Official YouTube app coming to Fire TV and Prime Video app coming to Android TV
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It looks like Amazon and Google have finally decided to end their war. Google will be releasing official YouTube app for Amazon’s Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs while Amazon will be releasing Prime Video app for Android TVs. Prime Video app will support Chromecast. And later this year, the YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also come to Fire TV devices.
About the official YouTube app on Fire TV,
The flagship YouTube app will be the easiest way for users to watch all of their favorite YouTube content on Fire TV. Users will be able to sign in to their existing YouTube account, access their full library of content, and play videos in 4K HDR at 60 fps on supported devices. In addition, standalone YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also launch later this year on Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs where available.
About the Prime Video app on Chromecast and Android TV,
Chromecast and Chromecast built-in users, along with Android TV users, will have easy access to the Prime Video catalog including the latest seasons of Amazon Originals like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hanna, Homecoming, Bosch, Catastrophe and The Grand Tour, along with Amazon Original movies like Donald Glover’s Guava Island, and Academy Award-nominated films like The Big Sick and Cold War. Prime Video offers users exclusive features like X-Ray as well as access to 4K titles included with Prime at no additional cost. With Prime Video users can also rent or purchase titles or choose from more than 150 Prime Video Channels including Showtime, HBO, CBS All-Access, Cinemax and STARZ.
Source: Amazon
