Google is official pull the plug On her Play movies and TV app on all Roku devices and Smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Vizio or Roku the company announced through 9to5Google on Monday
From June 15, 2021, users can access movies or TV shows via thosThe service will redirect to the YouTube TV app, with previously purchased Google Play Movies & TV shows that are no longer available on their old devices. To so access previous purchases in the YouTube app, users will need to navigate to the “Library” tab with the same account them Use for Google Play Movies & TV, and then click on “Your Movies and Shows.
While Google Play Movies and TV will no longer be available on the above four devices, Android TV, iOS and Apple TV are especially not mentioned in the blog post, which would lead some to assume that Google still plans to run the apps on those devices.
Switching means that users’ Watchlists no longer visible in the app, and also means that previous purchases cannot be seen or shared by users relatives who are with the same devices. The change also affects anyone who previously used the Movies and TV app to open Movies Anywhere, a digital service that lets you to redeem codes from DVDs and Blu-rays so that all your media can be used stored digitally.
Google needs to know that change is difficult for a lot of people, so the company tries to sweeten the deal by offering users a one-off gift code that can be applied to their next movie or TV purchase – redeemable via YouTube of course
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