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Is YouTube on AppleTV 4K??? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Electronic_Leek_3797@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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There are so many convoluted and contradictory statements saying YouTube isn’t on the newest version of AppleTV or It is but very janky. So does the regular YouTube app work on the newest version of AppleTV and AppleTVOS with the YTPremium benefits??

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[–] bankshot2134@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Youtube most certainly is (as is Alphabet's cable TV service called Youtube TV). I use it regularly to watch basketball highlights. Can't speak to premium benefits. I get ads, so I assume if you had premium you wouldn't see ads.

[–] WolverineHot1886@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

it works just fine for me.

[–] TheSkepticCyclist@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yes.

[–] EV-Driver@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It’s been working fine on my AppleTV 4K

Any time apps get funky I delete them and reinstall them. That has always worked to correct things.

[–] talksense101@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Enable stats for nerds on YouTube while watching a 4K video and confirm for yourself. YouTube all has always played 4K videos on the Apple TV 4K models

[–] verdi1987@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Not always. 4K support in YouTube was added in 2022 with tvOS 14, which added software-decoding for the VP9 codec YouTube uses.

[–] bleedsixcolors@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yes. The YouTube app isn’t great, but that’s true across all platforms. You can play 4K videos with the YouTube app on Apple TV, including HDR I believe.

[–] Koleckai@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My dogs and cats would be upset if YouTube didn’t work on the AppleTV. They love watching squirrels and birds through it.

[–] wiggum55555@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes. watching it now. Premium.

[–] snicklefritzforu@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Well la dee da. Look at money bags over here.

[–] feelingrestless_@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i’ve never had a problem in all the years i’ve been watching youtube on an apple tv.

[–] Independent_Sea502@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Agreed. Me too. I sometimes wonder why so many people seem to have problems. I’ve never had any issues with ATV and I’ve been buying it since it first came out.

[–] latinblu@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I’ve had several Apple TVs in the house for several years, I’ve always had YT, in fact I sub to Premium as well. While deleting and reinstalling an app can be the way to fix an app, I’ve rarely had to do that. I don’t recall ever having to do that for YT.

[–] browandr@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yes YouTube has an app on the newest Apple TV 4K. I know this because I use it and I use it with Premium

[–] bekcat1@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have the latest AppleTV 4K and watched YouTube last night. It worked great.

[–] Myeloman@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Same.

[–] philfnyc@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The amount of commercial time has increased significantly in YouTube on ATV this month.

YouTube’s video player doesn’t work as well with the Siri Remote as the ATV standard video player. It lacks precision when moving ahead or back in a video. Not a deal breaker. Just annoying at times.

The Recently Uploaded section doesn’t always appear under Home.

Stats for Nerds is a great feature where you can see detailed video and audio information like frame rate, codecs, connection speed, etc.) I wish all streaming app included this feature.