1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Google has a new way to help you find where 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: movies and TV shows are streaming free. 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 2: I'm rich Dmarrow. This is Rich on Tech Daily. 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: One of the side effects of all this cord cutting 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: is that it is confusing. A lot of us are 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: subscribed to a bunch of different streaming services, and sometimes 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: you just don't know where to start when you want 8 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: to watch something. We've got lots of them available, Netflix, 9 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: Amazon Prime, all the individual apps from ABC, NBC, the 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: assorted cable channels. It kind of makes finding something to 11 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: watch kind of tricky, and sometimes I find myself just 12 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: paralyzed in saying, you know what, I'm just not gonna 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: watch anything, and I end up just looking at my phone. 14 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: The one thing you don't want to do with all 15 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: these subscriptions you're paying for is double pay for something 16 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: that you're watching. So let's say you want to watch 17 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: Wonder Woman, so you're rented on iTunes, but you don't 18 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: realize it just started streaming. 19 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: For free on HBO. Google is trying to help. 20 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: They have a new feature inside their Google Play Store 21 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 1: and the Google Play Movies and TV app. Basically, when 22 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: you're browsing for things to watch and you select one. 23 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: Not only are you going to see how much it 24 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: would cost to rent or buy that movie from Google, 25 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: but there's a new drop down box, and this lets 26 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: you know if your movie or TV show is streaming 27 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: on a service for free. 28 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: How handy is that? 29 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: So, for instance, if you search for a movie like 30 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: Ride Along two, which I just did on my phone, 31 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: it says you can rent it for three dollars buy 32 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: it for ten dollars, But then there's a drop down 33 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: box that says it's also streaming on max Goo, which 34 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: is the app from Cinemax. Then from there, just one 35 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: more tap and you can install the app if you 36 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,839 Speaker 1: don't have it, or you can just launch right into 37 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: the show or movie if you have the app. Google 38 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: says they have support for more than two dozen apps 39 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: right now, including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Hulu, HBO Now, 40 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: HBO Go. 41 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: I don't know why those two are separate. 42 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: Showtime, Amazon Prime, Disney Now, HGTV, b ET, Comedy Central, 43 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: and more. The one thing that's missing from that list 44 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: right now is Netflix, but I don't think this is 45 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: on purpose, because Netflix data is available through other apps, 46 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: So I think it's just a matter of time before 47 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: Netflix and Google cut a deal to have their info 48 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: on there as well. Google's also adding some new ways 49 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,839 Speaker 1: to browse for stuff to watch. You can also add 50 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: videos to a wish list, which is handy I find 51 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: if you want to see when the movies you want 52 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: to watch pop up on a service that you pay for, 53 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: So a lot of times I will basically bookmark the 54 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: movies I want to watch, but I'll just wait until 55 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: they hit HBO Go. 56 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: Or something like that. 57 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: You can also get new recommendations by using the thumbs 58 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: up and thumbs down to rate titles. Now you're probably 59 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: thinking yourself, wait a second, I've already seen this in 60 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: other places. Google is not the only one to do this, 61 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: and you're right. Roku does something similar. They have something 62 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: called Universal Search, which is really great. Searches across all 63 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: their apps so you can see where things are streaming. 64 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: Apple TV also does this, and on the iPhone, if 65 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: you have the TV app or on iPad, you can 66 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: search for things as well. Just keep in mind that 67 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: none of these services are perfect. A lot of times 68 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: you'll find the information as outdated, maybe it's incorrect, or 69 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: it's incomplete. Sometimes some will be streaming somewhere, but Apple 70 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: say it's not. So. For instance, I searched for Right 71 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 1: Along Too, which was the same movie we searched in Google. 72 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: I searched this in. 73 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: Apple's TV app, and guess what, I only got the 74 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: option to rent or buy from iTunes. So either Apple 75 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: is not getting that information from Cinemax, or it's just 76 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: not on their database, or who knows. 77 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: Now. I search for Rio. 78 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: Two on the TV app on Apple and it says 79 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: it's streaming on FX now and Fox Now. So you're 80 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: really just gonna have to kind of see which one 81 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: of these services works best for you. If you're on 82 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: an iPhone, you're probably gonna use the TV app, If 83 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: you're on Android, you're probably gonna use Google. If you're 84 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: on Roku, you're probably gonna use Roku's. One thing I 85 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: have noticed, though, is a little quirk on Apple TV. 86 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: If you're using that, you really want to always search 87 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: with Siri, because that way it will tell you when 88 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: things are on different streaming services. 89 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 2: So Apple TV does a really nice job of this. 90 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: It'll say, hey, do you want us to open this 91 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: in you know, Netflix or Amazon or whatever, But you 92 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: have to be searching with Siri. If you search using iTunes, 93 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: your old, I'm gonna find movies that are on iTunes. 94 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: So it's a little quirk, a little bit different, but 95 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: you just have to be aware of it. 96 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: Now. If you want a dedicated third party app for 97 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: all of this, the one that I like is called 98 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: just Watch, and it searches across pretty much all the 99 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: major services including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Hbo, and more. 100 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: There you have it. 101 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: Never pay double for a movie or TV show ever. Again, 102 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: thanks so much for listening. 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