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mojo70
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Channel Added without PIN

I've added a PIN required to add YouTube to my Roku device. But the channel is able to be added without requesting a PIN. Any ideas why?

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makaiguy
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Re: Channel Added without PIN

Hiw are you adding the channel?

Last time I checked, PIN is only asked for when adding a channel via the on screen user interface.  Adding via the web site bypasses the PIN requirement.

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mojo70
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Re: Channel Added without PIN

It is being added through the on screen interface. 

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makaiguy
Community Streaming Expert

Re: Channel Added without PIN

@mojo70-

There was a problem earlier this week where it would accept ANY 4-digits you entered, not just the correct PIN value, when installing a channel.  This was corrected a day or two ago.  I just checked and, on my system at least, it is working correctly.

Did you just add this PIN or has it been there and working for a while?  I'm wondering if you set the PIN via https://my.roku.com/account/pin and chose where it is to be applied, but didn't scroll down and hit the SAVE PREFERENCES button. 

 

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