YouTube ‘App-Like’ Interface Rolling Out for Chromecast

Google appears to be extensively rolling out a brand new YouTube app-like expertise for Chromecast. The replace is usually out there for Chromecast Ultra and Chromecast (third technology) that was launched in 2018. 9to5Google that first reported on the replace says that the expertise has not been made out there to older Chromecast fashions for the primary time. Reportedly, Google began rolling out these options for the Chromecast YouTube app earlier this 12 months to a smaller userbase. The newer interface seems to be extra user-friendly than the earlier variations, however non-Premium customers have reported that they’re encountering extra adverts with this replace.

Previously, Chromecast provided a really fundamental viewing expertise to its customers once they would solid a video on their TVs. It featured a fundamental video participant and a “Ready to Watch” splash display. Users at the moment are reporting via 9to5Google the looks of a extra complete video participant with the choice to alter decision, closed caption settings, and add movies to a playlist/queue. The person interface has additionally undergone an overhaul with the splash display now being changed by the YouTube house display. The YouTube app on Chromecast now includes a navigation rail on the left aspect with Search, Home, News, Music, Gaming, Movies & Shows, Subscriptions, and Library choices. The predominant part of the structure now consists of video rows just like what has been featured on the native YouTube app on Android TV or different sensible televisions.

Earlier this 12 months, in July, Google had launched the brand new options to extra customers. The rollout got here with a brand new distant management structure for Chromecast. It featured a D-pad with a again button.

Additionally, the distant additionally had a voice search button under the D-pad. This distant can now be opened by tapping the Cast icon on the YouTube app. The distant’s icon then seems under the common quantity slider. Reportedly, some bodily TV remotes are additionally appropriate with the brand new YouTube interface on Chromecast.