YouTube TV’s sports-friendly Multiview mode is rolling out to iPad and iPhone
published 20 March 2024
Watch up to four games at once on mobile
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YouTube TVâs 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 â well, oneâs a commercial, but you can tell itâs basketball due to the ESPN banner.Â
We donât know the full capabilities of Multiview on YouTube for iOS. According to 9To5Google it can be activated from the appâs Home tab, however it âonly works with select games,â and it doesn’t have all of the same features as the smart TV version.Â
Multiview on iOS apparently canât 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 canât do, Multiview on mobile is still very useful to have, especially now during March Madness.
Availability
It appears this isnât 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.Â
The feature is also coming to iPadOS, as another user claims to have the patch on their iPad Pro 12.9. Admittedly, itâs 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 wonât be out for a while. The same representative said that the update will arrive within âthe coming monthsâ 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 wasnât actually there.Â
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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.Â
Until then, check out TechRadar’s list of the best iPhone for 2024 if you’re looking to upgrade.
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Cesar Cadenas has been writing about the tech industry for several years now specializing in consumer electronics, entertainment devices, Windows, and the gaming industry. But heâs also passionate about smartphones, GPUs, and cybersecurity.Â
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