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YouTube Investigating Issue With 'Something Went Wrong' Error in Apple TV App

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In recent days, some Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD users have been receiving a "something went wrong" error message when attempting to load videos using the YouTube app on tvOS. The issue does not appear to be widespread, and it seems to arise only when a user is signed into their YouTube account on the Apple TV.

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YouTube has confirmed on Twitter that it is investigating the issue and working on a fix, but in the meantime, some users in the Apple Support Communities have found success with a workaround that involves deleting and reinstalling the YouTube app on the Apple TV and then signing in with the "using my phone" option.

YouTube has not provided a timeframe for when the issue will be resolved.

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iBluetooth
67 months ago
Why does Google insist on creating their own user interface for the Youtube app. The old app was much better and followed Apple's guidelines. This, one is horrible for scrolling through long list of my subscriptions and no way to select individual videos from playlists.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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breather
67 months ago
YouTube on the Apple Tv is pretty bad in general.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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iamdmann
67 months ago
I have this issue in safari on my phone/iPad constantly. I've always assumed it's because of my content blockers, but that wouldn't be the case on ATV.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Hakiroto
67 months ago

There doesn’t seem to be a brave soul among any of these major companies willing to provide descriptive errors or change logs. HIGHLY annoying and frustrating.
Ah, yeah. The old "Fix bugs" change log that you see so often. Frustrating.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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elvisimprsntr
67 months ago
Been seeing this error message ever since they rolled out YT Premium monthly extortion subscription. I suspect it has to do with YT/G serving up ads.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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hagar
67 months ago

The YouTube app does not work properly both on my iPhone and iPad. Sometimes the videos in the home screen does not load and suddenly while watching videos it would say that I am offline. But there is a temporary easy fix. Turning off and turning on WiFi fixes it. But this happens ever single day. Any ideas why this happens?
You can also consider deleting the app. I access YT directly in Safari. By adding a shortcut to the homepage, I barely notice the difference And I now have Picture in Picture and zero ads.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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