Subj : YouTube TV's sports-friendly Multiview mode is rolling out to iPa
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Mar 20 2024 18:45:05

YouTube TV's sports-friendly Multiview mode is rolling out to iPad and iPhone

Date:
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:38:55 +0000

Description:
YouTube on iOS will let you watch up to four sports games at once, and a 
version for Android is reportedly in the works.

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YouTube TVs Multiview feature is reportedly rolling out to iOS devices, 
giving iPhone owners a new, more immersive way to watch sports. 

News of this update comes from multiple users on the YouTubeTV subreddit 
claiming that they had just received the option on their smartphones . One 
person even shared a short video of their iPhone playing four different 
basketball games at once  well, ones a commercial, but you can tell its 
basketball due to the ESPN banner. 

We dont know the full capabilities of Multiview on YouTube for iOS. According 
to 9To5Google it can be activated from the apps Home tab, however it only 
works with select games, and it doesn't have all of the same features as the 
smart TV version. 

Multiview on iOS apparently cant show sports scores alongside a broadcast, 
nor does it have the Last Channel Shortcut to hop between recently viewed 
channels. There is a gap in performance, but regardless of what it cant do, 
Multiview on mobile is still very useful to have, especially now during March 
Madness . Availability 

It appears this isnt a limited roll out as a company representative told 
Reddit users the feature will appear in a patch that will be available on all 
iOS devices. You need to have YouTube version 8.11 installed to see the 
option. 

The feature is also coming to iPadOS, as another user claims to have the 
patch on their iPad Pro 12.9 . Admittedly, its difficult to watch four sports 
games on their iPhone since the small screen shrinks each window 
considerably, but iPad owners should have a better viewing experience. 

An Android version is apparently in the works, however it wont be out for a 
while. The same representative said that the update will arrive within the 
coming months although it may arrive sooner than expected. One user claims to 
have received a notification after opening the YouTube app on their Android 
informing them of Multiview. But, when they checked, it wasnt actually there. 

We reached out to Google asking them to confirm whether or not the iOS 
release will reach everyone or just a select few. We'll update this story if 
we learn anything new. 

Until then, check out TechRadar's list of the best iPhone for 2024 if you're 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/youtube-tvs-sports-friendly-multi
view-mode-is-rolling-out-to-ipad-and-iphone


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