- Google Home app update reveals a mysterious new device codenamed “YTD.”
- “YTD” is treated like a Chromecast with Google TV, unlike other third-party devices.
- This hints at a potential new Chromecast with Google TV in the works, but details and release date remain unknown.
Leaks have been hinting toward Google working on a new Chromecast with Google TV device. And yet another reference was recently discovered in the latest Google Home app update.
The discovery was made by 9to5Google in an APK teardown of the Google Home app. The outlet noticed that Google added several new models to the internal list of Google Cast-compatible devices. Among them, three were labeled as JBL Authentics speakers that were released last year. However, one device, “YTD,” remained unknown and intriguing.
