Google is Yanking, Roku’s Play Movies and TV app, and most smart TVs

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Google is officially pulling the cap turned on her Play Movies and TV application in all Roku devices i Samsung, LG, Vizio or Roku smart TVs, announced the company via 9to5Google Monday.

As of June 15, 2021, users with movies or TV shows have purchased or rented through ThosThe service will be redirected to the Youtube TV application, with prior purchase Google Play Movies & TV sample is no longer available on your old devices. So that access Purchases prior to the YouTube app, users will need to navigate to the “Library” tab while using the same count them use for Google Play Movies & TV, and then click on “Your movies and programs.

Although Google Play Movies and TV will no longer be available on the four devices mentioned, Android TV, iOS and Apple TV are not noticeably mentioned in the blog post, which would lead some to assume that Google still plans to allow apps to run on these devices.

The change means users Watch lists it will no longer be visible in the app and will also mean that previous purchases will not be visible or shared by users family members who are using the same devices. The change will also affect anyone who has previously used the file Film and television application to access Movies Anywhere, a digital service that allows you to to exchange DVD and Blu-ray codes so that all your media can be digitally stored.

Google needs to know that change is difficult for a lot of people, so is the company try to sweeten the deal by offering users once gift code that can be applied to the next movie or TV purchase. Exchangeable by YouTube, of course.

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