Watch YouTube on the Xbox One

When you first open the YouTube app, you can sign in with your Google Account. When signed in, you have access to more YouTube features such as your playlists and subscriptions.

Sign in on your Xbox One:

1. Go to Sign in & Settings
2. Select SIGN IN. You'll get an activation code. 

Sign in on your computer:

1. Go to youtube.com/activate and enter the activation code shown on the Xbox One. 
2. Click Allow Access, which completes the sign in process.

Learn how to unlink your account from your Xbox One.

Once you select a video to play, a player controls bar will appear allowing you to perform the following actions:

• Rewind  - Press A to increase the rewind speed.

• Pause/resume  - Pause or resume the video.
• Fast forward  - Press A to increase the fast forward speed.
• Closed Captioning  - If the video has captions, select this to view the video's closed captions.

Use the B button to go back to browsing videos.

You can also control the YouTube app using your voice or gestures.

Voice

To enable voice control, say "Xbox Select". Now you can say any word or phrase highlighted on the screen to open that item.

Gesture

To enable gesture controls, wave your hand in front of your console and an icon should appear on your screen. Push your palm forward to select an item. You can also close your palm to "grab" a video and move left to rewind or right to fast forward.

• Xbox One: up to 1080p at 60 frames per second
• Xbox One S: up to 4K at 60 frames per second
• Xbox One X: up to 4K at 60 frames per second

HDR playback is supported on Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X models.