For some users, Google TV‘s navigation bar on the home screen sometimes felt like an afterthought. Well, Google has been quietly working on a fix, and the polished redesign is now hitting more devices than ever. So, if you fire up your device and the home screen suddenly looks a little different, that’s not a glitch — it’s the platform’s new layout rolling out widely.

The update first showed up in limited testing earlier this month, but now it’s hitting more devices like TCL sets and Walmart’s Onn TVs, as reported by 9to5Google. And you don’t need to install anything as the update appears to be arriving through a server-side push.

The most obvious change is the navigation bar. The old “For You” tab has officially been replaced by a simple Home section, now flanked by Live and Apps in a pill-shaped bar at the top. The search button sits at the far left of the same bar. Next to it, a second pill groups Settings and the screensaver toggle. This split is meant to draw a line between content browsing and system tools.

Your profile icon now does a lot more heavy lifting. Clicking it drops down a streamlined menu that includes your Watchlist, Library, Your services, and Content preferences, along with account switching controls. Google’s own marketing on the Google TV website also now uses the updated layout, which strongly suggests this will be the standard look across every Google TV device, as spotted by AFTV News.

This isn’t the final form: smarter features are coming

Google isn’t stopping with cosmetic changes. The company has teased more Gemini AI-powered features coming to Google TV, including better recommendations, smarter photo displays, and presence-sensing. On devices like TCL’s QM9K, the TV can already “wake” when you enter the room and show off AI-generated art or personal Google Photos — a taste of how Google wants TV screens to double as ambient displays. Your TV can also greet you with weather info, upcoming events, and a security camera view the moment you enter the room.

This update is a significant shake-up to Google TV’s home screen. Cleaner navigation, a beefed-up profile menu, and a push toward personalization make the experience feel more modern. If you haven’t seen the update yet, it’s coming soon, and once it lands, you’ll know right away.