Explore the YouTube app on your TV

The YouTube app is available on many smart TVs, streaming devices, and game consoles. Sign in to the app, view your subscribed channels, search for content, and use your mobile device as a remote. You can also watch YouTube on your smart TV by linking your devices

Check if the YouTube app is available in your location.

Available locations

Argentina

Luxembourg

Australia

Malaysia

Austria

Malta

Azerbaijan

Mexico

Bahrain

Montenegro

Bangladesh

Morocco

Belarus

Nepal

Belgium

Netherlands

Bolivia

New Zealand

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nicaragua

Brazil

Nigeria

Bulgaria

North Macedonia

Canada

Norway

Chile

Oman

Colombia

Pakistan

Costa Rica

Panama

Croatia

Papua New Guinea

Cyprus

Paraguay

Czechia

Peru

Denmark

Philippines

Dominican Republic

Poland

Ecuador

Portugal

Egypt

Puerto Rico

El Salvador

Qatar

Estonia

Romania

Finland

Russia

France

Saudi Arabia

Georgia

Senegal

Germany

Serbia

Ghana

Singapore

Greece

Slovakia

Guatemala

Slovenia

Honduras

South Africa

Hong Kong

South Korea

Hungary

Spain

Iceland

Sri Lanka

India

Sweden

Indonesia

Switzerland

Iraq

Taiwan

Ireland

Tanzania

Israel

Thailand

Italy

Tunisia

Jamaica

Turkey

Japan

Uganda

Jordan

Ukraine

Kazakhstan

United Kingdom

Kenya

United States

Kuwait

Uruguay

Latvia

Venezuela

Lebanon

Vietnam

Libya

Yemen

Liechtenstein

Zimbabwe

Lithuania

 

How to Sign Into YouTube on Your TV

Find your way around the app on TV

Sign in or out of the YouTube app

You can sign in to the YouTube app on your smart TV, streaming device, or game console. You can also sign out of the app or remove an account from the app.

Switch between accounts

In the YouTube app on your TV, you can sign in to multiple accounts and easily switch between these accounts.

Note: If you select your kid’s profile, or a YouTube Kids guest profile, you’ll go to YouTube Kids. Learn more about this experience.

Members of your household can add their own accounts, and guests can sign in to a Guest account. Guest accounts allow you to use YouTube on your TV while signed out, and any content you watch while signed-out won't affect your signed-in account’s recommendations.

Find videos to watch

You have several options for finding videos in the app:
From Search
  • You can use Search in the left-side navigation.

From the Home tab

  • Browse through the grid of recommended videos on your Home tab.
  • Select the left-side navigation to open a secondary navigation bar. You can explore different tabs, like Recommended, Trending, or Music.

From the Subscriptions tab

  • Browse through a grid of recommended videos from your subscribed channels.
  • Scroll through your subscribed channels to see a channel's latest videos or playlists.

From the Watch page

  • Scroll down and select Search .

Save videos to playlists

You can add videos to playlists you’ve already created on other devices. Learn how to create & manage playlists.
To save videos to a playlist:
  1. On a video’s watch page, select Save video .
  2. Select the playlist to which you’d like to save the video.

Access your Library

From the Library tab , you can find your History, My videos, Watch later, Your movies and shows, and Playlists tabs.

Update your Settings

To access your account settings, select Settings in the left-side navigation. , you can change autoplay, restricted mode, and link your TV to your mobile device.

Use a second device as your remote control

Use your phone, tablet, or computer as a remote control. Learn how to link your device to use it with the YouTube app on your TV.

Control your TV queue

Add, view, and remove videos from your TV queue when you connect phone, tablet, or computer to your TV through casting.

Add videos to your TV Queue

  1. Tap More next to the video you want to add.
  2. Tap Add to Queue.

View your TV Queue

Your TV Queue will be in a minimized window at the bottom of the YouTube page on your phone. Swipe the minimized window up to open and view your queue.

Remove videos from your TV Queue

  1. View your TV Queue.
  2. Tap More next to the video you want to remove.
Tap Remove from Queue.

Troubleshooting & feedback

Troubleshooting

If you’re experiencing an issue watching YouTube on your TV, follow our troubleshooting guidelines.

Send feedback to YouTube

We're always looking to improve our products, and we appreciate your feedback. To submit feedback on the new product experience, go to https://youtube.com/tv_feedback from a phone, tablet, or laptop.

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