Every app, on glass
Your apps sit on glass plates with their own logos. The focused one glows gold, and everything below follows it.
Pick up where you left off, in any app
The episode you left in one app and the film you paused in another sit in one row. Focus an app and the rows follow it: its own titles first, then the rest.
- Season, episode and time left on every card
- A big, quiet hero for whatever is in focus
- Ratings on the card and episode guides from public sources
What's playing, right at the top
Go home in the middle of an episode and Live is waiting at the top of the screen, one click from where you were. When nothing plays, Live suggests the app you usually open at this time of day.
- Now playing, with progress, from any app
- Back into the programme with one press
- A gentle suggestion when nothing is on
Rows that learn on the device
New in your series with the episodes still to come, My list from every app, New since last time, On now, News and Sport. And For me, which learns what you watch in the morning, the daytime and the evening, on the device itself.
- New episodes of the series you follow
- Your saved lists from all apps, together
- Learns per profile, on the device, never with us
Every suggestion explains itself
Hold OK on any card. Save it as a favourite, mark it as watched, say Not interested, or ask Why is this here? and get a straight answer.
- Not interested means it's gone for good
- Favourites get their own row
- No hidden ranking, no paid placement
A frame that glides, rows that flow
Press down and the focus frame lifts off the card, glides with the rows and lands on the next one, so your eye never has to look for it. The next row always peeks up from below, even under a big title.
- The frame glides from card to card
- The next row in view, so you know what is below
- The menu at the top, or at the left as a slim handle
Your viewing, in numbers that stay home
History lists what you played for a minute or more. Statistics show your apps, titles and favourite hours. Both live on the device, one set per profile, and in your own Google Drive if you sync the profile.
The small things, done properly
Search every app
Find a title in your apps without leaving Aurum. If it isn't there, carry on in the app's own search with one click.
A row for sport
Matches, broadcasts and highlights from your apps in a row of their own. Watch a lot of sport and it moves up.
Today's news
The news row keeps to fresh broadcasts from all your apps. Old ones, and what you've already seen, drop out.
Your rows, your order
Choose which rows show and in what order, or let them follow the time of day. For each profile.
Rent and buy, only if you ask
Titles to rent or buy never mix with the rest. If you want them, they get a row of their own, last.
Who's watching?
Switch profile in three presses, or hold OK on the profile button. If you like, Aurum asks who's watching when the TV turns on.
Not mine
Watched on the wrong profile? Hold OK on the card and move the title, history and all, to the right one.
A PIN on your profile
Your profile, only yours. With a PIN, Aurum asks for it when someone switches to the profile, and when the TV is turned on in it.
The remote’s buttons
Give the Netflix or YouTube button a new job: open Aurum, an app or a profile, search, or play and pause.
Never loses your titles
If a service or the network doesn’t answer as the TV wakes, Aurum shows what it read last and asks again on its own.
Ratings on the cards
Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic on the cards, if you like, when the app has no rating of its own. From an open database, with no account.
Profiles
One for you, one for guests. Each learns on its own, with its own TV4 Play and Plex sign-ins.
Your look
Gold, blue, silver and more. Pick the focus colour, the style of the plates and the colour of the background.
Soft sounds
A soft tick as focus moves and a warm tone on OK, at the volume you like, or none at all.
The Home button
Press Home, turn on the TV or update Aurum, and you land in Aurum, where you expect it.
Weather by the clock
Today's temperature next to the time, if you want it.
Your language
English and Swedish today, following the device. More with every new country.
Your Plex library
Link Plex and your own films and series sit next to the streaming apps, On Deck included.
Compatibility check
A built-in scanner shows what each app shares with Android, and exports an anonymous report.
Upcoming episodes
When the next episodes of your series air, with dates, from a public episode guide.
Kids profile
Only the apps you chose, and nothing above the age limit. Other apps are blocked, and the menu and search ask for your parent code.
Sync with Google
The same profile on every TV in your home and at your holiday home. It is kept in your own Google Drive, not with us.
Fonts and edges
Choose a font, one of them made extra easy to read. If your TV cuts off the edges of the picture, you pull them in yourself.
Send a report
Something not working? Send us a report. You see all of it on screen before it goes.
A closer look
Straight from the app, at TV resolution. Click a screen to see it large.
