Google is about to give up completely Google Play Film (Google Play Movies & TV). Already last October, Google had redirected the Android and iOS users towards the app Google TVhad removed the app from all systems Yearby most smart TV and withdrew the app from Android TV. In a post recently published on the Android TV support page, the company Mountain View However, he emphasized that users who have purchased a film on Google Play Films (including active rentals) on Android TV, Google TV, the Google TV mobile app (Android and iOS) and YouTube, they will not lose their purchases after the platform ceases to exist. Changes to the service are expected to be effective from January 17, 2024.
Google Play Films: changes coming from January 17th
The Mountain View company explained that, from next January, users who have a TV or a streaming device based on Android TV can watch purchased films (or what they want to rent) from the card Shop. In this section there will be the bar “Your library”, in which it will be possible recover all contents. If you have a cable box or a set-top box con Android TVthey can be rented or purchased fromapp YouTube (on page www.youtube.com/movies). Google encourages you to check the availability of YouTube services in your respective countries (in Europe for example, it is possible to buy or rent a film, but not a television show).
Similarly to Android TV, users who access content via a browser web, they will have to rely on YouTube. The video streaming platform will in fact be there new destination to watch previously purchased titles, buy or rent new ones. The phasing out of Google Play Movies is in line with Google’s efforts to simplify your services e improve the user experience in the field of digital entertainment.