I tested the current APK 6.12.30, 6.12.33 , 6.12.34 on Himedia Q5 Pro
Firmware 2.04 You do not need a 4K TV for this because the App opens a Menu from within you can choose of several App Variants including non 4K Versions.
Also you can set a App Variant as default so it will load up from scratch then without the pre Menu.
You can still acess this Menue alltime again and switch a Variant pressing "return" while the YT App then loads.
Except of the "4K MiTV" Variant Video playback stutters and often stops or freezes compared to the current standalone YT Android TV APK .
Using the 4KMITV Variant you have to set your Resolution Output one time manually to 720p or 1080p inside the YT App "Options" > Video
if you do not have a 4K TV or do not want to stream 4K even if you have 1080p.
If you set it to 720p then all Video will be played in 720p while the framerate 50 / 60 / 24 Hz will vary depending on the Source. So it wont set a fixed framerate which could cause issues in smooth playback then. Once you load up another Video you may see it stays at 720p or 1080p Res but Framerate will be different then dending on the Source which is good.
SmartYT TV also installed a additional Android Software Package which it needs to work.
It would be allover great then with the 4K MiTV Variant but Smart YouTube TV has a huge Shutdown bug or Himedia incompatibility behavior in any Version ..
Once you close the YT App it reloads the App again instead of shutting down. This is with all the Variants and all Versions of Smart YT TV on the Q5 Pro with Firmware 2.04. It appears either right the first time you shutdown , or laters after 2nd or 3rd App opening and closing process.
What i dislike also from the Video Loading behavior is that the Video loader icon is missing for no reason in any Smart YoutubeTV APK Version i tested which looks really bad since it has a huge pixelated placeholder instead of the loader icon
Not the world but i wonder why thsi is missing in any Pre Version also.
Current best stable but also not flawless so far new "official" YT App APK is in my opinion
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/youtube-for-android-tv-android-tv/youtube-for-android-tv-android-tv-2-02-08-release/
which is also great, plays supersmooth with no Frame skipping or freezes but it has the super annoying Microphone Search included which is alltime default set once you open the YT search .
So you alltime get a microphone missing error or Info before you can search by Keyboard.
This can not be deactivated currently befor Google offers a App without the Microphone Search.
People complain about that since a longer time.
Plus also very unnice is this also has no possibility to sign in without a Google Mail Account.
No multi Account setups possible.
So belonging to family friendly Setups , not good.
But from playback behaviors and modern new Dark Grey WebSkin it is the best Version to date on Himedia 5 Pro i know of.
If the Shutdown Probs do not appear in
Firmware 2.06 then of course SmartYT TV with "4K MiTV" Variant would be the current best YT App on Himedia Q5 Pro having smooth playback , auto Framerate, Manual Resolution Menu, Multi Acounting ( Family friendly ).
If only the ugly missing loader Icon placeholder wouldnt appear in every Video you are loading.
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