You Tube on Firestick -or not?

[Oddball]

I see that Amazon and Google have had a bit of a spat over things and You Tube now WONT be available to watch from the 1st of January on your Firestick!!
How bloody infantile:rolleyes:

[mikeyb]

Was inevitable, Amazon refused to sell any Google products because they directly competed with their Fire TV range. But then thought it was ok to promote the sale of Fire gear that came with YouTube, can't really blame Google for their attitude.

It was the main reason I didn't buy the new Amazon Echo Show for my dad's Xmas as I read that YouTube had been pulled and he uses YouTube a lot.

Bought a Google Home instead so he can do YouTube searches vocally and also use Spotify.

If you want YouTube on a Firestick, I would have thought using Kodi with the YouTube plugin would do the job [emoji6]

[struth]

yup, it was amazon that started this. often the way these things go. trouble is its customers who lose out

[mikeyb]

yup, it was amazon that started this. often the way these things go. trouble is its customers who lose outA pain for sure. I don't use YouTube much but I know my dad does, luckily he uses and android box so no issue for him

[Oddball]

I run a Firestick in my old Samsung TV . That goes into my AV Marantz,and I love You Tube , as the audio visual thing is great for when I am lazy enough to not want to use the Deck or CD Its not a Smart Tv , and the aerial reception is crap anyway!
I have Kodi but I find the whole thing a bit confusing to be honest- that searching for links etc
I may very well put a pc in my mancave so I can put the output to the tv :eek:

[struth]

I run a Firestick in my old Samsung TV . That goes into my AV Marantz,and I love You Tube , as the audio visual thing is great for when I am lazy enough to not want to use the Deck or CD Its not a Smart Tv , and the aerial reception is crap anyway!
I have Kodi but I find the whole thing a bit confusing to be honest- that searching for links etc
I may very well put a pc in my mancave so I can put the output to the tv :eek:

if its same you tube account for both kodi and your pc anything you earmark on pc will show on kodi.
dont use it much so wont miss it too much but its childish they cant just coexist

[MikeMusic]

PITA !

How long before I buy a Google TV stick or is there another fix ?

[mikeyb]

PITA !

How long before I buy a Google TV stick or is there another fix ?Amazon backtracking a bit now [emoji6]

Amazon backs down in Google streaming spat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42365354

[MikeMusic]

Amazon backtracking a bit now [emoji6]

Amazon backs down in Google streaming spat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42365354

Good. Hurray !
Both of them seeing sense.
Don't make enemies, especially of your customers

[mikeyb]

Good. Hurray !
Both of them seeing sense.
Don't make enemies, especially of your customersVery true [emoji6]