YouTube app for Apple TVs gets new look

The application YouTube to the Apple TVs (fourth generation and 4K) received a completely new look for the set-top-box of Ma, this.

In fact, looking at the app, you can see that it looks the same as the app on other devices, like the Fire TV Stick, smart TVs and, of course, the iOS and Android apps.

New YouTube app for tvOS

If you previously had a menu bar at the top and the content below, now you have a side menu with your inscriptions, your history, etc .; while at the top you can browse categories or view information for a specific channel.

New YouTube app for tvOS

Generally speaking, it does not appear that the app was made for an Apple TV, but rather to create a uniformity found on other devices; even so, there are positive and negative points in this new design, with which we will need to adapt.

New YouTube app for tvOS

However, it seems that the renovation was really just visual; even if the video “4K” appears on some video, this resolution is not yet available on the Apple TV app; therefore, when you play a video at maximum resolution, you can only achieve the maximum resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels (aka Full HD).

New YouTube app for tvOS

The new YouTube version for tvOS is available now; if the automatic update option is not selected on your Apple TV, simply find YouTube on the App Store and update it to uninstall and install the app again.


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Apple TV 4K

Apple TV 4K

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Price view: from R $ 1,169.10Installed price: Add to cartRelease: September 2017 (5th generation)

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