Not always having a TV with an operating system Android TV means to be the first to receive the news from Google. The latest case in chronological order is 8K support for YouTube videos . Already in May 2020, in fact, users of 8K TVs from Samsung and LG had received updates that enabled viewing in full format of 8K videos from YouTube, while viewing was forbidden to owners of televisions with the operating system of the Mountain View giant.

YouTube in 8K lands on Android TV

With the update of the YouTube app for Android TV to version 2. 12. 08, however, things change. However, there are some aspects to consider: the new version of the app requires Android 10 for which it is necessary that the manufacturer has released a version of the TV firmware based on it: 8K TVs with Android TV 9 are therefore excluded from viewing YouTube content in 8K. Another requirement is compatibility with the AV1 codec .

Update 2. 12. 08 brings other interesting features, such as support for Cast Connec t feature launched by Google in August, which improves the possibilities of controlling the contents shared with the TV, which are controllable and browsable not only from the smartphone app, but also directly with the remote control.