[TELECOMMANDE YOUTUBE] To enjoy YouTube videos more comfortably on a television, the platform has a new function allowing you to use a mobile as a remote control to interact with the application.
Watching YouTube videos on a connected TV is convenient for enjoying images on a large screen and more powerful sound, especially with others. Only for that, you have to accept to navigate in the application with the TV remote control, which can quickly become tedious when it comes to accessing certain functions (for example, creating a playlist, reading and writing comments, liking a video or subscribe to a channel). Looking at this usability issue, platform officials noted that more than 80% of YouTube TV users kept their phone close at hand while watching. “We noticed that viewers not only simultaneously opened the YouTube mobile app, but also performed more than half of the engagement actions (e.g., like, subscribe) on their phone, while watching the videos. on the tv“, emphasizes the service in a statement on his blog. And the firm has found a clever solution to better interact with content on TV.
YouTube remote control on mobile: a new simple and practical function
YouTube thus comes up with a brand new function that allows you to use a mobile (smartphone or tablet) to browse your TV. Once the two devices are synchronized (mobile and TV), the phone (or tablet) acts as a second remote control to control and interact with the content. But much more practical, thanks to its touch screen and virtual keyboard. You can thus control the playback (pause, stop, forward and back) but also read the descriptions of the videos, post comments or share content from the mobile while continuing to enjoy the video on a large screen, where these elements do not will not be displayed. This function, which is beginning to be gradually deployed on Android and iOS obviously requires having installed the application on the mobile, in addition to that integrated into the television – or the connected multimedia gateway. Another imperative: you must use the same Google account on both devices. Initially, the remote control function is only available to accounts associated with a credit card. But this constraint will be lifted very soon, so that everyone can take advantage of this new possibility.
If you have YouTube installed on your smartphone and your TV connected, you can very easily associate the two applications to use your mobile as a remote control. Provided, of course, that both devices are connected to the Internet.
► Launch the YouTube app on your TV and smartphone, then click user icon in the shape of a small colored circle, then on To log in.
► Enter the email address and password of your Google account and confirm.
► Once logged into your Google account on both devices, select the option Connect which appears automatically via a pop-up window.
► That’s it! You can directly interact with the video you’re watching without interrupting playback on your TV.