<s>
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
service	O
operated	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
initially	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
and	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
following	O
its	O
integration	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
claims	O
that	O
most	O
content	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
4K	B-Device
Ultra	I-Device
HD	I-Device
video	O
option	O
was	O
offered	O
for	O
select	O
titles	O
starting	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
can	O
be	O
watched	O
on	O
streaming	O
devices	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
website	O
,	O
through	O
an	O
extension	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Chrome	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Offline	O
download	O
is	O
supported	O
through	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
and	O
on	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
adding	O
aggregation	O
of	O
content	O
across	O
streaming	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rebranding	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
an	O
identically-named	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
on	O
the	O
Chromecast	B-Device
with	O
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
media	O
streamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
TV	O
user	O
interface	O
is	O
deeply	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
TV	O
video	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
users	O
were	O
informed	O
that	O
the	O
app	O
used	O
on	O
several	O
TVs	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
and	O
users	O
should	O
use	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
app	I-General_Concept
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
expanded	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
TV	I-Application
offers	O
movies	O
and	O
television	O
shows	O
for	O
purchase	O
or	O
rental	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
states	O
that	O
"	O
Most	O
movies	O
and	O
TV	O
shows	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
are	O
available	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1,280	O
×720	O
pixels	O
(	O
720p	O
)	O
or	O
1,920	O
×	O
1,080	O
pixels	O
(	O
1080p	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
added	O
a	O
4K	B-Device
Ultra	I-Device
HD	I-Device
video	O
option	O
for	O
select	O
titles	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
offering	O
content	O
in	O
4K	B-Device
HDR	B-General_Concept
quality	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
computers	O
,	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
watched	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Movies	O
&	O
TV	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
website	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
web	O
browser	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
HD	O
or	O
4K	B-Device
playback	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
running	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
or	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
watched	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
TV	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Offline	O
download	O
and	O
viewing	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
extension	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
through	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computers	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
operating	O
systems	O
cannot	O
download	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
view	O
content	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
either	O
connect	O
their	O
computer	O
to	O
a	O
TV	O
with	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
use	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
app	O
available	O
for	O
select	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
from	O
LG	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Roku	O
devices	O
,	O
stream	O
content	O
through	O
the	O
Chromecast	B-Device
dongle	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
app	I-General_Concept
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
began	O
to	O
deprecate	B-General_Concept
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
app	O
on	O
Roku	O
,	O
LG	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Vizio	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
,	O
redirecting	O
users	O
on	O
these	O
platforms	O
to	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
app	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movies	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
are	O
available	O
in	O
over	O
111	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	O
shows	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
are	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
:	O
Australia	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
rebranded	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
"	O
banner	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
