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Prime Video on Chromecast and Android TV, YouTube on Fire TV
- jdboyd 7y agoIf you can't find the YouTube for Fire TV app on your device, here is the link on Amazon's website: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T771SPH/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T771SPH/
- darkpuma 7y agoSeems like this could be bad news for Roku, since I believe the big draw for them was having both platforms.
- untog 7y agoI really hope Roku stick around, as an independent company is very valuable in this space. Thankfully they're making popular and well reviewed TVs, so hopefully that's enough to keep them around.
- wyldfire 7y agoI'm once bitten, twice-shy. IIRC Roku was created by Netflix in order to avoid the potential conflict of interest between device maker and content provider when the manufacturer is also a content creator. I'm not going back to the FireTV, Roku seems to work well.
- Godel_unicode 7y agoRoku is (was?) subleasing its office space from Netflix, and was funded after Netflix decided not to make a box itself. It's publicly traded as of 2017, but it's history is definitely intertwined with Netflix.
- scarface74 7y agoThe original Roku box was built internally by Netflix. It was cancelled/spun off at the last minute because Netflix didn’t want to compete with companies it wanted to partner with.
- notatoad 7y agomy next tv will be a roku tv. i love my roku box because all roku cares about is putting video on my tv. I'm not going to get a google or amazon box because who knows when they'll start fighting again and i'll lose half the stuff i want to watch.
- scarface74 7y agoAll Roku cares about is collecting user data and serving ads that take up half your home screen, your screensaver and hard coded buttons going to the highest bidder on your remote....
- djakjxnanjak 7y agoSeems like a no-brainer for both companies when faced with Apple TV having everything.
- signal11 7y agoIsn’t the Apple TV app coming to Fire TV as well?
- homero 7y agoIt came to my Samsung TV and i can't uninstall it
- CydeWeys 7y agoThis, or the Disney streaming service coming soon, could've had something to do with it.
- mikeyouse 7y agoEverything except for Spotify :-(
- george_perez 7y agoWell, that's on Spotify to do. They've been able to do it forever. Tidal has an Apple TV app.
- wmf 7y agoIsn't Spotify tied up in a dispute about the 30% cut? If they pay 70% to the labels and 30% to Apple that leaves them nothing to operate on.
- tomjakubowski 7y agoCouldn't they offer an app with no in-app "buy a subscription" option and avoid paying that Apple tax? I guess added value for existing subscribers isn't very appealing on its own.
- barakm 7y ago"And Chromecast Ultra users get access to 4,000 titles included with Prime at no additional cost." I think they meant "Ultra users get access to 4K titles included with Prime at no additional cost". ;)
- glacials 7y agoFunny when you can get this narrow window into the team members writing vs. the ones editing!
- homero 7y agoWhat is exactly extra for Ultra?
- wmf 7y agoChromecast Ultra has 4K output and the regular Chromecast doesn't. I don't think the Ultra gets access to any more content but presumably it gets the 4K version instead of the HD version. Personally I am disappointed that almost nothing on Prime Video is 4K anyway.
- anderber 7y agoSeems like most of their 4K selection are titles from Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=uhd&i=instant-video https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=uhd&i=instant-video
- foota 7y agoActually, I'm not sure that's the case. An article about the move states "On the Google side, both its own Chromecast devices, as well as partner TVs and hardware that support Chromecast built-in, or that run Android TV, will gain support broadly for Prime Video. Plus, any Chromecast Ultra owners will also get access to Prime Video’s 4,000-title library normally reserved for Prime members, at no additional cost, as part of the new tie-up between the two companies." It is possible that this is just propagating that though.
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- garysahota93 7y agoCan't wait for Youtube TV on Fire TV. That's the move
- joshmn 7y agoIs it not possible to sideload?
- garysahota93 7y agoI don't think so? Or at least, I haven't tried yet.
- psim1 7y agoI'd like to see Prime Video on the Google Home Hub.
- CobrastanJorji 7y agoYou can Chromecast to those things, so I assume that works now.
- tantalor 7y agoNot necessarily; you can't cast Netflix to home hub.
