(Image: PCMag) Google is working on a new, app-like interface for Chromecast. According to 9to5Google, several users are seeing the new interface when casting video from their phones. Typically, doing so loads information like a YouTube channel name, date, time, and other rudimentary details. The video plays, and when it’s complete, it’s back to a basic how-to screen to cast again. The new interface, which is similar to what Android TV already uses, includes several changes, like closed… Source link
Read More »If your Apple TV lost YouTube, replace it with Chromecast with Google TV
If you own a third-generation Apple TV and you fired it up to watch YouTube this week, you probably saw the following message: Starting early March, the YouTube app will no longer be available on Apple TV (3rd generation). You can still watch YouTube on Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, iPhone, or iPad. With AirPlay, you can also stream YouTube from your iOS device directly to any Apple TV (3rd generation or later). In simple terms, if you want to easily watch YouTube on… Source link
Read More »How to get Apple TV Plus on your Google Chromecast with Google TV
Apple TV Plus has finally arrived on Google Chromecast with Google TV, allowing you to tune into shows like Ted Lasso and The Morning Show, as well as access your existing movie purchases. If you have a Google Chromecast with Google TV, you’ll be able to see Apple TV Plus shows in your personalized recommendations and search results, and use Google Assistant to operate the app with your voice. The streaming service is so far only available on the newest Chromecast with Google TV, which adds… Source link
Read More »Apple TV+ arrives on Google TV devices, starting with Chromecast – TechCrunch
Google announced today the Apple TV+ streaming service has now arrived on the Google TV platform, starting with Chromecast with Google TV. It will also become available on Google TVs from both Sony and TCL, with expansions to other Android TV-powered devices in the months to come, Google says. Google TV was introduced last September as the new way Google will refer to its interface for Chromecast, where it combines streaming services, live TV via YouTube TV and other Google offerings,… Source link
Read More »Apple TV app now available on the latest Google Chromecast
The Apple TV app is now available for Google’s 2020 Chromecast. It was announced in December that Apple’s streaming app, which offers access to its Apple TV Plus originals, would be coming to the awkwardly named Chromecast with Google TV. Starting today, owners of the excellent $50 device can download Apple TV and start using it. Apple TV originals like Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, and For All Mankind will appear in Google TV’s recommendations and search results. Of note, you’ll… Source link
Read More »How to Change the Screen Saver on the Chromecast with Google TV
The Chromecast with Google TV blends the concepts of Chromecast dongles and Android TV devices. That means they have both “Ambient Mode” and screen savers. We’ll show you how to use both, which requires some digging. In order to merge Chromecast and Android TV, Google shifted a lot of stuff around. However, Google TV is built on Android TV, so all of the Android TV settings are still present. One example of this is the screen saver. RELATED: What’s the Difference between Google TV… Source link
Read More »Apple TV App Is Coming to Google’s Chromecast
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Read More »Google’s new Chromecast is getting an Apple TV app soon
Google’s latest Chromecast with Google TV is filling in one of its biggest missing apps, with the company announcing that it’ll soon be offering an Apple TV app in early 2021. The Apple TV app will function similarly to other versions of Apple’s service on other devices, allowing subscribers to watch Apple TV Plus original shows, movies, and documentaries (including Ted Lasso and other shows that are not Ted Lasso, which are therefore less good). Those Apple TV originals will be… Source link
Read More »WIREWAX to Power Interactive Television on Chromecast with Google TV™ and other Android TV™ OS Devices
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WIREWAX, the global leader in interactive video, is accelerating the interactive and shoppable experiences on Chromecast with Google TV™ and other Android TV™ OS devices. With the launch of the new app INTERACTIVE, Powered by WIREWAX, viewers are invited to pause the video at any point with their existing TV remotes to instantly unlock a wealth of information, explore more and even buy what they see, leveraging the incredible library of the world’s… Source link
Read More »Google is reportedly working on linking up Nest Audio speakers with Chromecast streaming devices
Google is working on integrating its Chromecast streaming devices and Nest Audio speakers, according to a comment from a Google spokesperson in The Wall Street Journal, in a move that would give Google’s smart home and streaming gadgets a feature parity with Amazon and Apple. Being able to combine a streaming platform with a smart phone speaker makes a lot of sense for these companies. After all, customers already have all the hardware in their living room — why not repurpose those… Source link
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