For the past several years, multiview has been one of the best features of YouTube TV, especially for sports fans like me. MultiView allows you to watch four livestreams simultaneously and toggle between them (and their audio) when something exciting happens. at its Early launch for March Madness in 2023Multiview was limited to a few pre-selected channel combinations, but YouTube confirmed in january A fully customizable multiview was due to arrive this year. It’s now available to some customers – including me.
Trying out YouTube TV’s multiview
With Customizable Multiview, you can choose from up to four channels across content categories, so you’re not limited to just sports, news or a preset view. As Reddit users has indicatedThis update allows you to mix sports networks that previously couldn’t be watched together or weren’t available in all combinations – something I’m particularly excited about. Plus, because you can choose anywhere from two to four streams, you don’t have to keep adding extra channels to preset scenes for things you don’t want to watch or after the programming ends (like when a sports broadcast transitions to local news).
I tried it and was able to create a variety of random scenes. First, I added ESPN along with CNN, NFL Live, and TNT; Then, Golf Channel plus AMC, Fox Sports and SEC Network. The only problem I encountered was with a local news channel: when I tried to add it to my multiview, I got a “Video unavailable” error, even though it was available for selection. I’m still most likely to use custom multiview for games, especially during seasons like college basketball and college football when lots of games are played simultaneously and often on different network-owned channels and only have to select two or three things I want to watch rather than a full four-stream view.
How to Use YouTube TV’s Multiview
To create a custom multiview, open a livestream in full screen, then press the down button on your mobile remote, tap Player and select multiview. If your account has the option, tap your multiview Four live programs to choose from from different content categories including sports, news, movies, shows and “other”. YouTube TV will also show you recommended streams. To delete and/or change channels, press the Down button again and tap Multiview > Change your Multiview. Current streams will be at the top of the recommended section. From here you can click to delete them.
What do you think so far?
As Android Authority ReportThis feature may not be available to all YouTube TV users right now. Make sure your app is up to date, but keep in mind that the rollout may take time.
