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YouTube app woes
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An issue like that, I’d at the very least delete the YouTube app and reinstall it.
But I’d probably even skip that step and do a complete factory reset of the Apple TV.
I watch YouTube more than I watch regular TV. I pay Google the $10/month to get the ads stripped. And the only problem I’ve had is that rarely a video will get stuck when I’m trying to fast forward /rewind and I’ll have to close the video and reopen it or maybe do the same to the entire app.
I opened this thread hoping you were going to be complaining about the UI. I really wish Google would write an app using the native video player and not their custom written one...
But the reason I say to reinstall the app and really even to do a factory reset, is I’m guessing the YouTube app itself has been corrupted somehow on your Apple TV hard drive. Just do a factory reset and make sure everything is written to disk proper?
But I’d probably even skip that step and do a complete factory reset of the Apple TV.
I watch YouTube more than I watch regular TV. I pay Google the $10/month to get the ads stripped. And the only problem I’ve had is that rarely a video will get stuck when I’m trying to fast forward /rewind and I’ll have to close the video and reopen it or maybe do the same to the entire app.
I opened this thread hoping you were going to be complaining about the UI. I really wish Google would write an app using the native video player and not their custom written one...
But the reason I say to reinstall the app and really even to do a factory reset, is I’m guessing the YouTube app itself has been corrupted somehow on your Apple TV hard drive. Just do a factory reset and make sure everything is written to disk proper?
I deleted and re-installed but did not do a factory reset. We shall see how the app behaves in the coming weeks.
Cool, keep us updated.
If you have to reboot even one more time though, just do a factory reset?
But, I just like getting my bugs fixed and not having to fool with them. That’s why I’d have gone right to the factory reset.
I have an occasional issue with YouTube no displaying the content. I've let it sit for a few with no progress. I just restart the ATV4K and then it works. I suspect some network issue between the ATV4K and the YT servers.
Could also be your connection to the internet?
I used to have what AT&T called their gateway. It was a device that had built in WiFi access point, router, DSL modem. It needed to be rebooted about every six months and then network weirdnesses would go away.