The new version of the Hulu app for iOS [iTunes link] includes Apple Watch support. The app lets you use your watch to control playback not just on your iPhone, but also on the Xbox One, PS4 and Chromecast.
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The app lets you pause, turn captions on or off and skip back ten seconds at a time. It's not as functional as the Apple TV remote built into the Apple Watch, but it works well.
We tested it with a Chromecast, and it worked like a champ. Hopefully support for other devices, including Roku and Fire TV, will come in the near future.
The remote control potential of a smartwatch is one of its cooler services — and this sort of feature should expand with watchOS 2 this fall.
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