Does not play nicely with apple devices – YouTube TV Review

Unlike other live tv streaming apps, YouTube tv does not integrate with some of the key features of iOS. Which is disappointing because it’s the most expensive per month. The biggest one is not allowing picture-in-picture mode on iPad and AppleTV. Not having picture-in-picture significantly limits where and when you can use the app. For instance, I like to watch the news while doing a workout video. Which is not possible with YouTube TV on iOS. Another issue is integration with the Apple TV App. The Apple TV app is where all my iOS streaming apps are aggregated into one searchable catalogue. This allows me to easily see and search for content to watch, including live sports. I actually purchased another live sports streaming subscription just to get this integration. Because with out the integration I was missing live events. I could keep going but I’ll stop here. Being and iOS developer myself, I can tell you that the YouTube TV app seems to have been designed in a silo. Their UX engineers really dropped the ball on this one. When you make an iOS app, you design for people using iOS.
Review by Jake Flavin on YouTube TV.