Amazon Prime Video is finally coming to Chromecast and Android TV, while YouTube is becoming compatible with Fire TV devices. Google and Amazon are making peace, and that's great news for users.
We reported to you a few months ago that Google and Amazon had buried the hatchet, this materialized on July 9, 2019 with an important announcement for the video streaming sector: YouTube finally becomes Amazon Fire TV compatible and in the other direction , Chromecast and Android TV now support the Amazon Prime Video platform. In short, all good for users, hitherto victims of the conflict between the two giants.
Amazon Prime Video comes to Chromecast and Android TV
Google announces that from now on, its various Chromecast models as well as televisions with integrated Chromecast can stream content from the Amazon Prime Video application to a TV. To take advantage of it, simply download the latest version of the application from the Play Store or the App Store and be equipped with a smartphone or tablet running Android 5.0 or iOS 10.1 minimum.
We also learn that a large number of devices running Android TV (smart TV, box, etc.) will begin to receive compatibility with Amazon Prime Video. Deployment begins today. Some devices already benefited from this functionality, which will now be much more extensive.
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On the contrary, the official YouTube app is coming to Amazon Fire TV devices worldwide today, namely the Fire TV Stick (2nd Generation), Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Stick Basic Edition, as well as Toshiba, Insignia, Element and Westinghouse Fire TV Edition Smart TVs. In the coming months, the YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also become compatible with Fire TV.
Source: Google
