Over the last week, YouTuber users have been reporting an error message claiming that “something went wrong” when trying to load a video on the YouTube app on the Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K. YouTube says it is aware of this issue and investigating a fix.
“For 2 days now, the YouTube app for Apple TV has not been working. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app. The new version has not pushed to my Apple TV yet. Is there anything at all I can do?”
“The Youtube app stopped working on apple tv 4k today 3/14/2021. I have 4 of them. They all stop”
On the discussion post on the Apple Support page, a user found a workaround for now. Here are the steps:
- Delete the YouTube app from your Apple TV
- Reinstall the app
- Sign to YouTube with the “Using my phone” option
As for now, this seems like the only option to watch YouTube videos again on the Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K. YouTube, however, has acknowledged this problem on Twitter and said it is working on a fix:
Are you experiencing this bug in the YouTube app on Apple TV? Tell us in the comment section below.
Thanks for reaching out – we’ve seen similar reports about this and we are currently working on a fix. We’ll keep you posted once we have an update.
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) March 22, 2021
