Alex Ruben
How To Check Movie or Show Reviews on Google TV Streamer 4K
With so many streaming services and options now, figuring out what’s worth watching can get pretty tedious. Sometimes, checking out reviews—both from fellow viewers and critics—can save some time and prevent wasting hours on a dud. This guide walks through how to find and read those reviews right on your Google TV Streamer 4K, Chromecast with Google TV, or any Android TV device. It’s not super obvious at first, but once you get the hang of it, checking reviews becomes straightforward and helps you pick better stuff to watch.
How to Read Movie and Show Reviews on Google TV Streamer 4K
Access the Home Screen and Find Your Title
First things first, turn on your Google TV device. Once the home screen is loaded—this is that main hub where all your apps live—start searching for the movie or show you’re interested in. You can scroll through categories or just use the Search feature, which is usually a magnifying glass icon. Kick off a search with your remote or voice command.
On some setups, the search can be a little unresponsive or slow, especially if your internet is acting funny. So patience is sometimes needed. Now, once you find what you want, highlight the title but don’t open it yet.
Open the Details Page for More Info
Highlight the movie or show, then press and hold OK (or sometimes the remote’s select button). That should bring up the details page—think of it as the movie’s info card. If that doesn’t happen, try clicking on it just once. Some devices are finicky about how you access the details.
This is where stuff gets interesting—here’s where reviews usually hide, but it’s not super obvious. Sometimes reviews are somewhere in the details, sometimes they’re under ‘More Info’ or a similar tab.
Locate and Read the Reviews
Scroll down or navigate the details page until you find a section labeled What People Are Saying or something similar. This is where viewer reviews and star ratings hang out. On some setups, you might see a critic review snippet too. Selecting this section opens up the reviews, comments, and overall star ratings.
If reviews aren’t immediately visible, try clicking the See All Reviews option if available. Sometimes reviews are only visible for certain titles—mostly popular ones—so don’t get frustrated if it’s missing. The info you get here can really help decide whether to hit play or skip.
Pro Tips and Common Issues
- Keep your Google TV updated—go to Settings > Device Preferences > About > System Update—because sometimes older software or bugs can hide reviews or disable some features.
- If reviews aren’t showing, double-check if the title is really popular enough or if it’s just a newer release. For obscure titles, reviews might not exist.
- Use voice commands to speed things up. Say, “Hey Google, show reviews for [title]”, if your device supports that. Sometimes naming the title in search helps faster too.
- One weird thing—on some setups, reviews only load after a device restart or after logging out and back in. Fresh start often helps.
Because of course, Google TV’s interface isn’t perfect—sometimes it’s slow, sometimes reviews just don’t show up no matter what. That’s normal enough.
Summary
- Update your device if reviews aren’t showing.
- Search for titles, then long-press or click the info button to find the details page.
- Scroll to or select “What People Are Saying” to see reviews and ratings.
- If reviews are missing, try restarting or re-searching, or wait for a software update.
Wrap-up
Getting reviews directly on Google TV isn’t the smoothest process—at least not always. But once you figure it out, it’s pretty handy for avoiding the endless scroll and making smarter choices about what to watch. Sometimes reviews are spotty or only appear for popular titles, so don’t expect perfection. Still, it’s a decent way to nudge your viewing choices in the right direction.
Hopefully this shaves off a few hours for someone, or at least saves a bit of head-scratching. Just remember, tech always has its quirks, and sometimes you gotta work around them.