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| YouTube is ending support for Apple TV 2012 |
As of next month, the YouTube platform will no longer be available to play on the third-generation Apple TV, which was first released in 2012.
The report says users have been shown a message to alert them of the upcoming change and that the change will not be affected by the fourth and fifth generation Apple devices currently sold by Apple and used with tvOS and the built-in features. On the App Store.
The complete message to users is: As of early March, the YouTube app will no longer be available on the third generation Apple TV.
She added: You can still watch YouTube on 4G and 5G devices, iPhone or iPad.
You can also use AirPlay to directly stream YouTube from your iOS device to the 3rd generation Apple TV or later.
While it won't soon be possible to play YouTube locally on third-generation Apple TVs, users can still use AirPlay to stream services from an iPhone or iPad.
Other streaming services have also gradually phased out support for older device models, as HBO was delayed last year due to the pandemic and the HBO Now app was pulled from the second and third generations of Apple TV.
These apps aren't the last.
The latest Apple devices run on tvOS and have a built-in app store, while apps on older Apple streaming devices rely on streaming services that work directly with Apple to provide assistance.
Apple provided development support on the latest two versions of the Apple TV, which run fully iOS, while previous broadcasters have relied on specific agreements between Apple and video providers to support these apps.
Smart TVs sold in recent years also offer other ways to stream YouTube via built-in apps, built-in AirPlay and Chromecast, and inexpensive streaming devices (like Amazon Fire TV, which are used with Apple's video streaming services. TV +) on a large screen .