Google to be widely rolling out a new YouTube app-like experience for Chromecast. This update is mostly available for Chromecast Ultra and Chromecast (3rd generation) that was release in 2018.
This update says that the experience has not been made available to older Chromecast models for the first time.
As per report, Google starts rolling out these features for the Chromecast YouTube app earlier this year to a smaller userbase.
The newer interface appears to be more user-friendly than the previous versions, but non-Premium users have report that they are encountering more ads with this update.
Chromecast offer a very basic viewing experience to its users when they would cast a video on their TVs.
It featured a basic video player and a “Ready to Watch” splash screen.
The user interface has also undergone an overhaul with the splash screen now being replace by the YouTube home screen.
The YouTube app on Chromecast now features a navigation rail on the left side with Search, Home, News, Music, Gaming, Movies & Shows, Subscriptions, and Library options.
The main section of the layout now consists of video rows similar to what has been feature on the native YouTube app on Android TV or other smart televisions.
Google had release the new features to more users.
The rollout came with a new remote control layout for Chromecast.
As it feature a D-pad with a back button.
The remote also had a voice search button below the D-pad.
This remote can now be open by tapping the Cast icon on the YouTube app.
The remote’s icon then appears below the regular volume slider.
As per reporte, some physical TV remotes are also compatible with the new YouTube interface on Chromecast.
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