Google’s latest Chromecast with Google TV fills in one of the biggest missing apps, with the company announcing that it will be offering an Apple TV app in early 2021.
The Apple TV app works in the same way as other versions of the Apple service on other devices, allowing subscribers to watch original Apple TV Plus shows, movies, and documentaries (including Ted Lasso and other shows that are not Ted Lasso, which are therefore less good). Those Apple TV originals are also integrated into Google TV’s content aggregation system so that the software can recommend them based on your interests.
In addition, the Apple TV app gives Chromecast users access to their purchased iTunes library of TV shows and movies, as well as any Apple TV channels they are already subscribed to. The news marks the second major addition of Apple services to Google products, following the recently added support for Apple Music on Google Assistant smart speakers earlier this month.
Google hasn’t given an exact release date for the Apple TV app, but it promises that the app should launch in early 2021 – first on the Chromecast with Google TV, then followed by other Android TV OS devices.