iOS App - Paramount+ (2021) [-]
Mar 22 2021
The old CBS app was updated and rebranded as the Paramount+ app. These are my notes on the app, not so much the service.
On the plus sides you can watch in SD or HD, stream to a network device, use close captioning and it's fairly good at resuming about where you were when you suddenly switch to another device.
I don't remember if the CBS app was this bad because if it was then the user experience will probably not improve.
- No PnP support. I didn't think anybody did that other than YouTube which makes PnP a subscriber benefit. So I can't play a game while watching Paramount+.
- It plays a 6-second Paramount+ logo video every time you go back to home page and tap to watch a video even if you're continuing.
- Skipping forward and back is a bit laggy compared with other video services.
- You can't favorite a show. You do get a row with shows you've been watching but that's not the same thing. Like I can't favorite something so I remember to watch it later.
On the plus sides you can watch in SD or HD, stream to a network device, use close captioning and it's fairly good at resuming about where you were when you suddenly switch to another device.
I don't remember if the CBS app was this bad because if it was then the user experience will probably not improve.