Thank you for the reply, but that was not the question. I'm not looking for a YouTube button, I'm looking for a YouTube TV button -- which is still not supported by Roku, as far as I can tell. I just now tried looking for it again by re-setting my Harmony commands. It also does not have a functioning Go Back or Previous Channel button that works with YouTube TV. Very frustrating.
I feel your pain, and nobody seems to care. I'm ready to give up on my Roku because it takes so long and so many button pushes to get to a channel on YoutubeTV. I want to hit the ON button and have the TV come on. Right now, the Roku comes on, then arrow over to select YouTubeTV, then OK, then arrow to select Live, then OK, then arrow down to a channel, then OK.
Doesn't sound like much, but when you are walking by and want to "switch on the news", it takes 20 seconds instead of 3!
First world problem...
This is a complaint that should be directed to YouTube TV. They have the worst interface of all of the streaming services. I personally want it to default to the Live TV grid. I also want it to default to the last channel I was watching, not some random channel that I never watch.
And to add to the clunky interface issues, why, when watching live tv and going back to the guide does it reset to the beginning of the channel lineup? I want to open guide at the channel I’m on and I will navigate from there.
question for harmony remote owners. Has anyone tried using the Roku remote to program one of the two programmable buttons with a voice command to launch YouTube tv and then use IR to copy the button to the harmony remote? If that works I’m ready for a harmony remote.
thanks
I'm new to streaming, but almost every review points to YouTube TV as teh best general streaming service - yet Roku does not have a pre-programmed button (or option) to select it on startup - what gives?
I can assure you there isn't a Youtube tv command as of early this week.
I have a new Roku Ultra. The remote that came with it has buttons for Netflix, Hulu, ESPN and Sling. However, I have a Harmony Hub remote and I can program it to choose YouTube TV as the start channel when I push the TV button on my Harmony Remote. This is done in the programming of the remote. I set up an Activity called Watch YouTube TV. The Start Sequence is as follows:
Start TV
Start Roku Ultra
Set TV input
Starting Channel = YouTube TV
That is all there is to starting YouTube TV a Harmony universal remote.
