3 Ways to Fix YouTube Not Working on Apple TV

Basic Fixes:

• Check your internet connection: You should first check the internet connectivity on your Apple TV. For a glitch-free YouTube streaming experience, we recommend connecting to a 5GHz frequency band on your dual-band router.
• Check YouTube server status: If YouTube servers are down, none of the tricks will work to resolve the problem. You can visit Downdetector on your phone or desktop and confirm the problem. If so, wait for Google to fix the server-side issues from their end.
• Restart the YouTube app and Apple TV: You can completely close the YouTube app on Apple TV and relaunch to try using it again. Similarly, your Apple TV unit can also act weird at times. Rebooting the Apple TV is an effective way to troubleshoot such streaming glitches.

Fix 1: Uninstall Unwanted Apps

If your Apple TV has insufficient storage, you may face errors while streaming videos from YouTube. When this happens, you can uninstall any unwanted apps from your Apple TV to free up storage space. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Open the Settings app and select General.

Step 2: Select Manage Storage.

Step 3: Select the bin icon to delete any unnecessary apps.

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Fix 2: Authenticate Your YouTube Account Again

YouTube may not work on Apple TV if your account details are outdated. For instance, if you have changed your Google account password recently, you need to sign out from the YouTube account and log in again with updated details. Here’s how.

Step 1: Launch the YouTube app on your Apple TV and select your account from the sidebar. Select Sign out.

Once done, sign in again with your new account details and play YouTube videos without breaking a sweat.

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Fix 3: Uninstall and Reinstall YouTube on Apple TV

When none of the tricks helped resolve the YouTube not working with Apple TV problem, use the steps below to reinstall the app from scratch. This will delete any custom app settings that might be preventing it from working properly. Follow the below steps to do it.

Step 1: Long-press the YouTube icon till it starts to jiggle. Then, press the Options (triangle and two bars icon) key on the Apple TV remote.

Step 2: Select Delete.

Once done, open the tvOS App Store. Download and install the YouTube app again. Then, try using it to see if the issue has been fixed on your Apple TV.