Android TV owners have reported that a popular third-party YouTube app has been disabled on their devices. Here's what really ...

A malicious library slipped into SmartTube updates without users noticing anything unusualPlay Protect warnings led the ...

Developers of SmartTube, the popular YouTube alternative, have confirmed that they unknowingly distributed infected builds of ...

Many people don’t just use SmartTube for the extra settings, though—it also enables you to block ads automatically and even skip long intros. So, when it disappeared from Android TV and Google TV ...

The popular open-source SmartTube YouTube client for Android TV was compromised after an attacker gained access to the ...

According to recent user reports, Google Play Protect disabled SmartTube after detecting suspicious behavior. Android's anti-malware service flagged the app as a "fake" tool designed to ...

Earlier this week, Google launched its latest Android TV set-top-box called the Google TV Streamer. The device has arrived as a replacement for the old Google Chromecast products. The pill-shaped ...

Google is reportedly on the cusp of making a big change to the Android TV release cycle. Currently, the company announces a new version of the OS for smart TVs annually. However, a recent report ...

After what’s felt like an eternity on Android 12, Google announced today at its Google I/O developer conference in California that the codebase that underpins some 220 million devices a month is ...

SmartTube was infected with malware and distributed via update. Developer provides insights into the incident.