DIRECTV Rolling Out New ‘My Apps’ Carousel With Netflix, Other Streamers
The My Apps row will allow Gemini device owners to watch Netflix, Prime Video and other popular streaming apps with just the click of a button.
One of the reasons DIRECTV is so popular among consumers is how easy the service is to navigate. Viewers love how simple it is to find a favorite channel through DIRECTV, and its Gemini line of devices helps streamline the process further by making DIRECTV’s channel bundles available alongside a viewer’s various on-demand streaming subscriptions. Those on-demand apps are getting even easier to access, thanks to the launch of DIRECTV’s new “My Apps” carousel on Gemini devices.
Key Details:
- The My Apps row puts on-demand streaming apps front-and-center on the Gemini interface.
- The rollout of My Apps follows the introduction of DIRECTV’s “Your TV” experience earlier this year.
- Well-qualified customers get a free Gemini Air device when signing up for DIRECTV via internet.
The My Apps carousel is now available for a select number of DIRECTV customers on their Gemini and Gemini Air devices. The company says the feature is expanding to all such users in the next few weeks or so.
My Apps is designed to make it easier to access top third-party streaming apps, such as Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, and others. Separate subscriptions to these apps are still required, but the move will help viewers who are accustomed to streaming devices like Roku and Amazon Fire TV players feel more at home by putting their favorite on-demand apps in an easy-to-find spot.
Users can even customize the My Apps carousel by reordering the apps however they choose. That will help viewers find what they want to watch even more quickly by removing the clutter and putting favorite apps first.
The rollout of My Apps follows the introduction of DIRECTV's “Your TV” experience earlier this year. That update helped move customers’ pre-selected favorites next to the live programming they watch most, helping ease the pathway to a viewer’s most-desired shows and channels.
Gemini devices are available via third-party sellers, but all well-qualified DIRECTV via internet subscribers get their first Gemini Air player free with their subscription. The devices help deliver a live TV and on-demand streaming experience all in one place, and now it’s even easier to use thanks to the introduction of My Apps.
DIRECTV Via Internet
DIRECTV via Internet is a live TV streaming service and is the equivalent version of the DIRECTV service without the satellite on your home. All packages include local channels and at least 31 of the top 35 cable channels. New subscribers can get a free Gemini streaming device from the company which acts like the satellite or cable box you may be used to. It differs slightly from the DIRECTV STREAM service in that it protects from price hikes, includes more channels, and has an elevated customer service experience.