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Use our TV app · Open the YouTube TV app on your TV. · On a computer or mobile device, go to tv.youtube.com/start. · Enter the activation code displayed on your TV ... WatchYouTubeTVonyourTVReadytowatchyourfavoriteprogramsonyourbigscreen?TowatchonselectTVdevices,youcandownloadourTVapp,watchbyopeningYouTubeTVinsidetheYouTubeapponyourTV,orstreamYouTubeTVfromyourmobiledeviceorcomputerusingasupporteddevicebelow. HowtowatchYouTubeTVonyourtelevisionwiththeTVapp|USonly CastYouTubeTV Youcan watchYouTubeTVonyourTVbycastingorstreamingtoitfromamobiledeviceorcomputer. Supporteddevices StreamYouTubeTVtoyourTVusing: MostSmartTVs TVdeviceswithAirPlay AirPlayforAppleTV SmartTVswithChromecastbuilt-in(includingAndroidTVdevices) Chromecastdevices Note:Ifyou'reusingafirstgenerationChromecast,youmayexperienceahigherrateoferrors.Itmayalsotakeupto30secondstoopen. GoogleSmartDisplays LearnmoreaboutsettingupaChromecastandmoredevices thatworkwithYouTubeTV. Setup&useyourdevice YoucancasttoyourTVusingyourmobiledeviceorcomputerwiththesesteps: ConnectyourmobiledeviceorcomputerandstreamingdevicetothesameWi-Finetwork. OpenYouTubeTVonyourmobiledeviceorcomputer. Tap Cast  orAirPlay inthetopright. Selectyourdevice. YouTubeTVwillopen. Ifyou’replayingavideo,itshouldautomaticallybeginplayingonyourTV. Useyourmobiledevice orcomputertocontrolYouTubeTVonyourTV. Note:IfyouriPhoneoriPadisoniOS14orlater,you’llneedtogiveYouTubepermissiontoconnecttostreamingdevicesonyourlocalnetwork,suchasyourTV,soyoucancasttoyourTV.Learnhow. PlayYouTubeTVusing GoogleHome Youcan useyourGoogleHomewithYouTubeTVtowatchshows,movies,news,sports,andfamilycontentonyourTV.LearnmoreabouthowtouseYouTubeTVandGoogleHometogether. OpenYouTubeTVinsideoftheYouTubeapp Onsomedevices,youcanaccessYouTubeTVfromtheYouTubeappdirectly.Todothis,firstmakesuretheYouTubeappisdownloadedonyourdevice. Note:This currentlyworks oncertaindevicesonly.We’llexpandthistoasmanyotherdevicesaswecanovertime. OpentheYouTubeapponyourdevice. Ontheleftsidenavigation,scrolldowntothebottomtofindYouTubeTV. SelectYouTubeTVtoopentheapp. Ifit’syourfirsttimedoingthis,you’llneedtosignintoYouTubeTV. WatchwithourTVapp Tosee whichSmartTVsandmediaplayersyoucanusetoviewYouTubeTV,checkoutthispage. ForinstructionsonhowtosetupYouTubeTVonsomecommon devices,readbelow.  ChromecastwithGoogleTV SignupforYouTubeTV,ifyouhaven'talready. StartyourChromecastwithGoogleTVdevice.Note:YouTubeTVwillbepreinstalled.Ifithasbeenremoved,continuetostep3. GototheAppstab. SearchforYouTubeTV. InstalltheYouTubeTVapp. AndroidTV SignupforYouTubeTV ifyouhaven'talready. OpentheGooglePlayStoreonyourTV. SearchforYouTubeTV. DownloadtheYouTubeTVapp. Xboxconsoles YouTubeTVisavailableonthefollowingXboxdevices:XboxSeriesX,XboxSeriesS,XboxOneX,XboxOneS,andXboxOne. SignupforYouTubeTV ifyouhaven'talready. Note:Youcan'tcurrentlysignupinourTVapp,butyoucanelsewhere,likeintheYouTubeTVmobileapp. OnyourXboxconsole,gototheXboxappstoretodownloadtheYouTubeTVapptoyourdevice. Playstationdevices ToinstalltheYouTubeTVapp: OpenthePlayStationStoreonyourPlaystationdevice. Searchfor"YouTubeTV”. Fromtheappssectionoftheresults,clicktheYouTubeTVlisting. Clickdownload/install. TouninstalltheYouTubeTVapp: OpenthePlayStationhomescreenandgoto“TV&Video”. Intheappssection,highlighttheYouTubeTVapp. Pressthe"Option"buttononyourcontroller. Fromthemenu,selectDelete. SelectOK. SamsungTVs SignupforYouTubeTV ifyouhaven'talready. Selectthehomebuttononyourdevice'sremotecontrol. Selectthe"Apps"optiontoseealistofrecommendedapps. Inthelistofrecommendedapps,find YouTubeTV. Savetheapptoyourhomescreenforeasyuse. Note:TomakesureyoucanaccessYouTubeTV,updateyourTV'sfirmwaretothelatestversion. LGTVs SignupforYouTubeTV ifyouhaven'talready. Selectthehomebuttononyourdevice'sremotecontrol. GototheLGContentStore. IntheLGContentStore,searchfor "YouTubeTV"anddownloadtheYouTubeTVapptoyourTV. Savetheapptoyourhomescreenforeasyuse. Note:TomakesureyoucanaccessYouTubeTV,updateyourTV'sfirmwaretothelatestversion. AppleTV SignupforYouTubeTV ifyouhaven'talready. OnyourAppleTV,opentheAppStoreappfromyourHomescreen. Searchfor"YouTubeTV." DownloadtheYouTubeTVapp. Roku