If what’s been lacking out of your life is a video-centric app from a platform that also considers itself to be the world’s city sq. run on the whims of an (ahem) extraordinarily eccentric billionaire and that has in some ways given up on any semblance of moderation that might make it the kind of place you’d need to admit hanging out, welcome to X TV.
The app is now dwell on the varied app shops — we’ve discovered it on Google Play, LG’s app retailer, and the Amazon App Retailer (trying to find it on Apple TV solely returned the legacy Twitter app as I write this). There are totally different launch dates relying on which platform you’re taking a look at. Amazon exhibits it as having been dwell since late July, however LG’s app retailer says August 29, 2024.
You must have an X account to log in and watch something, which is X’s modus operandi at this level throughout the platform. Screenshots for the app promise unique content material, plus dwell occasions and information. From that 30,000-foot view it very a lot seems to be like a YouTube kind of clone, solely doubtless with way more objectionable content material, and lower-rent promoting. (If any.)
The app description on Google Play reads “The X app is the trusted international digital city sq. for everybody, in your TV! Uncover a brand new approach to expertise the world of X, as we deliver you distinctive and interesting content material proper to your front room.” Whether or not that’s true stays to be seen. Early app critiques don’t look like useful, however one fast look from a DT comrade resulted in saying “the content material obtainable is an actual dumpster hearth.” In order that’s most likely fairly on model for X in 2024. It’s additionally rated T for teen on one retailer, and 12+ on one other. So there’s most likely nothing to fret about, proper?
It’s additionally value noting that there no less than are call-outs that appear like hyperlinks to X’s privateness coverage and phrases of service. You possibly can choose both one on LG’s model of the app, however not really click on to open mentioned privateness polity or phrases of service. You possibly can’t even choose them on the tvOS model. And Amazon helpfully means that others who downloaded X TV benefit from the right-wing video service Rumble, Banned Video, Actual America’s Voice, and RSBN apps.
Up to now, so good.
