No YouTube TV Android TV App Assist For Mi Field But, No ETA

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After initially announcing devoted YouTube TV App for Android TV was going to be launched this week, Google and YouTube at the moment made the app available. Permitting house owners of Android TV units to obtain the YouTube TV app immediately on their system and work together with a collection of stay TV content material in a extra TV-like method. That’s, except house owners of the Xiaomi Mi Field.

When Google first introduced this new Android TV particular app, the suggestion was this could be a extensively accessible app on Android TV. That means, not solely would it not be accessible on Android TV containers, but additionally accessible on TV units powered by Android TV. Actually, the widespread nature of the app assist goes nicely past Android basically, with ‘choose Xbox units’ additionally gaining entry at the moment. Trying additional afield, Google and YouTube are additionally readying assist for sensible TVs and Apple TV as nicely. Due to this fact it was shocking to see at the moment that the preliminary model of YouTube TV’s Android TV app doesn’t appear to assist the Xiaomi Mi Field. Particularly contemplating the dearer NVIDIA SHIELD and the older Nexus Participant (in addition to a spread of TV units powered by Android TV) are all now listed as app-supported units.

After reaching out to the YouTube TV workforce on Twitter for clarification on why the Mi Field will not be at present listed as a supported system the broader YouTube assist workforce (@TeamYouTube) has now responded. As a part of the response, the YouTube workforce confirmed assist for the Android TV model of the YouTube TV app doesn’t prolong to the Xiaomi Mi Field. The response goes on to state Mi Field assist shall be coming (“continues to be within the works”) though the YouTube assist workforce had been unable to supply any data on when the assist shall be prepared. So whereas this does act as some affirmation to Mi Field house owners that their units will achieve entry to the Android TV app in the end, at current there isn’t a identified ETA. For reference, right here is the total response from the YouTube Assist workforce.

Hello John, assist for the Mi Field continues to be within the works, however we don’t have an ETA for when it will likely be accessible.

— Workforce YouTube (@TeamYouTube) November 2, 2017