The YouTube app for Smart TV is very good. In fact, it is one of the best to enjoy streaming content. However, users of this video platform on computers and mobiles have always complained about not being able to use many of the options offered by YouTube on TV .
For example, reading the description, making comments or sharing the video are some of the functions that are almost impossible in the YouTube app for Smart TV . But luckily the big G just released a feature that will fix this.
That’s right, now YouTube on TV allows you to automatically turn your mobile into a second screen to make it easier for you to control what you see on TV . Do you want to know more about this? Well, stay with us to tell you the details of this function.
Using your mobile as a second YouTube screen on TV will be possible
As you can see in the video that we leave here above, the new function that YouTube debuts on Smart TV allows that when you are enjoying this platform on your TV, you only have to open the app on your mobile to synchronize it automatically . Thus, your phone will become the second screen with which you can get better control of the playback and interact with the video.
Now, it is important to know that, to use this function, you must have the same YouTube account on your TV and on your mobile . If you are one of those who frequently send YouTube videos from the smartphone to the Smart TV, you will find that this function is identical, only now the video will be sent from the TV to the phone.
How to make the mobile the second screen when watching YouTube on TV?
The YouTube team has revealed on its blog that this function has already begun to arrive in its Smart TV app. However, it is important to remember that the update processes are usually slow , so you have to wait for this new feature to be available on all TVs.
And… How do you know when it is available? Easy, the function to use the mobile as a second YouTube screen on TV will appear as a pop-up notice when you open the app on the phone . All you have to do is accept the synchronization and that’s it.
And you… Do you think this function will improve the experience of watching YouTube on TV?