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- drewg123 7y agoI've been using SmartYoutubeTV for quite a while on my FireTV and it works quite well for me and is ad-free... https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/ https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/
- iamtheworstdev 7y agoToo late. I abandoned both of their devices for Roku and haven't looked back.
- tsjq 7y agosounds interesting. newbie here. haven't used Roku. does it support: casting from android phones? netflix, prime, youtube? BT headphones / speakers? recording ?
- falsedan 7y agoprobably not all of those things, did you check their specs page?
- syshum 7y ago>casting from android phones? Not really >netflix, prime, youtube? Yes >BT headphones / speakers? Not directly. I never used a chrome cast because I HATE controlling my TV with my phone. I want a normal remote... I have yet to get on board with the whole "casting" fad. I may have used the YT app on my phone to start a video maybe 3 times since they added the feature.
- cptskippy 7y ago> Not really Google removed Miacast support from Pixel devices but nonGoogle Android devices can cast to Roku just fine. You can also cast from Windows 10 devices as well. Miracast isn't the same thing as Chromecast, it just does screen mirroring but it works well.
- unwiredben 7y agoMiracast works, but not Google Cast protocol. Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube are all fully supported. There is no Bluetooth wireless on the Roku devices except for the Roku TV Wireless Speakers which have a BT receiver for playing audio from a phone. However, all devices support remote audio through the Roku mobile app. There is no recording capability, but you can use DVR solutions like Tableau with Roku devices.
- AndrewUnmuted 7y agoEven after the YouTube app left the Fire TV ecosystem, YouTube with almost the exact same functionality was still accessible by going to https://youtube.com https://youtube.com from the Firefox app. YouTube never truly left Fire TV. It just required one extra step to access it.
- londons_explore 7y agoPrime video never really left Chromecast. You could just "mirror screen" and have it work in a slightly janky way and waste lots of battery while at it... EDIT: Android only - iOS users were SOL.
- Mindwipe 7y agoScreen mirroring had been blocked for a while on modern devices that supported Widevine level 1.
- thelazydogsback 7y agoNo variable (fast) speed playback on the FireTV app? :(
- discordance 7y agoIs there an anti-trust case brewing that has motivated this move?
- pkaye 7y agoGoogle and Amazon were fighting each other and eventually started to negotiate. Amazon would not sell Chromecasts on their platform and Google would not allow Amazon Fire devices to access YouTube.
- mevile 7y agoI hope this means I can get YouTube and YouTube Music soon on my Echo Show. It's ridiculous I can't get stuff I pay for on devices I own because of these fights that are not in the interest of their paying users. I'm never going to get a Google speaker because I can't easily buy things via Amazon on it and because I already own 3 Amazon speakers that I have all set up nicely. If I want to Google something I can use my phone, I don't need a smart speaker for that.
- atomi 7y agoGoogling on the Google Assistant is pretty great. I shout random questions at mine all the time and it dutifully responds correctly most of the time. It's impressive.
- fletchowns 7y agoAsking Alexa easily google-able questions is pretty hit and miss for me. If I ask google the same question with my voice through my phone it seems to get me the correct answer way more often.
- illnewsthat 7y agoI recommend the google assistant skill [1] for your Alexa device. I use it for asking questions I know Google will answer but Alexa probably won't. "Alexa, ask Google 'difference between chow mein and lo mein'" [1] https://github.com/tartanguru/alexa-assistant https://github.com/tartanguru/alexa-assistant
- davidjhall 7y agoGreat news! I had to move between 2 rooms with a streaming PC. Now I can finish those Babylon 5s.....
- eclipseo76 7y agoFrack I've just bought a FireTV stick because I couldn't watch Amazon on my Chromecast.
- october_sky 7y agoI use my FireTV way more than my Chromecast. I think you'll be happy with it.
- misterprime 7y agoAgreed. The desicated remote is surprisingly convenient. The only advantage of the phone screen for these types of devices is the virtual keyboard for logging in and searching.
- dingo_bat 7y agoI still cannot install prime video on my android TV which supposedly has built in chrome cast.
- xanth 7y agoI still can't see cast button in the Prime Video app, maybe this will come in time?
