Not being able to sign in to your YouTube TV account can be frustrating. It can prevent a viewer from enjoying their favorite TV shows. Luckily, this article is here to prevent that. Take a look at all the troubleshooting methods that are listed below and use them to fix the sign in issue that is preventing you from accessing your YouTube TV account.
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Fixes for YouTube TV not signing in:
1) Update Google Play:
If you want to successfully sign into your YouTube TV or YouTube account for that matter, you need to have Google Play services updated to the most recent version available. Open the Google Play or Play Store app on your device to check if it is updated. If it isn’t, install the latest update available for it. And then try to sign in to YouTube TV again. This time, the sign-in attempt will be successful no matter what. But if this step does not fix the problem, here is something else you can try.
2) Recheck Credentials:
It is easy to mess up your credentials when signing into an account. Online services demand a strong password that need to have some special characters to stop intruders. This can hinder your ability to enter the password correctly. Recheck your password and ID again to make sure you have entered the right values.
3) Special information for Smart TV owners:
There is a slight possibility that some smart TV owners may not be able to fix this problem for their devices. The reason for this is, smart TVs will only run the app version that is fed in by the manufacturers. Most of the apps cannot be updated after a while. And users have to make do with whatever they have until the apps are extremely outdated. If that is the case with your device, you may not be able to solve the problem whatsoever. The best approach here would be to contact the manufacturer of that device. Address your issue and expect to get a reply that fixes your problem. Or else you may need to change the device.
4) Reinstall the app:
If the above point does not resonate with your situation, try reinstalling YouTube TV on your device. Uninstall the app and then restart the device. After the restart, install the app again. Reinstalling the app will refresh its database on your device and remove any corrupted files in the process. This will fix the YouTube TV sign in issue.
5) Update device firmware:
Go to your device settings and check if your device can receive a firmware update. Outdated firmware can also be the reason for such random and out-of-the-place errors. Update the firmware if an update is available and try to sign in to your YouTube TV account.
6) Contact support:
If none of the above-mentioned troubleshooting steps helped you fix the YouTube TV sign in problem, then the best course of action would be to contact support. Click here to contact YouTube Support. Elaborate on your problem on the page and expect help within the next few hours.
