Google has been working to part out the Play Films & TV model and companies ever because it launched its standalone TV app a couple of years in the past. Now, the corporate appears to be making the final preparations for when Google Play Films & TV goes away for good in January. As The Verge stories, the corporate has launched detailed directions on how long-time clients can proceed accessing the content material they’d already bought. Admittedly, it may be a bit complicated, since entry will depend on what gadget the viewer is utilizing.
Beginning on January 17, 2024, viewers will have the ability to entry the films and exhibits they’d bought within the “Your Library” row beneath the Store tab in Google Play… in the event that they’re watching on TVs and streaming units powered by Android TV. In the event that they’re on Android TV cable or set-top bins, they’re going to have the ability to entry their previous content material via the YouTube app, the place they might additionally proceed shopping for and renting films and exhibits. On browsers, they must fireplace up the YouTube web site to see their previous purchases and borrow or purchase new ones.
These adjustments might be full over the following few weeks, however we are able to verify that they’ve already began rolling out, as we’re already seeing previous film buys on the YouTube web site.