a new version of the Google TV Streamer is in development, and is “expected to keep the existing unit’s overall pill-shaped form factor while reducing its width for a more compact footprint that takes up less space near a television.”
In addition, 9to5Google reports that the new Google TV Streamer will include a faster processor, more storage and a microphone directly on the streaming device so that spoken commands prompted by “Hey Google,” can enable hands-free control. The new device will also reportedly have a redesigned remote with more dedicated buttons for popular streaming services (the current model only has buttons for Netflix and YouTube).
While there is no official statement from Google about the existence of a new model, some…
