It was 'banned' by mistake actually..

https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/01/10/wh...as-an-accident/

This post has been edited by juzmafia: Mar 10 2021, 10:43 PM

Google TV is the new version of Android TV with new features & UI/UX which is same as the new Chromecast with Google TV.
It is still based on AOSP just like Android TV so apps compatibility will be the same.

Note:-
Only new 2021 Sony 4K model will be running on new Google TV OS.
While selected older Sony TV model will only get Google TV inspired interface update which is the new UI with Discover tab.
At the moment, the new UI is only available in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and France.

So if VPN user is connected to one of the listed country's server, the new UI will be enabled & it will revert back to old UI when the OS detects that it is no longer under the listed country.

It is basically combination of an update to the Android TV Core Services & Android TV Home app to version 3.XX with Google's server side switch to enable the new UI.

The Google TV inspired UI has nothing to do with firmware updates.
For now, the availability is limited to selected countries and Malaysia is not included.