Google TV is a great tool for finding what you want to watch from streaming services Unfortunately, one feature that could have made it even better has now been delayed

User profiles were originally promised to begin rolling out in November, but never materialized, and according to 9to5Google, Google has now confirmed that the feature has been delayed, but will still be available in the "coming months"

The idea behind adding profiles to Google TV was to allow multiple users to store their accounts on one device This would allow for personalized layouts and recommendations, making it easier to find what they want to watch

Google initially announced that there would be up to 12 profiles per account and that users would also have access to all the same apps In addition, there will also be kid profiles controlled by parents

Unfortunately, Google has not gone into much detail about the delay, so it is not clear why it happened or what timeline we should expect However, given that it is currently December, it is likely that user profiles will not appear on Google TV until next year or later

While this is disappointing news, the silver lining is that the promised ambient mode cards will not be delayed These are rolling out to a "small fraction" of users in the US and upgrade the existing Ambient Mode to view photos from your Google Photos library

Users will be able to set their profiles so that Google TV will display important information over these images Like Roku's ambient mode, these cards will also include on-screen shortcuts that launch photos and audio with a single click

We will keep you posted on new Google TV features as they become available