YouTube TV app on Roku is broken — but it’s not related to their feud

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YouTube TV app on Roku is broken — but it'south not related to their feud

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YouTube TV subscribers are seeing ruby-red — and not in the familiar logo of the Google-owned cablevision Television receiver alternative. A YouTube Telly problems seems to exist causing the app the freeze on Roku devices after a recent OS update, according to users on Roku'south forums.

This is unrelated to the ongoing spat between Roku and YouTube TV, which led to the latter's app beingness removed from the Roku Channel Shop (and could come across the YouTube app get out as well).

The problem, as described by one Roku user, is that "the YouTube TV app on both my Roku players keeps freezing after a few minutes." The issue appears to have started in the concluding few days and affects Roku devices and Roku TVs made by TCL and Hisense. The Roku Bone update could be the culprit, or it could exist on YouTube'southward side.

However, a quick scan of Twitter shows that this bug may not be bars to Roku. It may too affect Amazon Burn TVs and Chromecasts.

@YouTubeTV you are freezing every 5-10 min and per Twitter search looks like information technology'south Happening a ton. Pay to watch a game and this is awful. Burn sticks And android TVs information technology's doing information technology.Nov 20, 2021

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YouTube has best-selling the bug and says information technology is working on fixing it — at least when it comes to the Roku app. The official YouTube Twitter business relationship noted, "We're already enlightened of this issue, and our team is currently working on a fix. We'll let you know every bit before long every bit we receive an update. Let usa know if it'south something dissimilar."

To a different subscriber complaining most the aforementioned consequence on Chromecast With Google TV and Shield Pro, YouTube suggested reinstalling the app. That's a mutual fix for these kinds of bug.

Just because of the Roku/YouTube TV feud, the app is not longer available to download from the Roku Store. So, deleting and reinstalling YouTube Goggle box is not an selection for Roku users. They will have to wait until YouTube releases a fix.

Kelly is a senior writer roofing streaming media for Tom's Guide, and so basically, she watches TV for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, Boob tube Guide and other outlets. When she'southward not watching Tv and movies for work, she's watching them for fun, seeing alive music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.

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