- zer0zzz 7y agoI want audible on my google home and Chromecast. When will that come?!
- pavanlimo 7y agoI had unsubscribed from Prime Video for precisely this reason. I think it's about time I gave it another chance.
- Causality1 7y agoI think you're the first person I've ever seen who subscribed to Prime for the video instead of the free shipping.
- snek 7y agoI use prime for the movies too!
- michaelg7x 7y agoI have a laugh every time I see their "Recently Added Movies on Prime" section and find films from 2007. Or their "Popular|Trending Movies on on Prime" and see films with a <5 score on IMDB. There is no reason I would keep Prime for its movie offering! In the last six months they've added more and more sponsored offerings too, which is _really_ annoying -- I mean, I'm a subscriber, stop advertising to me.
- OJFord 7y ago> I'm a subscriber, stop advertising to me. I hate it when I miss the start (separate annoyance: seems often that audio takes a few seconds to start? Maybe that's the Shield's fault rather than Prime's) so I rewind, and then it hits me with the advert again...
- pavanlimo 7y agoPrime Video + Prime Shipping + Prime Music is ~16 USD per year if you get the subscription from India. I used to live in India but not anymore. So I was keen to only use Prime Video + Prime Music (since Prime Shipping doesn't work outside of India for that sub). Both Prime Video and Music were rather unsatisfactory, and no Chromcast support was just the last straw for me to unsub.
- sealthedeal 7y agoFINALLY!!!
- homero 7y agoI can't wait for YouTube on fire tablets
- asenna 7y agoOne thing to note is that YouTube App is not yet back on Echo Show devices. I've been waiting for this for so long. Hopefully this gets added in soon.
- purplex 7y agoWhen Google had withdrawn YouTube app from FireTV, I started watching YouTube on the Silk app (browser). The interface on browser or YT app, both are same. I feel its better that YT has same look and feel on the browser - I don't need a separate app for that. And I can browse other websites in the same browser. So now I don't care if they are back with YouTube app on Fire TV. Not a member of Amazon Prime since long, I manage my entertainment with YouTube, JioCinema and HotStar.
- gregmac 7y ago> In addition to the select Android TV devices that currently have Prime Video, many more Android TV smart TVs, set-top boxes and streaming devices will also soon have Prime Video, with rollout starting today. Is there a list of which devices this is? Sounds like it's still not all of them for some reason? As a data point, my Nvidia Shield has had Prime since at least a few years ago (as well as Netflix, YouTube, Plex and is also a Chromecast - I highly recommend this as a set top box, btw).
- zwayhowder 7y agoI second the motion, but the $300AUD for a Shield vs $60AUD for a Chromecast means I understand why some people don't. But seriously, the Shield was worth every cent for ease of use, everything in one place etc etc. The only reason I sometimes chromecast is to play video back at faster than normal speed. (Or because the Netflix app on Shield thinks that I really want it to start playing videos with sound as soon as I pause on any title for a second).
- wwwhizz 7y agoI have been waiting for this, but I just tried to cast to my Mibox 3, and just got a loading spinner and nothing more.
- test001only 7y agoI have had bad experience with Chromecast. I used to be able to cast by mobile phone to the TV to watch videos. But after some software update the casting would no longer work because I was using mobile data and mobile hotspot. Something which used to work when I bought the product stopped working after a software update. Also there used to be a dedicated chrome cast app - but they replaced it with Google home app which has countless things I do not need. Also the home app is more flaky than the older dedicated app. My confidence in google related have gone down rapidly and I am no longer willing to adapt new google products and ma planning to move away from what I am currently using.
- ricardobeat 7y agoThats odd since Chromecast streams directly from WiFi - you don’t send the video to it from your phone, it simply picks up where you left by sending a resource URL.
- test001only 7y agoNot when you are casting your screen.
- dillonmckay 7y agoHow were the able to achieve this technologically? What an amazing feat of engineering.
- forgot-my-pw 7y agoThis technology is called "Settlement". Probably involves a lot of tech advocates known as "Lawyers". https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190418005212/en/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190418005212/en/