Good & Bad News Regarding YouTube - Hurry Before It's Gone
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:19 am
I just read an article that Google is killing off it's web based TV interface for YouTube: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/09/1 ... interface/
I had no idea YouTube had a web based TV interface, and the article immediately caught my attention. Could there really be a web based version of YouTube optimized to work with remote controls on a HTPC?
Yes!
Try it out yourself, at either https://www.youtube.com/tv or https://www.youtube.com/leanback
So this is bittersweet news, as now that I've finally discovered this, Google is taking it away...
If you want to use it with CMC, go ahead and create a custom External Link to one of the URL's above. Then enjoy YouTube on your HTPC the way it should be enjoyed... but hurry, it's almost gone.
EDIT: Bonus tip. There's no button to go full-screen on the YouTube TV interface web page. Instead, you can hit F11 on your keyboard, and most browsers will toggle between a windowed mode and true full-screen mode.
I had no idea YouTube had a web based TV interface, and the article immediately caught my attention. Could there really be a web based version of YouTube optimized to work with remote controls on a HTPC?
Yes!
Try it out yourself, at either https://www.youtube.com/tv or https://www.youtube.com/leanback
So this is bittersweet news, as now that I've finally discovered this, Google is taking it away...
If you want to use it with CMC, go ahead and create a custom External Link to one of the URL's above. Then enjoy YouTube on your HTPC the way it should be enjoyed... but hurry, it's almost gone.
EDIT: Bonus tip. There's no button to go full-screen on the YouTube TV interface web page. Instead, you can hit F11 on your keyboard, and most browsers will toggle between a windowed mode and true full-screen mode.