We have good news for Vizio TV owners: the company has released a new software update to the Home software in all its current models, making your TV work even better. The update follows on from this summer's interface refresh, which gave the system a Netflix-style refresh, making it much more enjoyable to use – and now it's faster and more responsive too thanks to this latest update.
According to Viziothe software update ensures that your TV now starts up twice as fast and that you can switch between apps much faster and smoother. It also promises improved voice and text search, faster recommendations, and improved, simpler navigation, boosting the performance of Vizio TVs to match the best TVs.
How to get your Vizio TV update
The update is rolling out now, starting December 21, 2023, but it may take a while before it reaches you. Vizio says software updates to improve performance “will roll out to all 2021 model year and newer VIZIO TVs and select 2020 model year TVs in the coming months.”
However, not all TVs will experience the same speeds. According to Vizio, the mentioned double-speed boot time and noticeably faster app switching are specific to the HD D-Series and Full HD D-Series models, such as the 2021 Vizio D-Series Full HD TV. The improvements to text and voice searches, which are cloud-based, should apply to all upgraded models (provided your broadband is fine, of course, as the processing takes place in the cloud and not on your TV).
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