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So YouTube will no longer work on Apple TV 2

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saintforlife

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YouTube today announced changes to its YouTube Data API, causing many older apps on various devices to stop functioning. On the second-generation Apple TV or older, the YouTube channel will no longer be accessible, and on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, iOS 7 or later is required for the YouTube app to function.

Second-generation Apple TV users will have no way to watch YouTube videos on their devices after today, but iOS device owners with versions of iOS older than iOS 7 can use mobile YouTube in Safari to watch videos. YouTube is sharing the news via a discontinuation video that's being shared on all older devices.
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Bummer...this might be the year I finally upgrade the aging Apple TV 2.
 
Such BS. A 4-year old media player, which works perfectly, is no longer supported. The Apple TV 2 is only 4 years old! How long before we're forced to replace our devices yearly?

Google has deep pockets. There is no reason why they can't continue to have a YouTube player that works with these slightly older devices.
 
Oh, smart tvs.. I had gotten the Google TV awhile back, and within a year of getting it they had already discontinued flash for it, so I can barely use the internet! The YouTube app still works, but it's ancient.
 
B.A.T said:
At least you didn't buy a smart tv a few years ago those won't work either.
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This is why I preach to never buy a TV with Smart Functionality (or at least don't buy the TV because of the smart functions). I technically own a couple TV's with "Apps", but have never used them. I wanted the other features of the TV and at a certain price point you can't not get "Apps"....
 
Honestly, whether it's today or 30 years from now, I don't think smart tvs will ever become a huge thing. Like paulrbeers said, you can't not get apps at a certain point.

Though, I do like the keyboard remote for the Google TV... :D
 
Idgit said:
Such BS. A 4-year old media player, which works perfectly, is no longer supported. The Apple TV 2 is only 4 years old! How long before we're forced to replace our devices yearly?

Google has deep pockets. There is no reason why they can't continue to have a YouTube player that works with these slightly older devices.
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It isn't Google's fault. Apple is no longer updating the Apple TV 2 so there is no way Google could update it if they wanted to.
 
JoeShades said:
Does it really cost more to buy a smart TV? it is an example of why you should not depend on smart TVs for internet TV but buying one is not a big deal
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I have not researched TVs in little bit, but a year ago when I was looking for a bedroom TV, it seemed there were equivalent models available, where one was a smart TV and another was the same TV but with basic firmware and no apps usually for about $50 less, depending on the size of the TV.

It looks like currently some very high-end models are available only with smart features. Nevertheless, I would still seek to try to find the same panel in a dumb tv if possible.
 
bozzykid said:
It isn't Google's fault. Apple is no longer updating the Apple TV 2 so there is no way Google could update it if they wanted to.
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Totally agree, the anger is vented in the wrong direction. Its apples refresh policy thats the issue.
 
paulrbeers said:
This is why I preach to never buy a TV with Smart Functionality (or at least don't buy the TV because of the smart functions). I technically own a couple TV's with "Apps", but have never used them. I wanted the other features of the TV and at a certain price point you can't not get "Apps"....
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Yeah, Smart TVs end up costing twice as much as their "dumb" counterparts and it's a lot easier to physically replace an Apple T.V., you could even use the same HDMI and power cables.

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saintforlife said:
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/20/youtube-older-apple-tv-discontinued/



Bummer...this might be the year I finally upgrade the aging Apple TV 2.
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I guess I'll have more interest than usual in the new  TV this year. The 1080p output and YouTube channel might convince me to buy a new  T.V.. It'll be interesting to see what they put into the new  T.V..

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DaveN said:
Don't rush out an upgrade your Apple TV 2. As far as I can tell Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) still does Youtube just fine so all you need to do is jailbreak your ATV 2. I like Kodi's Youtube interface better anyway. However, I haven't been able to find if this will hold after Google turns off the old system.
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I don't think most people are going to want to jailbreak their Apple T.V. just to get YouTube. I'm definitely not going to jailbreak it. Besides, it's $100 for a new one. That's the least expenive thing Apple sells that has a processor. It's not a $200-$400 subsidized ( $650-$850 unsubsidized) iPhone or a $500 iPad.
 
jblagden said:
Yeah, Smart TVs end up costing twice as much as their "dumb" counterparts and it's a lot easier to physically replace an Apple T.V., you could even use the same HDMI and power cables.

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I guess I'll have more interest than usual in the new  TV this year. The 1080p output and YouTube channel might convince me to buy a new  T.V.. It'll be interesting to see what they put into the new  T.V..

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I don't think most people are going to want to jailbreak their Apple T.V. just to get YouTube. I'm definitely not going to jailbreak it. Besides, it's $100 for a new one. That's the least expenive thing Apple sells that has a processor. It's not a $200-$400 subsidized ( $650-$850 unsubsidized) iPhone or a $500 iPad.
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There are a lot more features if you JB besides Youtube. At one time you could sell them at a premium on eBay and have enough left to buy a couple AppleTV 3s (don't know if that is still the case, though). However, if you don't want to jb, it would be worth looking into.
 
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