You can now take pleasure in encompass sound whereas streaming YouTube TV content material in your Apple TV and Fire TV units. As The Verge reviews, the streaming tv service has expanded the checklist of units supporting its exhibits and films with 5.1 audio after rolling out the aptitude to Android TV, Google TV and Roku units again in June. YouTube TV first began testing 5.1 channel audio for these first three units again in March, whereas additionally promising to work on help for Apple TV and Fire TV units, in addition to for gaming consoles. This rollout covers two out of these three — a tweet on the official YouTube TV web page says the service remains to be within the means of bringing the aptitude to consoles.

The Help web page for YouTube TV does not explicitly point out Apple TV as a supported machine but, nevertheless it does checklist the Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick with 4K Ultra HD. To observe, encompass sound is not out there for all YouTube TV content material, solely those who have it. So lengthy as a consumer is streaming on a appropriate machine, 5.1 audio can be routinely switched on. That stated, those that need to make it possible for it is out there for a selected video can achieve this by enjoying it, going to “More” below participant controls and choosing the “bug” icon. YouTube TV’s “Stats for nerds” can be displayed on the high of the video, and it ought to present AC-3/EAC-3 within the codecs part if it has encompass sound.