SignupforYouTubeTVifyouhaven'talready. Fromthehomepage,clickStreamingChannels. ClickSearchchannels. Searchfor"YouTube.” DownloadtheYouTubeapp. Afterthat,followthestepstoopenYouTubeTVinsideoftheYouTubeapponyourTV. FireTV SignupforYouTubeTV ifyouhaven'talready. StartyourFireTVdevice. Searchfor"YouTubeTV." DownloadtheYouTubeTVapp. VizioSmartCast SignupforYouTubeTVifyouhaven'talready. GotoyourSmartCasthomescreentoseeallavailableappsintheapprow. Note:YouTubeTVwillbepreinstalled. SelectYouTubeTVinthelistofapps. TiVoStream4K SignupforYouTubeTVifyouhaven’talready. SelectAppsfromthehomescreen. OpentheGooglePlayStoreandsearchforYouTubeTV.Or,doavoicesearchforYouTubeTVusingtheGoogleAssistant. SelecttheYouTubeTVapptoinstallit. XfinityFlexandXClassTVs SignupforYouTubeTVifyouhaven’talready. Navigatetothe"Apps" row. Click"Viewall" toseeafulllistofapps. Inthelistofapps,findYouTubeTV. SelecttheYouTubeTVapptoinstallit. UseourTVapp SignintoYouTubeTV Tosignin: OpentheYouTubeTVapponyourTV. Onacomputerormobiledevice,goto tv.youtube.com/start. EntertheactivationcodedisplayedonyourTVat tv.youtube.com/start. SelecttheaccountassociatedwithyourYouTubeTVBasePlan. ClickAllow.Youcannow startwatchingonyourTV. SignoutofYouTubeTV YoucansignoutofYouTubeTVonanydevicewhereyou'resignedin,evenifyounolongerhaveaccesstothosedevices. Tosignoutofa devicethatyouhaveaccessto: OpentheYouTubeTVapp. Selectyourprofilephoto. SelectSignOut. NotethatthisactionwillsignyououtofYouTubeTVforallaccountsonthisdevice.Ifyou wanttokeepusingYouTubeTVonthisdevice,you'llhavetosigninagain. Tosignoutofoneaccountonly: OpentheYouTubeTVapp. Selectyourprofilephoto. SelectSwitchaccount. SelectRemoveundertheaccountyou'dliketoremove. IfyouwanttosignoutofYouTubeTVonadevicethatyounolongerhaveaccessto: Gotohttps://myaccount.google.com/permissions. Scroll to"YouTubeTV"andclickRemoveaccess. PlayYouTubeTVusingyourdeviceremote Youcanuseyourdevice remotecontroltoselectprogramsandcontrolvideoplaybackinourTVapp. Useyourremotecontrolto: Explorethefullprogramguidetoseeupcomingprogramsonyourfavoritechannels. Play/pause/fast-forward/rewindtocontrolplaybackwhilewatchingaprogram. Switchbetweenrecentlywatchedprograms(includingliveTV,recordings,andon-demandprograms) byselectingoptionsbelowthevideoplayer. Flipbetweenlivechannelsusingthechannelup/downbuttonsonyourdeviceremote. Openyourlibrary. Signupforanadd-onnetworkusing yourTVdevice YoucanaddanetworktoyourYouTubeTVBasePlanusingcertainTVdevices.Ifyouseeavideowithalockicon,youcanselectittobuy. Note:XboxandAppleTVdevicesdonotsupportthis. Therearetwowaystomakeapurchaseforanadd-onnetwork: Buywithone-clickonyourTVdevicebygoingtotheadd-onnetwork Purchase. Note:Todothisaction,makesureyou'veallowed"quickpurchases"onYouTube. Useaseconddevicetocompletethepurchase.Seethestepsbelow. Note:Theseconddevicemustbeawebbrowser,ormobiledevice. Ifyouhavenotoptedintoallow"quickpurchases"onYouTube,thenyou'llneedtouseaseconddevicetobuytheadd-onnetwork: Searchfortheadd-onnetworkorchannelusingyourTVdevice. Selectthethumbnailfortheadd-on. FollowtheinstructionstogotoauniqueURLonaseconddevice. Note: You'llneedtodothisusingawebbrowser,oramobiledevice. Click Purchase. Gobacktoyourlivingroomdevice,andclick Done. Tips: Tobuy usingtheone-clickprocess,you'llneedtooptinto"quickpurchases" onYouTube.Turningon"quickpurchases"willmakesureanydeviceyou'resignedintocanmakeYouTubepurchaseswithoutextraverification. Fordetailedinstructionsonhowtoturnon"quickpurchases,"gotothisarticle. Troubleshooting Ifyou'rehavingtroublewithYouTubeTV,checkoutthesetroubleshootingtipsor sendfeedbacktoYouTube. Tips&tricks: Ifyou'repartofa familygroup,switchaccountsbysigningoutofandintoadifferent account. YouTubeTValsoworksonother devicesandplatforms,likeyourphoneandcomputer. Wasthishelpful?Howcanweimproveit?YesNoSubmitNeedmorehelp?SigninforadditionalsupportoptionstoquicklysolveyourissueSignintruePlayonyourTV&otherdevicesWatchYouTubeTVonyourTVCastYouTubeTVusingChromecastWatchYouTubeTVonmultipledevicesPlayYouTubeTVusingyourspeakerordisplay&ChromecastSearchClearsearchClosesearchGoogleappsMainmenuSearchHelpCentertrue1025958false