Calm, because nothing is for sale
Aurum has no account, no advertising partners and no server that collects your history. It shows what your apps already share with Android, and keeps what it learns on the device.
What Aurum never does
- Show ads or sponsored rows. Not now, not in a later version.
- Mix in titles to rent or buy. If you want them, they get a row of their own that you turn on yourself.
- Fill rows from apps you didn't choose. You decide which apps count.
- Send your history without you asking. If you sync, it goes to your own Google Drive, and a report to support is shown to you in full before it goes.
What it reads, and why
- What your apps publish to Android TV: Continue watching and their channels.
- What's playing now, with your permission, for Aurum Live and your history.
- Public lookups, such as episode guides, ratings and weather, made straight from the device without an account.
- Aurum's own folder in your Google Drive, if you sync a profile. Nothing else there.
Opening one country at a time
Streaming apps behave differently in every country. Before we open a new one, we check how its apps work with Aurum.
Sweden
The first closed test starts here, with Aurum in Swedish and English.
The Nordics
Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, once their apps have been checked. Apply now to be among the first there.
Your country
Not on the list yet? Tell us where you are. Interest decides what opens next.
Be first on your TV
Aurum is not out yet. Testing will run through Google Play, starting in Sweden, so you install and update it like any other app. Apply to test it before launch, or just ask to hear when it is out.
Everyone who tests keeps Aurum free for good, and you can go back to your old home screen at any time.
Good to know
What is a launcher?
The launcher is your TV's home screen: the screen you land on when you press Home. Aurum is a launcher, so it replaces the home screen Google TV comes with. Your apps, and your logins in them, stay exactly as they are.
How do I get rid of the ads on the Google TV home screen?
Google TV's own home screen fills up with sponsored rows and titles to rent or buy, and its Apps only mode takes away Continue watching too. With Aurum as your launcher, the ads are gone and you keep your apps and where you left off in them.
When can I get Aurum?
Aurum is not out yet. A closed test starts in Sweden, the Nordics come next, and Aurum opens on Google Play once the testers say it is ready. Leave your email and you will hear first.
Does Aurum cost anything?
Aurum will be free to use, with the whole home screen: all your apps, Continue watching, search, Aurum Live and the apps' own rows. Premium adds For me, New in your series, History and statistics, more profiles, linked accounts and Sync with Google. Neither has ads. Everyone who tests gets all of it free, for good.
Which devices does it run on?
Aurum is built and tested on Google TV Streamer. Other Google TV and Android TV devices on Android 12 or later should work too: Chromecast with Google TV, TVs with Google TV or Android TV built in (Sony, TCL, Hisense, Philips and others) and boxes such as Nvidia Shield. The test will show how well.
Do I have to sign in to my streaming apps again?
No. Your apps stay as they are. Aurum shows what they share with Android and opens them where you left off.
Can I go back to the old home screen?
Yes, at any time: Settings › System › Back to Google TV in Aurum, or simply uninstall it.
Can I have the same profile on several TVs?
Yes, with Sync with Google. You sign in with Google's own sign-in for TVs, on your phone, and the profile is kept in the folder Aurum TV in your own Google Drive. Apps, rows, favourites and history become the same on every TV you sync. Sign-ins in the apps are made on each TV.
Is there a kids profile?
Yes. A kids profile shows only the apps you chose for the child, and nothing the apps rate above the age limit you pick: all ages, 7, 11 or 15. Most apps don't rate their titles, so the apps you choose matter most. The menu, Show more and search ask for your parent code. With the Home button and usage access turned on, other apps and Google TV's own home screen are blocked too.
Can I protect my profile?
Yes. Under Settings › your profile › Edit profile › PIN you pick four digits. Aurum asks for them when someone switches to your profile, when the TV is turned on in it, and before anyone removes it. The code stays on the TV, never in plain text.
Can I use the Netflix and YouTube buttons for something else?
Yes, under Settings › System › Remote buttons. Press the button so Aurum learns it, then choose what it does: open Aurum, an app or a profile, search, Who's watching? or play and pause. Buttons the TV handles itself never reach Aurum, and Aurum says so. It needs the Home button.
Why isn't my country open yet?
Every country has its own apps, row names and languages. We open a country once its apps have been checked, and testers there help with an anonymous compatibility report.