YouTube Original or SMART YouTube for MiTV?

23 March 2018

YouTube is not a native Apps in MiTV.   This is because YouTube  belongs to Google and Chinese don’t use Google and its services in China  One can test it by resetting to factory default and the Youtube app will not be replaced.   

As a budget TV,  MiTV did not pay for the use of Google and its services but as MiTV users,  one is free to add and use Youtube.       

There are 2 versions of Youtube available:  namely,  the original YouTube for Android TV and the Smart YouTube TV

What is the basic differences?

Function	Original YouTube for Android TV	SMART YouTube TV
Owner/Designer	Google LLC	Smart YouTube TV
Latest Version Mar 2018	2.02.08	6.12.82
Website		https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/
APK download link	From here	from  here
Special Version for MiTV2	Not available	From here
Special note	Select version for arm64 under architecture with nodpi
Sign-in	Not available. As the sign-in button is pressed,  it return to the previous screen	Available through a handphone that has already logged into Youtube.  Just follow sign in instruction given
Advantages	Constantly upgraded.  The latest version is 2.02.08	V6.12.82
Forward and backward scrolling	Picture to picture searching	No picture to picture searching
4K support	Available.  Only those supported by MiTV.	Available.  Only those supported by MiTV
Resolution	Default depended on type of video; max 1080p	Can play 2K but not 4K on Xiaomi TV
Tested for use	In MiTV4 but cannot sign in	In MiBox mini/2S, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, MiTV3 and MiTV4

Which Version is Better?

If one is going for quality and better access to upgrading facilities, such as forward and backward scrolling etc,  the original version would be a better choice. But if one has to access to the YouTube video playlists and also storing some video links for viewing later,  Smart YouTube will be the one to choose.   I would recommend keeping both if there are enough memory space in MiTV.

Original YouTube has Picture to Picture Searching 

Smart YouTube TV has Sign-in Capability

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