Now you can watch YouTube on your Roku device. QNAP, known for its cutting-edge Network-attached Storage (NAS) and video surveillance solutions, added the Lynx Twonky Server media solution to its QTS App Center so. has added support for its Twonky Server 8.5 DLNA / UPnP streaming software. After you’ve selected Roku Video Player, remember to swipe left and select YouTube from the many sources available on the main menu of Twonky. SAN DIEGO, CA 10 MARCH 2020 Lynx Technology today announced that customer QNAP Systems, Inc. Then launch the Twonky Beam app and swipe left to the beam panel, where you select Roku Video Player from the Display Device option. With Twonky Beam Browser, you can browse Web videos on your tablet and beam them directly to any Internet-connected TV, without needing cables to connect to devices.
Once you’ve added Twonky to your list of channels and downloaded the app to your smartphone or tablet, make sure that both Roku and your app are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. NEWS FACTS: ·PacketVideo announced today its Twonky Beam Browser video streaming app is now available for iPad and Android tablet users.
Since the app is private because Roku has yet to approve it, you will need to go on Roku to “Add Channel” and type in mytwonky. CNet reports that the Twonky app on Roku and iOS and Android tablets and phones lets you stream YouTube videos using your mobile device. Roku blames YouTube for refusing to build a YouTube-specific app, and as a result, many developers have tried and failed to successfully build YouTube apps for the platform.įortunately, Roku users don’t have to switch to Apple TV or Google TV to get their YouTube fix. Video-streaming platform Roku may have more than 700 channels available, but the one thing they don’t have is a YouTube channel or app.