How to install YouTube TV on Smart TV

There are many ways you can connect your devices to watch YouTube on your smart TV or streaming device. Connecting your devices allows you to control YouTube on TV using your phone, computer, or tablet. You can also take advantage of many YouTube features from your personal device, including:

• Share or save videos
• Add to or modify the videos in your queue
• Fast forward or rewind videos
• Participate in live chat
• Post and interact with comments

You can link your devices using:

• Pairing
• Casting
• A TV code

If you're not using a TV code or computer to connect, make sure you have the YouTube app downloaded. Casting from youtube.com in a mobile browser is not currently supported.

Notes:

• Cast
  
  works with any TV device that can support YouTube on TV, not just Chromecast.
• If you're a YouTube TV member looking to watch YouTube TV on your television, check out the YouTube TV Help Center for more info.
• Some features may not be available with supervised accounts on YouTube.

Watch YouTube on your TV and pair it with your phone or tablet

Pairing lets you extend your YouTube on TV experience to your phone or tablet. When you’re signed in with the same account, it links your smart TV or streaming device to your phone or tablet.

How to pair your phone and TV while watching YouTube

Android

Pairing with your smart TV or streaming device

1. Make sure your smart TV or streaming device is set up and the YouTube app is open.
2. On your phone or tablet, open the YouTube app.
3. Make sure you’re signed in to the same Google Account on both devices.
4. A pop-up will open on your phone or tablet, asking you to connect to YouTube on your TV.
5. Tap Connect.
   1. If you don’t get a pop-up, or you accidentally dismiss it, connect using Cast or TV code.
6. The video player will open in the app on your phone or tablet, showing that you’re connected to your TV or streaming device.

Unpairing from your smart TV or streaming device

1. Tap Cast
   
   .
2. Then tap DISCONNECT.

iPhone & iPad

Pairing with your smart TV or streaming device

1. Make sure your smart TV or streaming device is set up and the YouTube app is open.
2. On your iPhone or iPad, open the YouTube app.
3. Make sure you’re signed in to the same Google Account on both devices.
4. A pop-up will open on your iPhone or iPad, asking you to connect to YouTube on your TV.
5. Tap Connect.
   1. If you don’t get a pop-up, or you accidentally dismiss it, connect using Cast or TV code.
6. The video player will open in the app on your iPhone or iPad, showing that you’re connected to your TV or streaming device.

Unpairing from your smart TV or streaming device
Tap Cast

Connect to your smart TV or streaming device using Cast

The Cast feature

Note: Casting from youtube.com in a mobile browser is not currently supported. To cast from a mobile device or tablet, make sure to download the YouTube app.

How to watch YouTube on TV with Chromecast, Cast, and Airplay

Connecting to your smart TV or streaming device

1. Make sure your smart TV or streaming device is set up and the YouTube app is open.
2. Make sure your phone or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your smart TV or streaming device.
3. On your phone or tablet, open the YouTube app.
4. Tap Cast
   
   on your phone or tablet.
5. Select the TV or streaming device you want to cast to and wait for it to connect. Once connected, you can choose videos from your phone or tablet to play on your TV or streaming device.
6. The video player will open in the app on your phone or tablet, showing that you’re connected to your TV or streaming device.

Disconnecting from your smart TV or streaming device

1. Tap Cast
   
   .
2. Then tap DISCONNECT.

Connect to your smart TV or streaming device using a TV code

After linking your phone or tablet, you can watch YouTube on your TV when you’re not connected to Wi-Fi. You can then use your phone or tablet to play content on your TV or streaming device.

Note: Connecting with a TV code is not available with computers. If you’d like to use a computer to connect to your TV or streaming device, you’ll need to connect using Cast.

How to use your phone or tablet to activate YouTube on TV with a TV code

Link devices with a TV code

Disconnect & reconnect your devices

Unlink devices that were linked with a TV code

If you no longer want to use your phone or tablet with your smart TV or streaming device, you can unlink them. Once a device is removed, you have to use a new code to re-link the device again.
You can remove linked devices using your:

• Smart TV or streaming device, OR
• Phone or tablet

Note: You can’t unlink devices individually now. Unlinking a single device will remove all linked devices.

Unlink on your Smart TV or streaming device

1. On your Smart TV or streaming device, open the YouTube app.
2. Go to Settings
   
   .
3. Select Linked devices.
4. Select Unlink all devices to unlink all devices at once.

Unlink on your phone or tablet

1. On your phone or tablet, open the YouTube app.
2. Tap your profile picture
   
   .
3. Tap Settings
   
   .
4. Tap General.
5. Tap Watch on TV.
6. Tap Delete Devices.
7. Tap DELETE to remove the linked Smart TV or streaming device.

Browsing YouTube on your smart TV or streaming device

Use the YouTube app as a remote

Use your Smart TV's remote

• Try to use your TV remote to control your cast experience. Most TV remotes are supported without further setup.
• If your remote doesn’t work, check the instructions manual for your smart TV to learn if it’s CEC supported. If so, follow the instructions in the manual to turn on CEC and try to use your remote to control the cast experience.

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