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Apple’s TV app and Apple TV + paid streaming service will be available on Google’s latest Chromecast device early next year, the search giant said on Wednesday.
In the past, Apple has sometimes reserved access to its services for its own ecosystem of hardware devices, but recently it softened the stance in a bid to grow its services business.
Google said in a blog post that Apple TV would be available on more Android TV-powered devices in the future.
Google said last week that Apple Music will be available on Google smart speakers. Google Assistant-enabled devices such as Nest Audio, Nest Hub Max, and Nest Mini are adding support for Apple Music. Google announced that Apple Music will be available on Assistant-enabled smart displays and speakers in France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US You can select Apple Music as your default music streaming service, after which you can tell the Google Assistant to play a song or playlist and it will stream through the service. With this, Apple’s music streaming service joins those of Spotify and YouTube Premium.
Last year, Apple made the TV app available on Amazon’s Fire TV devices and on the Roku platform. Fire TV device owners can install the Apple TV app by going to the Apps section and then searching for the Apple TV app. Once you’ve found the Apple TV app, click the Get button to install it. You can also go directly to the Apple TV app list on the Amazon website and get the app.
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