Google brings the full YouTube application experience to your older Chromecast

  • 04-December-2021

  Google at last transformed the Chromecast into a completely fledged streaming box last year, complete with an all-new interface and a dedicated remote for exploring through menus and applications. Obviously, a huge number of old-school Chromecasts are as yet connected to the backs of TVs. With a new update, Google is making YouTube work more like an actual application — a significant change for how these receivers normally work. The organization declared the change on Twitter today, featuring a further developed technique for browsing subscriptions or recommended videos. Rather than showing a conventional sprinkle screen, the exemplary TV-friendly UI for YouTube is currently shown. Since these Chromecast gadgets do not have a physical remote, the YouTube application consequently changes to a virtual D-pad with the goal that you can explore around videos and playlists. It likewise supports TV remotes through HDMI-CEC. It's a major improvement over the classic strategy for selecting and casting content. In spite of the fact that it's simply restricted to one application at the present time, you need to contemplate whether Google is thinking about allowing other web-based features to like Netflix or Hulu add in their own UIs too. While the most recent unit with Google TV has shown to be a hit, there are a lot of third-gen Chromecasts and Chromecast Ultra devices actually being utilized by shoppers routinely — particularly as the organization has continued to give out 4K dongles with Stadia packs. In the event that you're utilizing a Chromecast, begin projecting from YouTube to check assuming you approach this update. Who knows — you could possibly put off moving up to the Google TV version for a brief period longer.

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