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Does anyone know how is the interaction with the Chromecast Youtube app queue?

When I have friends over we use the youtube app to queue videos for the Chromecast, if one of us has the Red subscription I would expect no adds, so what will happen if a friend with no subscription queues a video? will it display ads?

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I think the Chromecast uses whatever account the person casting is logged in with, things casted to other people's chromecasts show up in your history, so I'd expect to see ads if the person casting doesn't have Youtube Red. Also I don't see or recall associating the Chromecast with any Google accounts during setup so I'm not sure they have that information to make the link to allowing all videos played through a particular Chromecast to use the Red of the owner.

Mostly guessing though until someone tries it.

I believe a friend with no subscription queuing a video will display ads, as that friend is now the one logged in.

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