Amazon Echo Show Users Can Rejoice As YouTube Makes A Comeback

When YouTube pulled the plugged on Amazon'south Echo Show two months agone, many Echo Show customers felt cheated. YouTube being ane of the nigh prominent video streaming services, Echo Bear witness was left with no worthy alternative to stream videos.

Information technology all started when Google objected to the way Amazon implemented YouTube support in Echo Show. The implementation violated YouTube'due south terms of service. Withal, besides all the drama that was created two months back, Amazon Echo Show users are reporting that they are starting to see YouTube videos on their device again. While Amazon still refuses to have used Google'due south version of Android with all of their apps and services pre-loaded on the device.

The retail giant as well denies the allegation to have sold the equal number of Google'southward products that compete with its own. These products include Chromecast and the Google Abode as they directly compete with Amazon's Fire Stick and Echo lineup.

Amazon was not happy with Google'due south sudden movement

The rift between Google and Amazon widened when former suddenly stopped allowing YouTube to work on the Repeat Show. Google says that the integration of YouTube on Echo Prove violated its terms of services as it created a fragmented user experience for the users. Equally expected, Amazon was not happy with Google's move equally it felt that information technology was not at fault every bit accused by Google. Amazon was also not happy about how Google all of a sudden stopped supporting Echo Show without intimation.

YouTube is dorsum in a Web-like UX, back up for Vimeo and Dailymotion besides added

Now, in the latest move, in this case, it looks like YouTube is back on the Echo Show but with a dissimilar UX. YouTube on Echo Show now resembles the YouTube UI that you see when browsing the streaming service on the web or a tablet. This is a new way past Amazon to bring YouTube back on the Echo Prove. The spider web UI of the app is in compliance with Google'southward requirement regarding terms of service. Alongside this change, Repeat Evidence at present also allows users to access alternative video streaming services such as Vimeo and Dailymotion.