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[Seabeecm27]

Roku removed all YouTube app usage because of a dispute. Now we have to suffer,  thanks Roku 🤬🤬🤬😠. You said to remove app restart tv and reinstall. You didn't mention the fact you have removed the apps from the channels . 🤬🤬🤬. Now my Sharp Roku Smart tv is as 🤬 dumb as your company.  Definitely will be buying other brands. 

[renojim · Accepted solution]

Look for Youtube TV in the regular Youtube channel.

[bodicafire]

The regular YouTube channel is no longer playing on Roku either.   They have completely stopped supporting it.  Time to sell and get a new TV that won't do this.

[StreamerUser]

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@bodicafire wrote:

The regular YouTube channel is no longer playing on Roku either.   They have completely stopped supporting it.  Time to sell and get a new TV that won't do this.

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Thats false on all accounts - the YT app is available, plays properly, and is still supported.

If you're having trouble with loading/playing content with the YT app, that's related to the OS10/YT app updates, and not the YT TV carriage dispute:

Known solutions/workarounds for the YT app not loading/streaming:

1) Change your Theme to the Roku Default (Settings/Theme/Restore default theme) - try again

2) Change your Screensaver to a Roku clock (Settings/Theme/Screensavers) - try again

3) Check for updates (Settings/System/System updates/Check now) - try again

4) Remove YT app, RESTART ROKU (Settings/System/Power/System restart) <-- MUST DO THIS HERE!!, Add YT app - try again

5) Network connection reset (Settings/System/Advanced system settings) - try again

6) Completely unplug power from Roku TV for 10-15 minutes - try again

7) Factory reset (Settings/System/Advanced system settings) <--- last resort

[Smushball]

I was able to install two new Roku devices and each successfully downloaded the YoutubeTV app since I already have it installed on other roku devices in the house. 

I mention this as we know if you delete the app, you can't get it back.  However, if you have an issue and must reinstall YTV, it may be a better solution to do a full factory reset on the Roku.  You have to re-login to all the other apps (amazon, spotify, etc), but at least it's a solution while Roku and Google act like two little spoiled children.

[StreamerUser]

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@Smushball wrote:

I was able to install two new Roku devices and each successfully downloaded the YoutubeTV app since I already have it installed on other roku devices in the house. 

I mention this as we know if you delete the app, you can't get it back.  However, if you have an issue and must reinstall YTV, it may be a better solution to do a full factory reset on the Roku.  You have to re-login to all the other apps (amazon, spotify, etc), but at least it's a solution while Roku and Google act like two little spoiled children.

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This is good feedback about the YT TV app and is also true for the Spectrum app (factory resets will re-install the app again). 

This is the case because apps are account-associated not device-associated - as long as the app is still installed to the account, it will download to all devices associated with the account (assuming the model is app qualified).  This account-association is what allows one to go to the Roku Channelstore and install an app - and it will install to all the (model qualified) devices on the account.

Factory resetting is a pain, but it works as a troubleshooting tool in many cases that otherwise arent solvable.