I have a Chromecast Ultra, bought in early 2020. At the time it was the newest (4K) Chromecast. It was replaced later that year with another device that would support apps.

It's since been replaced again, this new device costs ~$100 bucks. My device cost ~$70 bucks when I bought it (maybe less). Now I could upgrade to this brand new device but the ONLY new thing I would be able to do is watch Apple TV.

Sure there is a solution now, but Apple spent the last 4+ years ignoring me. Even if I upgrade my device I still have to use it the way they want me to (remote control) and not the way I want to (casting from my phone).

My point is that Apple has ignore Android users since the product launch. There are rumors that they're building an Android app, but it's not available yet. The article in question fails to acknowledge that Apple has ignored a large audience of users.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So, you're not complaining about having to have an Apple device, you're complaining about is that Apple doesn't have an Android app for whatever Android TV device you're using?

You can watch Apple TV on your Android phone, or your Android tablet, through a browser. You can watch it on your laptop or desktop through a browser. You could even watch it on your Android TV device... through a browser. You could cast it from your browser on your Android phone to your Android TV. Or, like a great many people do, you could - yes - hook a computer (laptop?) up to your TV and watch it that way. I bought a $10 mouse/keyboard remote for mine that works as well as any remote I've ever had. For a little more, you can get one that's more remote-like in form factor, although I prefer typing on the larger one.

Anyway, there are tons of ways to watch Apple TV on Android devices.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So apps aren't important anymore? Every other streaming platform I pay for has an app and I can easily use it to play all my content.

Also is Apple TV still limited to 1080p when using a browser? Looks like maybe if I use Mac and Safari I can get 4K, but otherwise I'm limited to 1080p.

Also, why am I jumping through all these hoops? How about I pay for something and I get good service?

[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 5 days ago

You implied that, as an Android user, you couldn't watch Apple TV without an Apple device. If you really want you, there are several ways without buying Apple hardware. I think the PlayStation has an app.

I'm generally in favor of native apps, but in the case of streaming TV, I'd rather use a browser - it's one less application to install that provides questionable value over a web page, and gives me far more options for viewing content in a variety of situations. At one point we had Prime, Netflix, and Apple all at the same time, and I used a browser to watch all of them; there was almost no difference.

I don't know the answer to the resolution question; we've canceled all of our streaming accounts.

My perspective may be different. Aside from my Android phone, I don't use anything other than Linux. Having access to services through a browser, rather than having to install apps that companies rarely provide for Linux, is a vastly superior accessibility solution.