This tweak and the one-two follow both require that Android’s Developer Options are turned on. Limit background appsįirst things first, we’ll put a limit on how many background apps can be running at any given time. However, I have personally found that these two tweaks make a pretty big difference in making the Chromecast with Google TV, at the very least, feel not as slow. Matters are also not helped by the Chromecast’s abysmal storage situation, which keeps storage maxed out for most users even with just a few apps installed at once. The low-end Amlogic chip inside paired with 2GB of RAM, while technically suitable for apps and Android TV, just have trouble keeping up with the heavy Google TV interface. There’s no “magic pill” to solve performance issues on the Chromecast with Google TV.
Luckily, there are a couple of easy tweaks you can make to help keep it feeling quick. The Chromecast with Google TV is a great, affordable streamer with some awesome software, but its low-cost nature lends itself well to the device feeling super slow at times.
