Roku 3 is not working with YouTube
Hello All,
I was wondering if anyone is still using a Roku 3 or is it a dead device at this point?
It appears it no longer functions with YouTube...
So if you are still using a Roku 3, I would ...
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I believe it is Google's youtube product that the older devices can't handle... the operating system updates continue to work fine. I find the new ads on the home menu annoying though, but for $29 I would expect this business model.
When it comes to YouTube, the problem isn't Roku. Google seems to purposely make their app unusable on older devices. I had the same issue with my original Roku 2 XS about 10 years ago. My device was only about four years old, but YouTube became impossible to use on it. Again, it was nothing Roku did, it is all on Google for the way they programmed their app. Considering the newest Roku 3 is now nine years old, I'm amazed it was still working for you this long.
Google would prefer you purchase their own streaming device (Chromecast), so my personal opinion is that they intentionally make other older devices work poorly. No hard data to back that up, simply my opinion.
