Redesigned YouTube app returns to Amazon's Echo Show

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Redesigned YouTube app returns to Amazon's Echo Show

The redesigned app.

Amazon has brought a YouTube app back to the display-equipped Echo Show, apparently resolving a conflict with Google over terms of service.

In its restored form, the app more closely resembles YouTube's , Voicebot on Tuesday. Before service was interrupted in September, Amazon had implemented a custom interface adapted to the Show's 7-inch touchscreen and voice controls.

It's this non-standard layout which led Google to withdraw support, drawing ire from both Amazon and existing Show owners. While the device has other video functions — such as calls, watching security cameras, and Amazon Video — YouTube had been an important draw.

The Show now also supports Vimeo and Dailymotion, Amazon said in a statement. Asking Alexa to search for a YouTube video will still display results in the old style.

Apple is due to enter the smartspeaker market next year with the HomePod. The $349 product is mainly focused on high-end audio, with Siri support taking a backseat.

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... and it should also be noted that searching for a YouTube video uses Bing as the search provider. LOL! My guess is that Google and Amazon still don't see eye-to-eye.

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... and it should also be noted that searching for a YouTube video uses Bing as the search provider. LOL! My guess is that Google and Amazon still don't see eye-to-eye.

Will save you dozens of adds which is a good thing.

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gatorguy said:

... and it should also be noted that searching for a YouTube video uses Bing as the search provider. LOL! My guess is that Google and Amazon still don't see eye-to-eye.

Will save you dozens of adds which is a good thing.

I don't think it matters. The ads are still there, targeted to "your profile" as ever. You just get to enjoy Bing targeted ads too.