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It's interesting that you mention YouTube, because the thing that finally convinced me that a 'web app' could be indistinguishable from a native app was YouTube
by Fr0styMatt8 11y ago
It's interesting that you mention YouTube, because the thing that finally convinced me that a 'web app' could be indistinguishable from a native app was YouTube's Leanback interface (YouTube TV). Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/tv https://www.youtube.com/tv
Video player functionality aside (I understand the complaints), that thing full-screened just feels like a native app.
- lgieron 11y agoFor me, it was the Netflix web client. Feels 100% as smooth as a good native app.
- nivla 11y ago>For me, it was the Netflix web client. Feels 100% as smooth as a good native app. You mean when they were using silverlight or now when they are using HTML5?
- Dewie3 11y ago> YouTube on TV is not supported on this device? Is it only for mobile? I didn't see any "mob" or something in the URL. Anyway, with regards to being indistinguishable from native, I guess there is nothing quite like being reminded that you are "native" than an app complaining that you are on the wrong native device. :-)
- jessaustin 11y agoWorks fine on Ubuntu desktop, vivid, [EDIT:] chrome.
- Dewie3 11y agoJust not on mine. :-) (with Firefox)
- morb 11y agoWorks in Chromium on Linux for me. In Firefox (my default br.) the message is: "Youtube on TV is not supported on this device, for more info go to: www.youtube.com/devicepartners" which is unclickable and unselectable. Modern web...
- rockdoe 11y agoMight require MSE support (Firefox Nightly) or something.
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- 72deluxe 11y agoI never knew about this URL, thanks very much.