YouTube TV

YouTube TV app is a TV streaming service owned by Google, that lets users DVR and watch live TV including local sports, news, shows, and more from over 85 channels including sports channels.

It is compatible with Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Android Phone/Tablet, Android TV, Xbox, LG/VIZIO/Samsung Smart TV and Amazon Fire TV.

YouTube TV interface

The interface of this app is similar to YouTube video platform. The design is simple, intuitive, and easy to use. The interface of YouTube TV toggles between three screens - Home, Library, and Live.

• Home: At the top of the Home page, you will find a top picks selection, a mix of shows you've saved shows you've watched, and related shows based on your favorites. Under that is a section for recommendations to add to your library. Further down the Home page, there are categories for sports, news, and movies as well as YouTube Originals.

• Library: The Library is where you will find the DVR. It shows your saved TV shows, movies, and other programming and upcoming recordings.

• Live: Live displays a list of what's airing on all the channels available on YouTube TV app. On some devices like web browsers, gaming stations, and smart TVs, the Live screen is a cable-television-like grid on.

Search Engine

YouTube TV has a very strong search tool that takes you to an intuitive search page. Here you can search for a show or movie title, a person, or even themes and genres. The search is lightning fast, and suggestions for results keep populating as you type.

Key Features

YouTube TV application has numerous features that make it one of the best TV streaming service. Some of the main functions of the application are -

• Unlimited Cloud DVR

One of the most popular features of YouTube TV is the Cloud DVR. You can record as much content as you want and store them for up to nine months without worrying about the storage limit. You can also pause, rewind, and fast forward through all recorded shows, regardless of network, though skipping ads may still not be available on all recordings.

• Multiple users

It offers you the choice to watch on multiple screens at once. It allows you to create up to six accounts for a single price, of which three can watch at the same time. The accounts it uses are Google accounts enabling users to get their own YouTube TV experience.

• On-demand

Most of the channels on YouTube TV app let you watch their shows on-demand after they initially air. So, you can catch up on any older episodes or seasons that you missed or aired before you started to record them using the DVR function.

• Voice control

The latest YouTube TV application allows you to use your voice to control the functions of the app like selecting a TV channel to watch live, starting specific shows, recording a show, or using playback functions such as pause, resume, and rewind.

• Dark mode

To protect your eyes from straining YouTube TV has the Dark Mode that lets you use a darker theme for the app.

• Mark as watched

To keep track of all the shows and movies you watched previously YouTube TV app lets you tag them by selecting Mark as a Watched option.