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Sometimes Silicon Valley stops squabbling amongst itself. As of at present, Amazon and Google have lifted the ban on each other’s rival video providers. Meaning there’s a YouTube app launching for Fire Flixy TV Stick Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick (second gen), with other Fire Tv gadgets getting compatibility later this yr, and house owners of Google Chromecast, Chromecast constructed-in units and Android TVs get full access to Amazon’s Prime Video service. On Fire Tv, the official YouTube app will show up within the ‘Your Apps and Channels’ and help playback in 4K HDR at 60fps plus Alexa voice control integration. YouTube Kids is coming later in 2019. Interestingly there’s no mention of YouTube on Amazon’s Echo Show good display, one of the gadgets caught up in the tit-for-tat battle over the past few years between Google and Amazon. As for Prime Video, it's already obtainable on some Android Tv fashions, similar to Sony’s, however this new detente implies that Amazon’s subscription service will now characteristic as normal alongside Netflix and the remainder. For current Chromecast customers looking to avoid Tv FOMO and who have enough money for an additional monthly subscription, this might be welcome news. The transfer isn’t a surprise - it’s been touted for months - but 18 months in the past it looked a lot much less probably. In December 2017, Google pulled the Fire Tv YouTube app after coming to blows with Amazon over sales of Chromecasts (and other Google merchandise) on Amazon’s online stores. Amazon and Google will want to make sure their video streaming platforms are appropriate with as many gadgets as potential.