I swapped my Fire TV Stick for the Google TV Streamer. One glitch almost ruined it
A user shares their experience upgrading from an aging Amazon Fire TV Stick to the new Google TV Streamer, praising its performance and features. However, the user reports a recurring technical glitch where the device fails to wake from sleep, requiring a manual power cycle.
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This highlights common consumer hardware issues and the importance of software stability in the competitive smart home streaming market.
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0 • C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Follow us on Google Discover Add us as preferred source For the past five years or so, the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K has been my trusty streaming companion. Everything was going fine until maybe a year ago, when I noticed the interface had gotten quite sluggish, switching between apps became a chore, and the buttons on the remote would sometimes stop responding. Having outlived its usefulness, I decided to ditch it and get the Google TV Streamer earlier this year.
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