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YouTube Remote controls Leanback through Android
November 9, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
Android App Reviews, Entertainment, Google, Multimedia, Video Reviews
Google has release a new YouTube Remote application that makes it possible to watch Leanback videos on your phone. And because they recognize that handheld devices aren’t always the best screen to watch videos, Google and YouTube have included in the app the ability to control the Leanback screen through the phone.
YouTube Remote features a connect mode that can control Leanback on a laptop or Google TV. Once a user logs-in to YouTube on both their phone and computer or Google TV, pressing Menu > Connect will link the two devices. At the point, you’ll be able to view recommended video on the phone, queue up videos that you want to watch rather than the standard Leanback suggestions, and browse your subscription feeds and favorite channels to keep the entertainment going. Or you can simply use this app as a way to enjoy Leanback mode on your phone.
I’m a big fan of YouTube Leanback, evidenced by the recent review of Leanback for Google TV. I’m also not much for the Logitech keyboard, so having this will make it easier for me to rely on my phone as a remote when watching YouTube. Response time seems to be a hair slower than the keyboard, but not enough of a time difference to make me not want to use this app. I also would have preferred that these features be merged into the standard YouTube app, that’s just a minor grievance.
Only U.S. users will be able to access the app.
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US only?? WHY???????
I'm in Canada and I got it through AppBrain.com
I'm in italy and i can't install this app, why?
Because it is US ONLY?
sorry, i've not read "Only U.S. users will be able to access the app."
certainly will come in the future for european user
Two years later and Google still continues to ignore the rest of the world.
I cant load leanback anymore… anyone else got issues? Is it IE9?
Sucks that it's only US!
no puedo instalar youtube remote leanback videos continuos
I see some people way back in 2010 had trouble getting this to work with IE9. Here it is almost the end of 2012 and I cannot get LeanBack (now youtube/tv) to work on IE9. It works on Chrome, though it has some issues in fullscreen, but in IE9 it comes up with a black background and the YouTube logo in the middle of the screen and then just sits there. Is there really no IE9 support? Has this really been an issue since 2010? WOWZER