Youtube announced this week that users can now effortlessly connect their smart device to YouTube on their TV so you can read descriptions, jump into live chats and do a lot of other things while your selected video plays on your TV.
To do this, you need to be signed in to the same YouTube account on both your TV and your phone. When done, open the YouTube app on TV, then open the YouTube app on your phone and click “Connect” on the prompt that pops up automatically. You’re now in sync and ready to dive deep into YouTube’s billions of hours of content.
YouTube also mentions that it is working on other new features, one is a shopping feature. Interesting.
We’ve already started testing new designs for our video playback page to help you unfold more unique YouTube features – such as browsing and shopping for products shown in videos – directly on the big screen to help you decide , when to pick up your phone and get involved.
The ability to sync your phone and TV is now live, so feel free to give it a try.
// Youtube