What is Reddit's opinion of YouTube for Android TV?

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YouTube for Android TV has its own Google Play listing, so I encourage you to slaughter them in a review here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv

The app already has some pretty poor ratings all around, but the more the merrier.

Happy Shield owner here with hopefully the answer to most of your questions.

1) Shield comes with Plex so yes 2) Kodi can be side loaded and works beautifully and insanely fast, it can also play media via network share. I tested it while playing 1080p videos from my ZFS server 3) Have not tried the youtube app, you may find useful stuff about it here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv&hl=en 4) Yes the separate remote does have a headset jack and volume control, although I have not tried it.

Another point re Plex vs Kodi they both seem to have pro's and con's currently on Android TV

Plex - Works with voice search - Integrates into Android home screen - Supported directly via play store so updates are easy - Does not seem to support auto playing next episode (Although my version of plex server is a couple months old may have been added recently, will try updating tonight)

Kodi - Does not require a plex server to do the transcoding - Does NOT integrate into home screen or allow voice search - Seems faster then Plex for navigating (although neither is slow) - Must be side loaded - Supports Auto play next episode (this is huge for me)

Direct link to the app page

I know this one change isn't going to make everyone that is upset about the new app happy, but it does mean they are at least listening to the negative feedback.

Okay. Do you know if Youtube for Android TV will work with any chromebooks? It worked with my Galaxy S7, Fire TV, and Galaxy A20s.

This one is on Nvidia Shield TV: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv&hl=en

I don't know if this will fix your specific problem (and it might sound kind of stupid), but have you tried installing YouTube for Android TV instead of plain old YouTube?

You could load mobile/tablet version of YouTube. But you would need mouse and keyboard, which defeats the whole concept of TV targeted OS.

You can sideload apps, but most of them will need mouse and keyboard controls. Most only run in portrait mode. Sideloading is a strictly 'meh' experience.

Btw, the last time Google updated YouTube Android TV was 1 year ago! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv&hl=en

This explains how serious Google is about Android TV.

The native Chromecast app that's being talked about is YouTube for Android TV.

Nvidia isn't stopping anything, the YouTube app for Android TV really hasn't been updated over a year.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv

Install YouTube for Android TV instead https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv

The newest Chromecast has Android TV built-in. It uses the Android TV version of the YouTube

karena itu bukan Youtube Kids app. Itu Youtube for Android TV https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv&hl=en&gl=US

Also, rate the app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube.tv