Sony Bravia TVs to Lose Key Guide and Menu Features in May, Even on Models Still for Sale
Sony will end several TV Guide and menu features on some 2023-2025 Bravia televisions in late May, cutting functions used by antenna viewers in the United States and by some viewers using external TV-provider boxes in Europe. Support notes show recent Bravia models will lose parts of the guide, channel logos and preview images, while some menus for external TV devices will also disappear. The move lands awkwardly for Sony because it reaches recent premium sets — the 2025 Bravia 8 II and Bravia 5, 2024’s Bravia 9, Bravia 8 and Bravia 7, and the 2023 A95L series — and trims one of the few interfaces that still ties broadcast, pay TV and apps together on a single screen. Sony’s