YouTube For iOS Updates With "Send To TV" Feature

The YouTube app for iOS updated today with a cool new feature that allows your iOS device to pair with a select number of smart TVs and set-top boxes in order to push videos from your device to the television. YouTube says it's just another way they're working to make it "super easy to watch YouTube on any screen." The update is available now.

As for what smart TVs and various other home theater devices that the YouTube app works with, the company says that it's compatible with Bang & Olufsen, LG, Panasonic and Sony devices right now. However, companies such as Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Vizio, and Western Digital will add support later this year, with even more companies to add to the list later on as well.

So technically, you won't need a smart TV, but a receiver or a set-top box will also do the trick. To get your TV and your mobile device synced up, just head into "Settings" and then tap on "Pair YouTube TV." From there you'll enter in the "Pairing Code" and the name you want to give the TV. To get the code, open up the YouTube app on your TV.

YouTube also announced that the app is available on over 400 million devices, and over 25% of YouTube's video viewing comes from mobile devices. That's technically not too surprising, though, as smartphones and tablets have been taking the world by storm lately, and video watching while on the go is becoming quite prevalent.